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21.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 498 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 2 September 2020.

Minutes:

The Chairman opened the meeting by announcing that it had been decided at the Full Council meeting on 10 September 2020 that the public would be able to attend virtual Planning Meetings, to answer questions regarding their 500 word written statements, after 01 October 2020.

In addition, he drew attention to Agenda Item 4(3), which all parties agreed should be deferred to a future meeting.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 2 September 2020 were approved as a true and correct record and signed by the Chairman, subject to the inclusion of the following amendments:

Item 1, page 11, point 16: Councillor Culver noted that the wording ‘Councillor Carolyne Culver queried why officers felt it was inappropriate to build in a flood zone when the Environment Agency had made no objection’ should read, ‘Councillor Carolyne Culver asked, if it were inappropriate to build in a Flood Zone, why had the Environment Agency not raised an objection.’

Item 1, page 17, point 24: Councillor Howard Woollaston noted that ‘…proposal to accept officer’s recommendation and refuse planning permission…’ should read, ‘…proposal to accept officer’s recommendation and grant planning permission…’.

22.

Declarations of Interest

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

Councillors Tony Vickers, Phil Barnett, Jeff Cant and Adrian Abbs declared an interest in Agenda Items 4(1) and (2), but reported that, as their interest was a personal or an other registrable interest, but not a disclosable pecuniary interest, they determined to remain to take part in the debate and vote on the matter.

23.

Schedule of Planning Applications

(Note: The Chairman, with the consent of the Committee, reserves the right to alter the order of business on this agenda based on public interest and participation in individual applications).

23.(1)

Application No. and Parish: 18/03061/RESMAJ, Land Adjacent To Hilltop, Oxford Road, Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington pdf icon PDF 544 KB

Proposal:

Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates 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).

 

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.

 

Location:

Land Adjacent To Hilltop, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury.

 

Applicant:

David Wilson Homes.

 

Recommendation:

To delegate to the Head of Development and Planning to GRANT APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

(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.(1)

23.(2)

Application No. and Parish: 20/00047/RESMAJ, Land Adjacent To Hilltop (eastern parcel), Oxford Road, Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington pdf icon PDF 590 KB

Proposal:

Reserved matters application for phased development of 179 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates 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).

 

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.

 

Location:

Land Adjacent To Hilltop (eastern parcel), Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury.

 

Applicant:

Taylor Wimpey UK.

 

Recommendation:

Subject to the receipt of satisfactory amended plans and information within 3 months in respect of highways issues to delegate to the Head of Development and Planning to GRANT APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS or, should such satisfactory plans and information not be received within that period, to REFUSE  the application.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

(Councillors Phil Barnett and Tony Vickers declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 4(2) 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(2) 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(2).

1.     The Committee considered a report (Agenda Item 4(2)) concerning Planning Application 20/00047/RESMAJ in respect of reserved matters application for phased development of 179 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates 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. 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.

 

4.     The Chairman invited the Highways Officer to comment on the application. Paul Goddard explained that traffic generation and access provision had been approved at the outline application. He noted that a detail he had missed from his presentation on the previous application was that the western side would have a bus service, which would cost the developers £700,000. The service would be funded for 5 years and it was hoped the service would become viable, and thereafter be retained.

 

5.     Highway Officers had long held a concern regarding the eastern site, and were disappointed when it was allowed by the Planning Inspector at appeal. If permission were to be granted, there would be scope for 179 dwellings whose only link to the public highway, the A339, was via a private road owned by Vodafone. Officers were assured by the developer that residents, emergency, and refuse vehicles would have rights of access to use the road. Highways Officers had sought to bring  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.(2)

23.(3)

Application No. and Parish: - 20/01083/FUL, Quill Cottage, Craven Road, Inkpen pdf icon PDF 569 KB

*UPDATE:

 

Please note that this item has been deferred to be considered at a future committee.

 

Proposal:

Replacement dwelling.

 

Location:

Quill Cottage, Craven Road, Inkpen, Hungerford, RG17 9DX.

 

Applicant:

Mr and Mrs Jones.

 

Recommendation:

To delegate to the Head of Development and Planning to REFUSE planning permission.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This agenda item has been deferred to a future meeting.

24.

Appeal Decisions relating to Western Area Planning Committee

Purpose: To inform Members of the results of recent appeal decisions relating to the Western Area Planning Committee.

 

There are no appeal decisions to be considered at this meeting.

Minutes:

No appeals were available to be considered by Members relating to the Western Area.