To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies received from Councillors Colin Rayner and Christine Bateson.

To receive any Declarations of Interest.

Cllr Dr Evans - Declared a personal interest in item 2 as she was present at the Parish Council meeting where the application was discussed but she took no part in the discussion or the vote. Cllr Dr Evans stated she had attended Panel with an open mind.

Cllr Hilton – Declared a personal interest in items 4 and 5 as he is a member of Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council, although he was not present at the meetings when the applications were discussed. Cllr Hilton also stated his wife, Parish Councillor Barbara Hilton, was the Chair of the Parish Council Planning committee and was speaking on the items. He stated he had come to Panel with an open mind.

Cllr Lenton – Declared a personal interest in item 6 because he is a member of Horton and Wraysbury Parish Council and was present when the item was discussed. However, Cllr Lenton stated he did not take part in the discussion or the vote and had received no correspondence relating to item 6. He attended Panel with an open mind.

To confirm the Part I Minutes of the meeting of the previous meeting

RESOLVED: That the Part I minutes of the meeting of the Windsor Rural Development Control Panel held on 1 June 2016 be approved.

PLEASE NOTE – Item 1, 16/00961 Concord Garage, 31 Windsor Road, Wraysbury, Staines TW19 5DE has been WITHDRAWN from the agenda.

To consider the Director of Development & Regeneration / Development Control Manager’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/pam/search.jsp or from Democratic Services on 01628 796251 or democratic.services@rbwm.gov.uk

16/00961*      FPC (Wraysbury) Ltd: Change of use from car sales showroom and repair and servicing workshop (sui generis/B2) to shop (A1). Including extension and alterations together with associated access, parking and refuse storage, following demolition of one of the existing buildings and canopy at Concorde Garage, 31 Windsor Road, Wraysbury Staines, TW19 5DE –  THE APPLICATION HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT AND WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA.

16/00266*      Kebbell Development Ltd: Erection of 4 x apartments (3 x 2 bed and 1 x 3 bed) at Land at Hill House, Cross Road, Sunningdale, Ascot –  THE PANEL VOTED to APPROVE the application in accordance with the Borough Planning Manager’s recommendations on the basis that, if not subject to an appeal, this application would have been approved.

                        A motion in favour of the officer recommendation was put by Cllr Beer and seconded by Cllr Lenton.

Three Councillors voted in favour of the motion (Cllrs Beer, Evans and Lenton) and two Councillors voted against the motion (Cllrs Hilton and Story).

(The Panel was addressed by Carol Bond, Dr John Burke, Julia Chester (SPAE), Diana Tombs (NPDG) and PCllr Michael Burn in objection).

16/01179*      Kebbell Development Ltd: Erection of 5 x apartments with associated works at Land at Hill House, Cross Road, Sunningdale, Ascot –  THE PANEL VOTED to APPROVE the application in accordance with the Borough Planning Manager’s recommendations on the basis that, if not subject to an appeal, this application would have been approved.

A motion was put forward by Cllr Hilton to refuse the application contrary to the officer recommendation and this was seconded by Cllr Story.  The refusal was based on failure to comply with policies EN2 of the Neighbourhood Plan and retain mature and important trees, policy N6 of the local plan and paragraph 118 of the NPPF together with paragraphs 31-34 of the appeal decision save for the element that relates to plot 3.  Two councillors voted for this motion and three against, the motion fell.

                        The recommendation to approve the application was moved by Cllr Beer and seconded by Cllr Lenton.

Three Councillors voted in favour of the motion (Cllrs Beer, Evans and Lenton) and two Councillors voted against the motion (Cllrs Hilton and Story).

(The Panel was addressed by Carol Bond, Dr John Burke, Julia Chester (SPAE), Diana Tombs (NPDG) and PCllr Michael Burn in objection).

16/01127*  Mr Smith: 2 No. new dwellings with basement, garage and associated landscaping following demolition of existing 2 No. dwellings and associated garaging at Sandhills and Sandhills Cottage and The Sunningdale Osteopathic Sandhills Cottage, Cross Road, Sunningdale, Ascot –  THE PANEL VOTED to REFUSE the application against the Borough Planning Manager’s recommendations for the reason as listed below:

·         The proposal by reason of the plot widths, separation between plots, and the regularity and uniformity of the development together with the design of the proposed dwellings is considered to have an urbanising effect on the character of the area which is identified as a Leafy Residential Area in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 49.

To consider the Essential Monitoring Reports.

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