Agenda and minutes

Maidenhead Development Management Panel - expired May 2019 - Wednesday 26 October 2016 7.00 pm

Venue: Desborough 2 & 3 - Town Hall

Contact: Shilpa Manek  01628 796310

Items
No. Item

94/15

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence received from Councillors Clark and Stretton. Councillor Hill was substituting.

95/15

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 153 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

Declarations of Interest were received from:

 

Councillor Burbage declared a personal interest as he was a Member of the Bray Parish Council and.

 

Councillor Coppinger declared a personal interest as he was acquainted with the applicants as the application was in his ward.

 

Councillor Hill declared a personal interest as he knew the applicants very well and would leave the Chamber during the item.

 

Councillor Walters declared a personal interest as he was a Member of the Bray Parish Council but was attending the meeting with an open mind.

 

Councillor Wilson declared a personal interest.

96/15

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 87 KB

To confirm the part I minutes of the last meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the Part I minutes of the meeting of the Maidenhead Development Control Panel held on 28 September 2016 be approved.

 

97/15

PLANNING APPLICATIONS (DECISION) pdf icon PDF 53 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:

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

16/01449/FULL

 

Kingfisher Cottage

Spade Oak Reach

Cookham

Maidenhead

SL6 9RQ

 

Replacement dwelling.

 

THIS ITEM WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA.

*Item 2

16/01884/VAR

 

Bears Copse

Plough Lane

West End

Waltham St Lawrence

Reading

RG10 0NN

 

Erection of an agricultural barn (retrospective) as approved under planning permission 11/00341 (allowed on appeal) without complying with condition 1(use as agricultural purpose only) to remove the condition.

 

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the application be DEFERRED for one cycle to assess a recent appeal decision.

 

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

*Item 3

16/01919/FULL

 

Berkshire Henley Kent Somerset Sussex And Wiltshire Lodges Courtlands Maidenhead

Raising of roof to provide 11 flats comprising 10 No. one bedroom flats at Berkshire Lodge, Kent Lodge, Somerset Lodge, Sussex Lodge and Wiltshire Lodge (2 flats each) with associated bin and recycling storage and 1 No. two bedroom flat at Henley Lodge with new staircase enclosure to replace existing open stair, and front balustrade, railings and canopies to existing flats at Henley Lodge.

 

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

 

Seven Councillors voted for the motion (Councillors Burbage, Bullock, Coppinger, Love, Smith, Walters and Wilson. Councillors Hill, Hunt and Sharp voted against the officers recommendation. Councillor Kellaway did not vote as he was not involved in the discussions).

 

The PANEL VOTED that the application be PERMITTED as per the officer’s recommendation.

 

Before Councillor Wilson’s motion was seconded, Councillor Hill put forward a motion to refuse the officers recommendation. Councillor Love then seconded Councillor Wilson’s motion to approve the application and this was followed by Councillor Hunt seconding Councillor Hill’s motion. Therefore the vote on Councillor Wilson’s motion took place first and was agreed; Councillor Hill’s motion was therefore not voted upon.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Mr Anu Sharma and Mr Carl Bothma, Objectors and Mr Gary Hutchinson. Applicants Agent.)

*Item 4

16/01630/FULL

 

Thames Auto Sales Oldfield Road Maidenhead

SL6 1TH

Outline application with access and layout considered and other matters reserved (appearance, landscaping and scale) for the erection of 9 flats.

 

Councillor Wilson put forward a motion to defer the application in order to carry out a sequential test. This was seconded by Councillor Hill.

 

Three Councillors (Councillors Hill, Smith and Wilson) voted for the motion, Eight Councillors (Councillors Burbage, Bullock, Coppinger, Hunt, Kellaway, Love, Sharp and Walters) voted against the motion. The motion fell.

 

The Officers recommendation to refuse the application was put forward by Councillor Hunt and seconded by Councillor Kellaway.

 

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the application be REFUSED as per the officer’s recommendation.

 

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Mr David Howells,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 97/15

98/15

ESSENTIAL MONITORING REPORTS (MONITORING) pdf icon PDF 116 KB

To consider the Appeals Decision Report and Planning Appeals Received.

Minutes:

The Panel noted the appeal decisions.

99/15

ENFORCEMENT REPORT pdf icon PDF 383 KB

Members to receive and consider the Enforcement Report.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the enforcement notice be issued. This was proposed by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Kellaway.