Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 August 2021.

The minutes of the Committee held on 19 August 2021 were noted.

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 2no detached 3 bedroom dwellings

Landscaping), 6 (Boundary), 7 (Driveway), 16 (Biodiversity) and 17 (Lighting) of planning permission 19/00714/FUL for the conversion of existing barn to 6 dwellings, and associated access drive and car park and change of use of land to residential curtilage.

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting

·       The comments of Winkfield Parish Council as detailed in the agenda

·       The 22 letters of objections received as summarised in the agenda.

RECOMMENDED that the Assistant Director: Planning APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date (7 July 2020) of planning permission 19/00714/FUL.

REASON: A section 73 application cannot be used to vary the time limit for implementation therefore this condition must remain unchanged from the original permission.

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority:

drawing no. 02 Rev E received 8 July 2021

drawing no. GRE2: Ecological Enhancements Plan received 8 July 2021

drawing no. PAD/DEC/002 Rev R7 received 8 January 2021

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

03. The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall comprise the following materials:

- Character Oak Feather edge shiplap;

- Chalk render;

- Crest Selbourne Red Multi Stock for brick plinth;

- Structural green oak beams;

- Tapco Slate Roof.

And thereafter be retained and maintained as such.

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

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, CSDPD CS7]

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification) no enlargement, addition, improvement or other alteration permitted by Classes A, B, D, E and F of Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the 2015 Order (as amended) shall be carried out.

REASON: To protect the openness of the Green Belt within which the site is located.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP GB1, CSDPD CS9]

5. The scheme of hard and soft landscaping shall be implemented in accordance with the approved drawings. 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 occupation of any part of the approved development, whichever is sooner. All hard landscaping works shall be carried and completed prior to the occupation of any part of the approved development. 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 (1st October to 31st March inclusive) with others of the same size, species and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 59.

Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Plans), 3 (Materials), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Boundary), 7 (Driveway), 16 (Biodiversity) and 17 (Lighting) of planning permission 19/00714/FUL for the conversion of existing barn to 6 dwellings, and associated access drive and car park and change of use of land to residential curtilage.

Erection of 2no detached 3 bedroom dwellings

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting

·       The comments of Sandhurst Town Council objecting to the proposal as detailed in the agenda.

·       The 7 letters of objection received as summarised in the agenda.

·       The 2 additional letters of representation as detailed in the supplementary report.

A motion to endorse the recommendation in the officer report was proposed but fell at the vote. Therefore the item would be taken to a formal meeting of the Planning Committee.

Conversion of grassed amenity land within 5 locations in Appledore into 17 parking spaces

Conversion of grassed amenity land within 5 locations in Appledore into 17 parking spaces.

The Committee noted:

·       That Bracknell Town Council raised no objection.

·       That no objections had been received.

RECOMMENDED that the Assistant Director: Planning APPROVE the application 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:

Layout – Received 14.07.2021

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

03. 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 (1st 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]

Conversion and change of use of vacant church (F1 use) to a 1 bed dwelling (C3 use) with associated alterations.

Conversion and change of use of vacant church (F1 use) to a 1 bed dwelling (C3 use) with associated alterations.

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting

·       The comments of Winkfield Parish Council objecting to the application as detailed in the agenda.

·       The 4 objections received as summarised in the agenda.

·       The representation received which supported the reuse of a vacant building

RECOMMENDED that the Assistant Director: Planning APPROVE application 21/00340/FUL 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:

Location Plan (01) – Received 24.04.21

Proposed Elevations and Sections (03) – Received 24.04.21

Proposed Floor Plans (04 Rev B) – Received 24.08.21

Proposed Elevations and Sections (05) – Received 24.04.21

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

03. The following, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the relevant part of the work is begun:

a) Plan and elevation drawings, with materials annotated, of all new windows at a minimum scale of 1:10;

b) Plan and elevation drawings, with materials annotated, of all new doors at a minimum scale of 1:10;

c) Manufacturers details of the type of rooflights. Rooflights are to be conservation type, fitted flush with or below the roof covering.

The works shall be implemented as approved.

REASON: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the building in accordance with the requirements of policy.

04. All new works, and works of making good to the retained fabric, whether internal or external shall be finished to match existing, original or adjacent work with regard to the methods used and to materials, colours, textures and profiles.

REASON: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the building in accordance with the requirements of policy.

05. Notwithstanding what is shown on the approved plans: the first floor rear windows on the development hereby permitted shall not be glazed at any time other than with a minimum of Pilkington Level 3 obscure glass (or equivalent) unless the parts of the window which are clear glazed are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed. They shall at all times be non-opening unless the parts of the window which can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

06. No part of the first floor side facing rooflight of the development hereby permitted shall be positioned lower than 1.7 metres above the finished floor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

Application for Prior Approval under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the existing office accommodation to provide 150no. residential units.

This item was determined under delegated powers.