None received.

Cllr Hilton – Declared an interest in items 15/01533 and 15/02096 as he was a Member of the Sunninghill and Ascot Parish Council’s Planning Committee and those items had been discussed at their Committee meeting.

Cllr Lenton – Declared an interest in items 15/01794 and 15/01962 as he was a Member of Wraysbury Parish Council.

RESOLVED: That the Part I minutes of the meeting of the Windsor Rural Development Control Panel held on 26 August 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

15/01533*        Mr McConnell – Bellway Homes (North London) Ltd: Construction of 23 dwellings with access road and landscaping following demolition  of the existing 6 houses as approved under permission 12/00808/FUL, and varied under 14/02376/VAR, without complying with condition 1 (approved plans) to substitute plans for the amended design of plots 1, 2 and 3 (Retrospective), at 1 – 6 Beechcroft Close, Ascot– THE PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to APPROVE planning permission in accordance with the Director of Development and Regeneration’s recommendations and with the completion of an undertaking to secure an obligation on the management company for the private housing in the development together with the future owners of Plot 1 and 2; for Plot 1 to maintain trees and other planting intended to provide screening to the side of Plot 2, and for Plot 2 to maintain the satisfactory appearance of the false windows on the pergola adjacent to the side elevation of Plot 2, and with the conditions listed in Section 10 of the main report and also with the condition listed below:

·         In S106 Deed of Variation, clarify ownership responsibilities for strip of land along Sunninghill Road, where Plot 1 wall is to be set back.

(The Panel were addressed by James McConnel, Planning Director).

15/01794*        Larkwood Management Ltd: Construction of 7 no. dwellings following demolition of all existing buildings other than telecommunications exchange unit with associated works at Bell Weir Garage, Car Lot 2, Wraysbury Road, Staines TW19 6HE – THE PANEL VOTED 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

(The Panel were addressed by Richard Backhouse in objection and Chris Frost, the agent).

Five Councillors voted in favour of the motion (Cllrs Bateson, Bathurst, Hilton, Lenton and Rayner), and one Councillor voted against the motion (Cllr Beer).

15/01962         Mr Vali: Construction of double garage (retrospective) at Friary House, 6 Friary Island, Friary Road, Wraysbury, Staines, TW19 5JR – THE PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that: the application be DEFERRED for a site visit.

15/02096         Ashbourne Developments: Erection of two detached dwellings and two detached garages following the demolition of existing dwelling at Former Orchard House, Whynstones Road, Ascot – THE PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLYThat: the application be APPROVED  in accordance with the Director of Development and Regeneration’s recommendations and with the conditions as listed in Section 9 of the main report.

15/30022*        Joanne Hollingdale – Runnymede Borough Council: Approval of details pursuant to Condition 18 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) of planning permission RU.13/0856.  DERA North - amended Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) information received end (Amended proposals submitted 21 July 2015) at Former DERA Site Chobham Lane  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Details of Planning Appeals Received and the Appeal Decision Report were noted.