BRERETON AND RAVENHILL PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held at the Parish Hall, Ravenhill Park, Brereton,
on Tuesday, 7th November 2017.
Present
Councillors TA Jones [Chairman], Mrs P Ansell and GN Molineux.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors PA Fisher, 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 3rd October 2017, be approved and signed as a
correct record.
3. PLANNING DECISIONS
The Committee noted details of the following planning decision:-
Approval

CH/17/268
Residential development: Erection of 1 No. dwelling [outline application including access]
36 Yew Treet Road

4. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
The Committee considered one planning application and noted that the following application
would be dealt with by the Planning Committee of the District Council on Wednesday,
15th November 2017, at 3.00 pm in the Council Chamber:-
CH/17/360
Retention of children’s tree house and stone gabion caged retaining structure
Land at western end of Brick Kiln Way

RESOLVED
That the following comments be submitted to the Cannock Chase District Council on the
planning application listed below:-
CH/17/375
Change of use from Hairdressing Salon to non-residential institution day care for mental
health patients
1 Redbrook Lane
No objection, in principle, but the Parish Council would ask that the District Council satisfies
itself that adequate parking will be available at all times as this is a busy location close to the
main supermarket and post office and near to a busy road junction.
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5. PA: CH/17/237 – TALBOT INN
The Chairman had requested that this item be included on the Agenda.
The Committee noted that a local resident had advised that in recent weeks there had been
increased activity at the property. A lorry driver delivering planks and scaffolding poles had
stated that the building was so unsafe, it needed to be shorn up. He had also advised that
vandals had broken into the property and had burst a water pipe, resulting in the cellar being
under four feet of water which had, in turn, damaged the sandstone foundations.
RESOLVED
That the Clerk inform the District Council that the Parish Council is most concerned that the
Talbot Inn continues to be damaged by a level of unnecessary neglect that no responsible
landowner would share and ask that the Authority treats with scepticism any claims that the
burst water pipe was other than the responsibility of the landowners.