Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall - Maidenhead

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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence received from Councillors Coppinger, Stretton and Walters, Councillors Hill, Mills and Saunders were substituting.

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 153 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

Councillor Hunt declared a pecuniary interest for item 2 and would leave the room for that item.

 

Councillor Kellaway declared a personal interest for items 2 and 7 as he is a Member of the Maidenhead Town Partnership and PRoM. For item 2, Councillor Kellaway would not get involved in the discussions or vote.

 

Councillor Love declared a personal interest for items 2 and 7 as he is a Member of the Maidenhead Town Partnership and PRoM.

 

Councillor Saunders declared a personal interest for items 1 and 7 as he is Chairman of the Cookham Parish Council Planning Committee. For item 1, Councillor Saunders had expressed a strongly held view that the application should be refused, and as he no longer had an open mind about the matter, he would leave the room when the vote was carried.

 

Councillor Wilson declared a personal interest for items 2 and 7 as he is a Member of the Maidenhead Town Partnership and PRoM.

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MINUTES pdf icon PDF 76 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the meeting of 31 August 2016.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the Part I minutes of the meeting of the Maidenhead Development Control Panel held on 31 August 2016 be approved.

 

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PLANNING APPLICATIONS (DECISION) pdf icon PDF 26 KB

To consider the Borough Planning Managers 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:

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

 

The Panel considered the Borough Planning Manager’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

*15/03388/OUT

 

Woodlands Farm

Spring Lane

Cookham Dean

Maidenhead

SL6 9PN

 

Outline application with all matters reserved: Erection of 3 x detached dwellings.

 

The PANEL VOTED that the application be DEFERRED AND DELEGATED as per the conditions in the Panel Update, removal of some conditions,

 

The Officers recommendation was put forward by Councillor Kellaway and seconded by Councillor Wilson.

 

(Eight Councillors voted for officers recommendation, Councillors Burbage, Hill, Hunt, Kellaway, Love, Mills, Smith and Wilson. Councillors Clark and Sharp abstained from voting. Councillor Saunders did not vote and had left the Chamber.)

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Mr Chris Lewis, Objector, Mr Dick Scarf, Cookham Society and Councillor Christine Jannetta, Cookham Parish Council and Mr Matt Taylor and Mr Richard Simmons, Agent and Applicant.)

Item 2

15/03596/FULL

 

71 - 73 High Street Maidenhead

 

Alterations and extensions to the existing building in association with its use as a single retail unit (for flexible A1, A2, A3, or A4 use) at ground and basement and 12 residential units (Class C3) at first, second, third and fourth floor levels (9x one bedroom, 3x two bedrooms)  with partial demolition to the rear of the building.and associated works (amendments to p.p 14/01714/FULL).

 

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY (Councillor Kellaway did not vote) that the application be DEFERRED AND DELEGATED as per the officer’s recommendation.

 

The Officers recommendation was put forward by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Love.

Item 3

16/01157/FULL

 

Castle House 159 Grenfell Road Maidenhead

SL6 1HA

Conversion of existing house and loft into 5 x 1 bed flats.

 

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the application be PERMITTED as per the officer’s recommendation and two additional conditions regarding the rear first floor window  be obscure glazed and the Velux windows be 1.7m above floor level.

 

The Officers recommendation was put forward by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Burbage.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Mrs McCorry, Objector.)

*Item 4

16/01630/FULL

 

Middlehurst Ltd 99  103 Boyn Valley Road Maidenhead

SL6 4EA

Erection of 45 x 1 and 2 bed apartments with basement and ground level car parking, following demolition of all existing buildings.

 

Councillor Love put a motion to refuse the application as it failed to comply with Policies DG1 and H11 which was seconded by Cllr Sharp.

 

Two Councillors (Councillors Love and Sharp) voted for the motion, Nine Councillors (Councillors Burbage, Clark, Hill, Hunt, Kellaway, Mills, Saunders, Smith and Wilson) voted against the motion. The motion fell.

 

The Officers recommendation to permit the application was put forward by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Saunders.

 

(Nine Councillors voted for the motion to be permitted, (Councillors Burbage, Clark, Hill, Hunt, Kellaway, Mills, Saunders,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 92/15

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ESSENTIAL MONITORING REPORTS (MONITORING) pdf icon PDF 68 KB

To note the Appeals Decision Report and Planning Appeals Received.

Minutes:

The Panel noted the appeal decisions.