Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

107.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

No Apologies of absence were received.

108.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 218 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

Declarations of Interest were received from:

 

Councillor Hunt declared a pecuniary interest  in item 3  as she owned a property close to the application site. Councillor Hunt would not take part in any discussions and would not take part in the decision making.

 

Councillor Love declared a personal and prejudicial interest in item 3 as he is a member of the Joint Venture Board. Councillor Love would speak on the item but not participate in the discussions and  would not vote.

 

Councillor Wilson declared a personal interest in item 5 as he was a member of Bray Parish Council. The item had already been heard at Bray Parish Council but he was at the Panel with an open mind.

 

109.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 61 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the meeting of 29 August 2018.

Minutes:

The minutes of the last meeting on 29 August 2018 were Unanimously Agrred as a true and accurate record.

110.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS (DECISION) pdf icon PDF 52 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 at http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/pam/search.jsp.

 

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.

 

The Panel Unanimously voted to change the order of the Agenda and hear Item 2 last as there were no speakers for that application.

 

*Item 1

 

16/03297/FULL

 

Guards House And Waterside Lodge And Thames Riveriera Hotel

162 Bridge Road

Maidenhead

 

Change of use and alterations of hotel building to create 15 apartments; demolition of annex and replacement with new residential building containing 11 apartments; alterations to Guardhouse building to provide 2 x 2 bed dwelling houses; and provision of associated car parking and landscaping.

 

Councillor Walters proposed a motion to REFUSE the application and this was seconded by Councillor Love. All Panel Members voted for Refusal except Councillor Smith, who voted against the proposal.

 

The reasons for the motion to REFUSE were:

·         Policies CA2, CA6, DG1 and N2  of the Adopted Local Plan, SP3 and SP4, HE1 and HE3 of the Borough Local Plan submission version and paragraph 196 of the National Planning Policy Framework for less than substantial harm to heritage assets versus public benefit.

·         The sequential test information requested had not been submitted and consequently the proposal did not meet the requirements of the NPPF

·         whether the scheme had achieved a level of viability to provide affordable homes had not yet been confirmed by the District Valuer, therefore to include a holding reason of H3 of the adopted Local Plan and HO3 of the BLP Submission Version and

·         DELEGATE to the Head of Planning to agree to remove reasons for refusal 2 and 3 should sufficient information be submitted in the event of a planning appeal.

 

The Panel VOTED to REFUSE the application.

 

(The Panel was addressed by Gurch Singh, Mick Jarvis, Ian Wallace, Pat Morrish and Harald Bodenhofer, Objectors and Matthew Pardoe, Applicants Agent).

Item 2

 

18/01392/FULL

 

48-52 St Marks Crescent

Maidenhead

 

Construction of 2 x 4-bed detached houses, 3 x 3-bed and 1 x 2-bed semi-detached houses with parking and

Access.

 

Councillor Stretton proposed to APPROVE the application as per the Officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Love.

 

The Panel UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to PERMIT the application as per the Officers recommendation.

 

Item 3

 

*18/01608/FULL

 

York Road Redevelopment Area

York Road

Maidenhead

 

Mixed use redevelopment of the site comprising of 5 no. buildings 4-8 storeys in height to provide 229 new

residential dwellings (Use Class C3), 1,930 sqm GEA of commercial and community/cultural floor space (Use

Class A1/A3/B1/D1), provision of a new civic square and public realm enhancements, along with car parking,

access, roads, landscaping and other associated works following demolition and clearance of all existing

structures.

 

Councillor Kellaway proposed a motion to DEFER AND DELEGATE the application, subject to section 11 in the report, referral to the Secretary of State, completion of S106 legal agreement and to secure a design condition in consultation  ...  view the full minutes text for item 110.

111.

ESSENTIAL MONITORING REPORTS (MONITORING) pdf icon PDF 92 KB

To consider the Appeals Decision Report and Planning Appeals Received.

Minutes:

The Panel noted the appeal decisions.