201853/FUL - Demolition of existing buildings. erection of 2no. buildings for use within Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and B8, along with access and servicing arrangements, car parking, landscaping and associated works.

201842/FUL - Continued use of Units 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5 and 6a within Class E following consolidation of the Retail Park (amended description)

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above applications.  An update report was tabled at the meeting which set out amended and additional information on transport, noise, sustainability, SuDS and amended plans submitted. The report also set out a late neighbour consultation response and explained that it had been agreed with the applicant that the description for application 201842 be amended, to remove reference to the overall floorspace for the retained retail units.  An amended condition on visibility spays and an additional condition on tree replacement were recommended.

Comments and objections were received and considered.

Objector Adam Boulding, from Kennet Island Reading Residents Management Company, submitted a written statement, in lieu of speaking to the Committee, which had been circulated with the update report. Tim Rainbird, the applicant’s agent, addressed the Committee.

At the meeting the following were proposed and agreed:

·       An additional condition to require a net gain in biodiversity were only Phase 1 of application 201853/FUL to be implemented;

·       An additional condition to control the hours of use for testing of alarms and maximum noise from alarms;

·       Amendment of the proposed construction method statement condition to include any measures required to prevent the use of Kennet Island as a route to and from the site;

·       An additional condition for a delivery management plan to include measures to prevent the use of Kennet Island as a route to and from the site.

The additional conditions to be agreed in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee and Ward Councillors.

Resolved –

(1)      That planning permission for application 201853/FUL be granted subject to the conditions and informatives as recommended in the original report, with the amended and additional conditions as recommended in the update report and the additional and amended conditions agreed at the meeting;

(2)      That the Assistant Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services be authorised, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee and Ward Councillors, to finalise the proposed additional and amended conditions agreed at the meeting;

(3)      That planning permission for application 201842/FUL be granted subject to the conditions and informatives as recommended in the original report.