Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 June 2024.

The minutes of the meeting held on 13 June 2024 were approved as a correct record.

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.

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.

A motion was proposed by Cllr Smith proposed and seconded by Cllr Zahuruddin respectively as follows “This committee requests the attendance of the executive member at a future meeting to report on developments to planning policy and answer questions on this matter.”

The matter referred to was Bracknell Forest Council’s policies on noise control.

On being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

Proposed erection of 38 dwellings (including 35% affordable homes), open space, SuDs, landscaping, biodiversity enhancements, new vehicular access off Forest Road, pedestrian and cycle links and associated infrastructure (as amended from 40 dwellings)

Agenda Item 12 was deferred prior to the Committee and would instead be heard at a future meeting.

Section 73 application to vary condition 08 of planning permission 21/00459/3 for the construction of new two-storey community and health centre with associated external landscaping, car parking, cycle storage and roof level plant enclosure. [For clarification this application seeks to vary the opening hours from 08:00-23:00 to 07:00-00:00 7 days a week.]

Agenda Item 13 was deferred prior to the Committee and would instead be heard at a future meeting.

Replacement of existing 2m high wooden fence following the removal of the existing conifer hedge to side of property

Replacement of existing 2m high wooden fence following the removal of the existing

conifer hedge to side of property

The Committee noted:

• The 6 letters of representation as outlined in the report.
• The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.
• The comments from Winkfield Parish Council objecting to the application as outlined in the report.
• The additional letter of representation as detailed in the supplementary report.
• That a site visit that had taken place on 8 June 2024 with Councillors Brown, Collings, McKenzie-Boyle, Penfold, Smith, Thompson and Zahuruddin in attendance.

Resolved That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

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.

Location Plan (1:1250) - received 25th March 2024

Site Plan and Elevations – (1:200), (1:50) - received 3rd June 2024

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

Planning Authority.

 03. The materials to be used for the erection of the fence hereby permitted shall match

those outlined within the email received from the applicant dated 21.05.2024.

REASON: In the interest of the visual amenities of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFLP LP 28, LP 50]

04. The soft landscaping shown on the approved plan shall be implemented within the

first planting season (1st October to 31st March inclusive) following the erection of the

fence. The area shown for soft landscaping on the approved plans shall thereafter be

retained as such and shall not be used for any other purpose. If within a period of 5 years

from the completion of the development any soft landscaping dies, is removed, uprooted,or destroyed it shall be replaced by plants of the same species and size as those

originally planted and in the same place.

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

[Relevant Policies: BFLP LP54]

A recorded vote was called for by Councillor Smith and the voting on the motion was as follows:

For (8): Councillors Brown, Collings, Egglestone, Frewer, Penfold, Thompson, Zahuruddin and Virgo

Against (0):

Abstain (1): Councillor Smith