Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall - Maidenhead

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Items
No. Item

77.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

None received.

78.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 218 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

79.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 63 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the meeting of 11 April 2018.

Minutes:

The Part I minutes of the meeting held on April 11th 2018 were agreed as an accurate record, subject to the following amendments being made:

 

Councillor Hunt’s declaration of interest to be amended to state that she owned a property in St Ives Road, not Bridge Street.

 

The word ‘unanimously’ to be removed from the decision notification for Item 2, with the following to be added: ‘Councillor Stretton did not take part in the vote as she was called out of the meeting’.

80.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS (DECISION) pdf icon PDF 50 KB

To consider the Head of Planning’s report on planning applications received.

 

Full details on all planning applications (including application forms, site plans, objections received, correspondence etc.) can be found by accessing the Planning Applications Public Access Module by selecting the following link.

 

http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/dc_public_apps.htm

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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*

 

17/03477/FULL

 

Site of Former Sewage Works, Terrys Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead

Construction of a new dwelling following removal of redundant sewerage works and associated infrastructure.

 

Councillor Walters put forward a motion to REFUSE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Sharp.

 

A named vote was carried out. Five Members (Councillors Love, Sharp, Stretton, Walters and Wilson) voted in favour of the motion, one Member (Councillor Smith) voted against the motion and there were two abstentions (Councillors Hunt and Kellaway). The motion was carried.

 

The Panel VOTED to REFUSE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Lysette Penston of the Cookham Society, Mark Howard of Cookham Parish Council and Wayne Richards, the applicant.)

Item 2

 

18/00446/FULL

 

Pawz and Bonez, Unit 31 Lower Mount Farm, Long Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead SL6 9EE

Change of use of land to a canine day care facility (sui generis) including stationing of a temporary cabin and associated parking (retrospective).

 

Councillor Kellaway put forward a motion to APPROVE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Love.

 

The Panel VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to APPROVE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation, subject to conditions restricting business use of the site to 7am-7pm Monday-Friday with no weekend/Bank Holiday operation, and with a maximum of 15 dogs being allowed on the site at any one time, in order to protect residential amenity.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Lysette Penston of the Cookham Society, Mark Howard of Cookham Parish Council and Barry Head, the applicant.)

Item 3*

 

18/00582/FULL

 

20 and Land at 20 Kelsey Close, Maidenhead

New dwelling and associated parking and single storey rear extension to the existing dwelling.

 

Councillor Sharp put forward a motion to REFUSE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Walters.

 

The Panel VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to REFUSE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Robert Laukkanen, objector, John Walsby of Cox Green Parish Council and Helen Steel, the applicant.)

Item 4*

 

18/00775/FULL

 

White House, Star Lane, Reading RG10 9XY

Two storey side and single storey side extension following demolition of lean to kitchen/garage.

 

Councillor Hunt put forward a motion to APPROVE the application, contrary to the Officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Sharp.

 

A named vote was carried out. Seven Members (Councillors Hunt, Kellaway, Love, Sharp, Smith, Stretton and Walters) voted in favour of the motion and one Member (Councillor Wilson) voted against. The motion was carried.

 

The Panel VOTED to APPROVE the application, contrary to the Officer’s recommendation, by reason of the reduced impact on the street scene, the enhancement of the right of way and there being no visual impact  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80.

81.

ESSENTIAL MONITORING REPORTS (MONITORING) pdf icon PDF 64 KB

To consider the Appeals Decision Report and Planning Appeals Received.

Minutes:

The Panel noted the appeal decisions.

82.

PART II MINUTES

To confirm the part II minutes of the meeting of 11 April 2018.

Minutes:

The Part II minutes of the meeting held on April 11th 2018 were agreed as an accurate record. Councillor Stretton expressed disappointment that the minutes did not explain in detail the contents of the discussions that took place in the Part II section of the meeting.