Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall - Maidenhead

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Items
No. Item

88.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence received from Councillor Stretton, Councillor Hill was substituting.

89.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 218 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

Declaration of Interest were received from :

 

Councillor Hill declared a personal interest for items 1, 2 and 3 as he owned properties in Maidenhead town centre. Councillor Hill had attended the Panel with an open mind.

 

Councillor Hunt declared a personal interest as she owned a property in Maidenhead town centre. Councillor Hunt had attended the Panel with an open mind.

 

Councillor Love declared a prejudicial interest in item 4 as he was a trustee on a Board that had awarded funds to the school. Councillor Love would not take part or vote on item 4. Councillor Love had attended the Panel with an open mind.

 

Councillor Smith declared a personal interest in item 3 as he lived near the application address. Councillor Smith had attended the Panel with an open mind.

 

Councillor Kellaway, Love and Wilson declared a personal interest in item 2 as they were all members of PRoM and MTP.

90.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 45 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the meeting of 6 June 2018.

Minutes:

The Part I minutes of the meeting held on 9 May 2018 were agreed as an accurate

Record.

91.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS (DECISION) pdf icon PDF 48 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

 

18/00263/FULL

 

25-27 Braywick Road

Maidenhead

 

Construction of 7 x 1 bed and 9  x 2 bed apartments with associated parking with access off Braywick Road and Greenfields following demolition of 2 x dwellings.

Councillor Love put forward a motion to REFUSE

the application contrary to the Officer’s recommendation. The reasons for refusing the application are summarised as follows:

 

Design, mass and bulk greater than that allowed on the adjacent site and that previously permitted on the same site, amounting to an overdevelopment that would appear overbearing and have an adverse impact on the character/appearance of the area, contrary to policies DG1, H10 and H11 of the adopted Local Plan and policy SP3 of the Borough Local Plan Submission Version.

 

Failure to adequately secure the protection of important trees both on and adjacent to the site, contrary to policies N6 and DG1 of the adopted Local Plan and policies NR2 and SP3 of the Borough Local Plan Submission Version.

 

This was seconded by Councillor Hill.

 

A named vote was carried out. Seven Councillors (Bullock, Hill, Hunt, Love, Sharp, Walters and Wilson) voted for the motion. Councillors Kellaway and Smith voted against the motion.

 

The Panel VOTED to REFUSE the application,

Item 2

 

18/00421/FULL

 

30-32 Forlease Road

Maidenhead

 

Erection of 7 flats following the demolition of the existing semi-detached houses.

 

Councillor Walters put forward a motion to APPROVE

the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation, with an amendment to recommended condition 4 (3) to secure the maintenance of the void.

 

This was seconded by Councillor Love.

 

The Panel VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to APPROVE the

application,

*Item 3

 

18/01232/FULL

 

Lennox House

Ray Park Avenue

Maidenhead

SL6 8DT

 

Extension to east elevation and internal alterations to provide 4 new flats and alterations to provide an additional 7 car parking spaces.

Councillor Smith put forward a motion to APPROVE

the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation.

 

This was seconded by Councillor Hill.

 

The Panel VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to APPROVE the

application,

 

*Item 4

 

18/01261/FULL

 

Cookham Dean CE Primary School

Bigfrith Road

Cookham

Maidenhead

SL6 9PH

 

Regulation 4 application for a new running track using artificial grass surface.

 

Councillor Kellaway put forward a motion to APPROVE the application, as per the Officer’s recommendation.

 

This was seconded by Councillor Hill.

 

The Panel VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to APPROVE the

application,

 

92.

ESSENTIAL MONITORING REPORTS (MONITORING) pdf icon PDF 128 KB

To consider the Appeals Decision Report and Planning Appeals Received.

Minutes:

The Panel noted the appeal decisions.

93.

Local Government Act 1972 - Exclusion of the public

To consider passing the following resolution:-

“That under Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public should 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, 2, 6 and 7 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act”.

94.

Planning Enforcement Report

The Chairman of the Maidenhead Development Management Panel had agreed to the report being added to the agenda as the enforcement item will need to be considered as urgent as a recent appeal decision from the secretary of state identifies a level of harm that needs to be resolved as soon as possible.