Item 1

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Cliveden View Shopping Centre

Shifford Crescent

Maidenhead

Erection of a nursery with associated parking and improvements to existing parking layout and landscaping, together with fascia improvements to existing parade building and relocation of mobile library facility.

Councillor Sharp put forward a motion to refuse the application as there was insufficient turning space within the site to allow service vehicles to exit the site onto Switchback North Road safely. Accordingly, the proposal, by reason of the siting of the day nursery, would lead to a situation that would be detrimental to highway and pedestrian safety and the free flow of traffic. This was seconded by Councillor Love.

Four Councillors voted for this motion (Councillors Kellaway, Love, Sharp and Stretton). Six Councillors voted against this motion (Councillors Burbage, Clark, Hunt, Smith, Walters and Wilson). Councillors Brimacombe and Bullock abstained from voting. This motion fell.

Councillor Wilson put forward a motion to permit the application. This was seconded by Councillor Clark. Five Councillors voted for this motion (Councillors Burbage, Clark, Smith, Walters and Wilson). Four Councillors voted against this motion (Councillors Kellaway, Love, Sharp and Stretton). Councillors Brimacombe, Bullock and Hunt abstained from voting.

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

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by David Howells, Applicant)

Item 2

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Holyport College

Ascot Road

Holyport Maidenhead SL6 3LE

2 No. Steel storage containers.

The Officers recommendation to permit the

application was put forward byCouncillor Love and seconded by Councillor Stretton.

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the

application be APPROVED as per the

officer’s recommendation.

Item 3

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Brill House

Mercia Road Maidenhead

SL6 3DU

Erection of 7 x dwellings and building consisting of 5 x 1 bed flats and 1 x 6 bed HMO dwelling, following demolition of existing building.

The officer’s recommendation to permit the

Application was put forward by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Smith.

A named vote was taken, six Councillors

(Councillors Burbage, Clark, Hunt, Smith, Walters and Wilson) voted for the motion. Councillors Bullock, Kellaway and Love voted against the motion. Councillors Brimacombe, Sharp and Stretton abstained from voting.

The PANEL VOTED that the application be

APPROVED as per the officer’s

recommendation.

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by David Maskell, Objector).

*Item 4

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Land At BCA And Bordered By Main Buildings To North And Dellars Copse To South Burchetts Green Road Burchetts Green Maidenhead

Development of a care village comprising of a 50 bedroom care home, village care and wellbeing centre, 26 assisted living units, 82 independent living units, landscaping, parking and associated new access drive.

Councillor Kellaway put forward a motion to approve the application on the following grounds :

·         Restoring a Grade I listed building, financially securing BCA and reducing its debt and the provision of units for the elderly residents in the borough constituted a case of VSC.

·         The potential harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, was considered to be clearly outweighed by the above considerations.

·         It was also concluded that there was only a minor impact to the Heritage Asset given the sports hall building.

·         The loss of trees was disputed as any lost trees would be replaced.

·         No harm to character and appearance, proposal constitutes a good design.

·         No harm would be caused to wildlife and protected species.

·         Flood risk would not be increased.

This was seconded by Councillor Sharp.

Six Councillors (Councillors Brimacombe, Bullock, Clark, Kellaway, Sharp and Stretton) voted for the motion. Councillors Smith, Walters and Wilson voted against the motion. Councillors Burbage, Hunt and Love were not present in the room and did not vote.

The PANEL VOTED that the application be DEFFERED AND DELEGATED against the officer’s recommendation, subject to:

i)     conditions delegated to Head of Planning;

ii)    a legal agreement being secured by Head of Planning securing necessary  Heads of Terms and

iii)   no call in by NPCU.

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Mrs Annie Keene, Mr Tom Weiss, Dr David Hammond and Ms Delia Higgins, Objectors, Councillor Mrs McLaren, Hurley Parish Council and Gillian May, Douglas Bond and George Garbett, Applicants)

Item 5

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Ockwells Country Park

Ockwells Road

Maidenhead

Change of Use of land from agricultural/grazing to Public Open Space.

The Officers recommendation to permit the

application was put forward by

Councillor Walters and seconded by

Councillor Bullock.

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the

application be APPROVED as per the

officer’s recommendation.

Item 6

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Newlands Girls

School Farm Road

Maidenhead SL6 5JB

Two storey extension to existing science block with associated alterations and glazed roof over existing courtyard adjacent to the library.

The Officers recommendation to permit the

application was put forward by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Kellaway.

The PANEL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the

application be APPROVED as per the

officer’s recommendation.

Item 7

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Herons Court

Terrys Lane

Cookham Maidenhead SL6 9RR

Construction of a new three storey dwelling following the demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings.

Councillor Kellaway put forward a motion to approve the application. This was seconded by Councillor Clark.

Ten Councillors (Councillors Brimacombe, Bullock, Burbage, Clark, Hunt, Kellaway, Love, Sharp, Smith and Stretton) voted for the motion. Councillors Walters and Wilson voted against the motion.

The PANEL VOTED that the application be APPROVED against the officer’s recommendation as the relocation of the house to a less prominent position and the demolition of all the outbuildings resulted in a lack of harm to openness, furthermore the new access offered a highway improvement. These considerations were considered to clearly outweigh the harm to the green belt and therefore amounted to VSC. Furthermore the conditions were delegated to officers for the removal of PD rights.

(Speakers: The Panel was addressed by Mr Paul Newman and Mr Andrew Scott, Applicants).