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182200/VARIAT - Mapledurham Playing Fields, Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham

Meeting: 06/02/2019 - Planning Applications Committee (Item 71)

71 182200/VARIAT - Mapledurham Playing Fields, Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham pdf icon PDF 6 MB

Proposal

Erection of 2FE primary school (350 pupils) with associated landscaping, multi-use games area (MUGA), car and cycle parking, and servicing; without complying with conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (landscaping scheme) and 10 (details of hard and soft landscaping of the MPF Community Car Park) of planning permission 171023/FUL. 

Recommendation

Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Erection of 2FE primary school (350 pupils) with associated landscaping, multi-use games area (MUGA), car and cycle parking, and servicing; without complying with conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (landscaping scheme) and 10 (details of hard and soft landscaping of the MPF Community Car Park) of planning permission 171023/FUL.

 

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application. An update report was tabled at the meeting which gave an update on Sport England’s objection to the application and an update on the progress of plans to mitigate the impact of the development.  The update report also summarised additional objections received from the Warren and District Residents’ Association, Mapledurham Playing Fields Action Group, and members of the public, with officer comments on the issues raised.  The recommendations had been amended to reflect that there was no longer a requirement to refer the matter to the Secretary of State and to make changes to the proposed Heads of Terms.  An additional condition and informative were also recommended.

 

Comments and objections were received and considered.

 

Rebekah Jubb, on behalf of Mapledurham Playing Fields Action Group who had objected to the application, the agent Mike Ibbott and Ward Councillor Isobel Ballsdon attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this application.

 

Resolved –

 

(1)      That, subject to expiry of the consultation period re-advertising the Section 73 VARIAT application by 22 February 2019 and the Head of Planning, Development and Regulatory Services considering that no substantive new objection issues relevant to the consideration of the application had been received, the Head of Planning, Development and Regulatory Services be authorised to grant planning permission, subject to the completion of a Supplemental Unilateral Undertaking and Deed of Variation by 22 February 2019 (unless a later date be agreed by the Head of Planning, Development and Regulatory Services), to secure the Heads of Terms set out in the update report;

 

(2)      That, in the event of the requirements set out not being met, the Head of Planning, Development and Regulatory Services be authorised to refuse permission;

 

(3)      That planning permission be subject to the conditions and informatives recommended in the original report, with the additional condition and additional informative recommended in the update report.