BRERETON AND RAVENHILL PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held at the Parish Hall, Ravenhill Park, Brereton,
on Tuesday, 6th February 2018.
Present
Councillors TA Jones [Chairman], Mrs P Ansell, PA Fisher and GN Molineux.
Councillor K Ansell was also in attendance.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors N Parton and Mrs HJ Southwell.
Mr PG Davies, the Parish Clerk, was also in attendance.
1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations given at the commencement of the meeting.
2. MINUTES
RESOLVED
That the minutes of the meeting held on 9th January 2018, be approved and signed as a
correct record.
3. PLANNING DECISIONS
The Committee noted details of the following planning decision:-
Approvals

CH/17/302
Subdivision of dwelling house to form 2 No. dwellings
155 – 157 Armitage Road.
CH/17/449
Installation of step lift and associated works
36 Priory Road.
CH/17/411
Variation of conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission CH/06/0256 to allow the siting of 16
No. containers [measuring 6.06 metres by 2.44 metres by 2.9 metres]
Rugeley Self-Storage, Towers Business Park, Wheelhouse Road.

4. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
The Committee noted that the following planning applications would be considered by the
Planning Control Committee of the District Council on 14th February 2018, at 3.00 pm:-
CH/17/237 – Former Talbot Public House, Main Road.
CH/17/429 – Land to the rear of the Hope and Anchor Public House, 27 Redbrook Lane.
The Committee considered the following planning applications:-
CH/18/017 and CH/18/016
Listed building consent for change of use of the Grade II listed Cedar Tree Hotel to provide 9
No. residential apartments, change of use of the annex to create 2 No. dwellings and
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development of the hotel car parks to create 16 No. new dwellings. The development to
include demolition of an existing squash court [separate application CH/18/011] and
demolition of a function room attached to the listed bulding.
Cedar Tree Hotel, 118 Main Road.
[At this juncture the Chairman adjourned the meeting to allow the members of the public to
address the Committee.]
After reconvening the meeting, it was
RESOLVED

“That the Parish Council object to these planning applications due to their impact on
Church View and land to the north on the following grounds:-
the development is in too close proximity to Church View, with rear windows of
properties overlooking properties in Church View;
there are insufficient parking spaces for residents of Church View – just four spaces
for eight dwellings – patently inadequate. The District Council’s minimum parking
space limit per house should be applied;
the Parish Council is concerned about the implications of the fencing which, it would
appear, will prevent emergency vehicles, particularly fire engines, being able to gain
access to all properties in Church View – this would have safety implications for the
local residents;
the Parish Council consider two and a half storey dwellings are not appropriate in a
Conservation Area and are out of keeping with Brereton Village;
Members also have concern about yet another access onto a busy Main Road where
the speed limit is 40 mph – but they accept that the views of the County Council will
prevail in this regard;
if dwelling 3 was removed, it would provide more space to facilitate entry to the
access road.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, if the District Council are minded to give approval, the
Parish Council would like to see the following conditions imposed:-
no construction work, deliveries or removal of materials during nights, Bank and
Public Holidays, Saturday afternoons and Sundays;
details of materials to be submitted in advance for the prior approval of the District
Council;
a strong condition to protect the Cedar of Lebanon Tree which is subject to a Tree
Preservation Order;
there must be a Construction Management Plan to ensure minimum impact on
residents of Church View.”
5. LONGDON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
This Neighbourhood Plan was available for the public to comment between the following
dates:-
26th January to 9th March 2018
6. NORTON CANES NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA DESIGNATION
The Committee noted that on 10th January 2018, Cannock Chase District Council designated
the Norton Canes Parish as the Norton Canes Neighbourhood Area.
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