Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Advisory Committee held on 24 March 2022.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2022 were approved as a correct record.

It was reported to the Committee that 21/00361/PARC – Lavenir and 21-00250-OUT Bracknell Town Football Club which had been deferred by the Advisory Committee at it’s meeting on the 24 March, would be brought back to a future meeting of the Planning Committee.

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or affected interests in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

Any Member with a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter should withdraw from the meeting when the matter is under consideration and should notify the Democratic Services Officer in attendance that they are withdrawing as they have such an interest. If the Disclosable Pecuniary Interest is not entered on the register of Members interests the Monitoring Officer must be notified of the interest within 28 days.

Any Member with an Affected Interest in a matter must disclose the interest to the meeting.  There is no requirement to withdraw from the meeting when the interest is only an affected interest, but the Monitoring Officer should be notified of the interest, if not previously notified of it, within 28 days of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

Any other items which, pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chairman decides are urgent.

There were no urgent items of business.

Erection of an additional third floor storey to the existing building together with extension at second floor level to create a further six residential units (4 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 1 bedroom) and ancillary development.

Erection of an additional third floor storey to the existing building together with extension at second floor level to create a further six residential units (4 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 1bedroom) and ancillary development.

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.

·       The comments of Bracknell Town Council recommending refusal as detailed

in the agenda.

·       The 7 representations received as summarised in the agenda.

A motion to APPROVE the recommendation in the officer report was proposed but fell at the vote. However, as an alternative motion was not put forward, the application would be deferred to a future meeting of the Planning Committee.

Details pursuant to conditions 25 (External Lighting) & 26 (Lighting Design for Biodiversity) of planning permission 18/00758/FUL (APP/R0335/W/19/3231875).

Details pursuant to conditions 25 (External Lighting) & 26 (Lighting Design for Biodiversity) of planning permission 18/00758/FUL (APP/R0335/W/19/3231875).

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.

·       The 6 representations received as summarised in the agenda.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED on the basis of the following details:

01.       Conditions 25 (External Lighting Scheme) and Condition 26 (External Lighting

1871-DFL-HLG-XX-DR-EO-13001 P11 Lighting Layout S38 received          21.04.2022

Luminaire Specification Sheet received 04.04.2022

Proposed conversion of existing residential care home to form 8no. flats (2x1 bed, 5x2 bed and 1x3 bed), including external alterations.

Proposed conversion of existing residential care home to form 8no. flats (2x1 bed, 5x2 bed and 1x3 bed), including external alterations.

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.

·       The comments of Crowthorne Parish Council as detailed

in the agenda.

·       The 6 representations received as summarised in the agenda.

Following the completion of planning obligation(s) under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act to secure SPA Mitigation, RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions amended, added to or deleted as the Assistant Director: Planning considers necessary:

01. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three

years from the date of this permission.

REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

02. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans and other submitted details, received by the Local Planning Authority,

01 (Location Plan)

07 Rev. E (Site Plan Proposed)

08 Rev D (Proposed Ground Floor Plan)

09 Rev. A (First floor plan)

10 Rev. A (Second Floor Plan)

11 Rev. C (Elevations Proposed)

12 Rev A (Cycle Store details)

Arboriculture Assessment and Method Statement (ref. MW.21.0809.AIA)

REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the

Local Planning Authority.

03. No development shall take place until a plan showing visibility splays at the site

access onto Heath Hill Road North has been submitted to and approved in writing by

the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance

with the approved details. The visibility splays shall thereafter be kept free of all

obstructions to visibility over a height of 0.6 metres measured from the surface of the

adjacent carriageway.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

04. No development shall take place until details of the accessway along the northwestern side of the building have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include:

(a) Confirmation that all obstructions to the width of the accessway will be removed

such that the full width between the boundary and side of the building is available for

vehicle movement;

(b) Details of signage and markings to indicate vehicle priority and to ensure that the

accessway and waiting areas at either end will be kept clear and unobstructed; and

(c) Details of how enforcement of the areas to be kept clear and unobstructed in (b)

above will be enforced.

No dwelling shall be occupied until the accessway has been laid out within the site in

accordance with the approved details and the accessway shall be operated in

accordance with the approved details at all times.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23, NPPF paragraphs 110b) and 112c)]

05. No dwelling shall be occupied until a means of access for pedestrians to Heath Hill Road North and to the rear parking area has been constructed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 131.

Proposed conversion of grass area into 3 parking spaces.

Proposed conversion of grass area into 3 parking spaces.

The Committee noted:

·       That Bracknell Town Council raised no objection.

·       The one letter of support received as summarised in the agenda.

RESOLVED that the application is be APPROVED subject to the following

conditions:-

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the

following approved plans and documents received by the Local Planning Authority:

Design and Access Statement – Received 16.12.2021

Construction layout, site location plan and typical section - Received 16.12.2021

REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the

Local Planning Authority.

3. The development shall not be begun until a scheme depicting hard and soft

landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning

Authority. The scheme shall include a 3 year post planting maintenance schedule. All

planting comprised in the soft landscaping works shall be carried out and completed in full accordance with the approved scheme, in the nearest planting season (1st October to 31st March inclusive) to the completion of the development or prior to the parking spaces being brought into use, whichever is sooner. All hard landscaping works shall be carried and completed prior to the parking spaces being brought into use. As a minimum, the quality of all hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with British Standard 4428:1989 'Code Of practice For General Landscape Operations' or any subsequent revision. All trees and other plants included within the approved details shall be healthy, well-formed specimens of a minimum quality that is compatible with British Standard 3936:1992 (Part 1) 'Specifications For Trees & Shrubs' and British Standard 4043 (where applicable) or any subsequent revision.Any trees or other plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development, die, are removed, uprooted, are significantly damaged, become diseased or deformed, shall be replaced during the nearest planting season (1^st October to 31st March inclusive) with others of the same size, species and quality as approved.

REASON: In the interests of good landscape design and the visual amenity of the

area. [Core Strategy DPD CS7, BFBLP 'Saved' Policies EN2 and EN20]