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(Councillors Phil Barnett and Tony Vickers declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 4(1) by virtue of the fact that they were Members of Newbury Town Council’s Planning and Highways Committee. As their interest was personal and not prejudicial or a disclosable pecuniary interest, they determined to remain to take part in the debate and vote on the matter.)

(Councillor Jeff Cant declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 4(1) by virtue of the fact that he was a Member of Newbury Town Council. As his interest was personal and not prejudicial or a disclosable pecuniary interest, he determined to remain to take part in the debate and vote on the matter.)

(Councillor Adrian Abbs reported that he had been lobbied on Agenda Item 4(1).)

1.         The Committee considered a report (Agenda Item 4(1)) concerning Planning Application 18/03061/RESMAJ in respect of Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which related to:

Section 73: Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning application reference 14/02480/OUTMAJ allowed under appeal decision reference APP/W0340/W/16/3143214 dated 20 March 2017 for a mixed use scheme on 23.1 hectares of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35 hectares of land. A 400 sq.m. local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 no more than 200 sq.m. of A1) on 0.29 hectares of land, a one form entry primary school site on 1.7 hectares of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works).

2.         Matters to be considered: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale, and discharge of Condition 4 (site wide housing mix) and 5 (strategic landscaping plan) of 19/00442/OUTMAJ.

3.         Simon Till introduced the report to Members, which took account of all the relevant policy considerations and other material planning considerations. In conclusion the report detailed that the proposal was acceptable and a conditional approval was justifiable.

4.         Officers recommended the Committee to delegate to the Head of Development and Planning to grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in the main report and in the update report.

5.         The Chairman invited Paul Goddard to comment on highways matters. He confirmed that traffic and access issues were approved at the outline stage, and Section 106 contributions included £0.75 million towards improvements at Robin Hood roundabout and to pedestrian links to Newbury Town Centre. He stated that the main site access would be off the Vodafone roundabout on the A339, with another access off Love Lane limited to buses, controlled by a bus gate. He confirmed the site layout was acceptable, subject to minor amendments that could be addressed during adoption.

6.         He indicated that the Parish Council was concerned about the parking and layout around the proposed school, but explained that since the application for the school was not yet submitted, the layout and parking within the school were unknown. Officers had made a worst case assumption that no parent parking would be provided within the site. Observations at similar schools suggested that 40-45 spaces would be needed. Education  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23