Apologies for absence were received from Cllr David Hilton.

Cllr Rayner – Declared a personal interest and a pecuniary interest on item 15/01567 as the applicants owned property near land belonging to The Rayner Family Trust. I am a trustee of the Rayner Family Trust. Cllr Rayner did not vote on the item. He left the Room. Cllr Rayner also declared a personal interest in item 15/02563 as he was invited to visit the site

Cllr Lenton – Declared a personal interest on item 15/02563 as he had visited the site with his wife (Chairman of Wraysbury Parish Council) when no Officer had been available to attend. He also declared a pecuniary interest in item 15/01567 as he owned a property adjacent to the site. Cllr Lenton made a statement and left the room. He did not vote on the item.

RESOLVED: That the Part I minutes of the meeting of the Windsor Rural Development Control Panel held on 23 September 2015 be approved.

The Panel considered the Head of Planning’s report on planning applications received 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.

Application        Applicant and Proposed Development

15/01517*      Mr Mills – Kebbell: New building to provide 4 x 2 No. bedroom and 1 x 3 No. bedroom apartments, detached triple garage, detached bin store, associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing property at Four Seasons, Bagshot Road, Ascot SL5 9JL –  THE PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to REFUSE planning permission against the recommendations of the Director of Development and Regeneration’s recommendations for the reasons as listed below:

·         The area is defined in the Townscape Assessment as having the characteristics of villas in a woodland setting with the key characteristics of the designation being tranquil, quiet and essentially private in character. The building now proposed would be deeper, wider and taller with a more prominent wings and gales these factors would have a materially different, and greater impact than the approved scheme for five flats on the site.

·         This increased bulk and mass of the building would impact, and  substantially detract from the special qualities of this area and would thereby be harmful to the distinctive character and appearance of the site and its surroundings. The proposal fails to comply with policies DG1, H10 and H11 of the Local Plan and Policies NP/DG1, NP/DG2 and NP/DG3 of the Neighbourhood Plan.

(The Panel were addressed by Diana Tombs (NPDG) and Patrick Griffin (SPAE) in objection).

15/01567*      Mr Khalili – Favermead Holdings Limited: Replacement of existing lodge, jetty and retaining wall around lake edge (part Retrospective) at RK Leisure, 94A Welley Road, Wraysbury, Staines TW19 5EP – THE PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY That: the application be APPROVED in accordance with the Director of Development and Regeneration’s recommendations and with the conditions as listed in Section 10 of the main report.

(The Panel were addressed by Raphael Khalili the Applicant).

15/01961*      Mr Duncan: Construction of two replacement dwellings and a clubhouse for the fishing lake following the demolition of the existing as approved under planning permission 13/01547 without complying with condition 2 (materials) and 4 (Design and Access Statement) to allow changes to materials at La Garenne And Kotan, 62A Wraysbury Road, Staines TW19 6HA – THE PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY That: the application be APPROVED in accordance with the Director of Development and Regeneration’s recommendations and with the conditions listed in Section 10 of the main report and with the additional conditions listed in Section 3 of the Panel Update Report as listed below:

·         The development shall be carried out with the sustainability measures set out in the Design and Access Statement dated 7 October 2015. Reason: To ensure that measures to make the development sustainable and efficient in the use of energy, water and materials are included in the development and to comply with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Sustainable Design  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Details of all Planning Appeals Received were noted.