Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

29.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Sharp and Stretton. Councillors Saunders and Beer attended as substitutes.

30.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 218 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

Cllr Sharma and Cllr Love informed the Panel that they both lived very close to the application site of Item 4. However both stated that they had no personal interest to declare.

 

Cllr Saunders declared a personal interest in Item 6 as Chairman of Cookham Parish Council’s Planning Committee, as he had been present at the meeting where the application was discussed and had been involved in the discussions. He confirmed that he had attended Panel with an open mind and stated that he did not consider he had pre-determined the application.

 

Cllr Wilson declared a personal interest in Item 7 as a member of Bray Parish Council, as he had been present at the meeting where the application was discussed. He confirmed that he had attended Panel with an open mind.

 

Cllr Beer declared a personal interest in Item 8 as he knew of the agent, although he stated that he had not had contact with him for a long time.

31.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the meeting of 27 September 2017.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2017 be approved.

 

Cllr Beer abstained from voting to approve the minutes as he had not been present at the meeting.

32.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS (DECISION) pdf icon PDF 53 KB

The Panel considered the Head of Planning and Development’s report on planning

applications and received updates in relation to a number of applications, following the

publication of the agenda.

 

NB: *Updates were received in relation to planning applications marked with an asterisk.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the order of business as detailed in the agenda be varied.

 

The Panel considered the Head of Planning and Development’s report on planning applications and received updates in relation to a number of applications, following the publication of the agenda.

 

NB: *Updates were received in relation to planning applications marked with an asterisk.

 

Item 1

17/01499/FULL

 

Great Oaks Forest Green Road Holyport Maidenhead

SL6 3LQ

Change of use of field from polo and equestrian to D2 Leisure for playing fields to be used by the school.

The item was withdrawn from the agenda.

*Item 2

17/01885/FULL

 

157 - 159 Boyn Valley Road Maidenhead

Construction of 35 apartments, comprising of 1 and 2 bedrooms with ground level car parking following demolition of the existing building.

 

A motion to permit the Application, contrary to the Officer’s recommendation, was put forward byCouncillor Love and seconded by Councillor Hunt.

 

A Named Vote was carried out.

 

The PANEL UNANIMOUSLY VOTED that the application be deferred and delegated to the Head of Planning in conjunction with the Chairman of the Panel to APPROVE, subject to a legal agreement being made regarding Affordable Housing and a satisfactory Sustainable Urban Drainage design being agreed.

 

Reason for overturning Officer recommendation: The scheme would not give rise to an unacceptable impact on neighbouring occupiers given the urban location of the development and the set back of the 3rd and 4th floors. The moving of the building back was welcomed and gave a better relationship to neighbouring properties than existing. The proposal was not considered harmful to the street scene given the other industrial buildings in the vicinity, and whilst there was a small shortfall in parking this was not considered to have a severe impact on the highway.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Dan Shepherd, Objector, and Paul Butt, Agent.)

*Item 3

17/02051/FULL

 

55 St Marks Road Maidenhead

SL6 6DP

Erection of 14 x dwellings, car parking, landscaping and associated works following demolition of existing building and structures.

Cllr Love put forward a motion to refuse the Application, contrary to Officer’s recommendation. The reasons for this were that the Application represented a cramped form of development due to the size of the houses on the existing amenity space, and that it was out of keeping with the locality, contrary to policies DG1, H10 and H11. The motion was seconded by Cllr Wilson.

 

A Named Vote was carried out. Three Councillors (Cllrs Beer, Love and Wilson) voted in favour of the motion, four Councillors (Cllrs Burbage, Hunt, Saunders and Smith) voted against the motion and two Councillors (Cllrs Bullock and Kellaway) abstained. The motion fell.

 

Councillor Hunt put forward a motion to approve the Application, in line with the Officer’s recommendation in the Panel Update Report. This was seconded by Councillor Burbage.

 

A Named Vote was carried out. Six Councillors (Cllrs Burbage, Bullock, Hunt, Kellaway, Saunders and Smith) voted in favour of the motion and three Councillors (Cllrs Beer, Love and Wilson)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

33.

ESSENTIAL MONITORING REPORTS (MONITORING) pdf icon PDF 76 KB

To consider the Appeals Decision Report and Planning Appeals Received.

Minutes:

The Panel noted the appeal decisions.

34.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC

To consider passing the following resolution:-

 

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting whilst discussion takes place on item 7 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1-7 of part I of Schedule 12A of the Act"

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the resolution be agreed.

35.

MINUTES

To confirm the part II minutes of the meeting of 27 September 2017.

 

36.

ENFORCEMENT REPORT - 16/50256

To consider the above report.

37.

ENFORCEMENT REPORT - 16/50403

To consider the above report.