The Minutes of the meeting held on 4 September 2019 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillor Josh Williams submitted the following question to the Chair of the Planning Applications Committee:

Local Listing

Reading Borough Council maintains a list of locally important buildings which are subject to more detailed planning control. That list has recently protected Grovelands Church from being demolished, and includes entries such as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 59.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted, at the meeting, a schedule of applications to be considered at future meetings of the Committee to enable Councillors to decide which sites, if any, they wished to visit prior to determining the relevant applications.

Resolved -   

(1)      That the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 60.

(i)      New Appeals

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a schedule giving details of notification received from the Planning Inspectorate regarding five planning appeals, the method of determination for which she had already expressed a preference in accordance with delegated powers, which was attached as Appendix  ...  view the full minutes text for item 61.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report giving details in Table 1 of eight pending prior approval applications, and in Table 2 of eight applications for prior approval decided between 22 August and 27 September 2019.

Resolved –    That the report be noted.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the publication of a consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport seeking views on changing the permitted development rights in England for structures required to extend mobile  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63.

Temporary Change of use for up to 45 days in a Calendar year, to change from Class D2 Assembly & Leisure to Christmas Party Events at Kings Meadow, with the site being restored to its former conditions at, or before 14.00 on the 31st December 2019.

The Director of Economic Growth  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64.

Glazed platform lift covering an area of 4 m² with overall dimensions 2.05 m deep and 1.92 m wide; supported on steel frame clad in white powder coated aluminium laid on low red brick plinth and brown brick cill to match existing facing and feature brickwork, surrounding a lift  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65.

Replacement of heating system.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.

Comments were received and considered.

Resolved –

          That listed building consent for application 191205/LBC be granted subject to the conditions and informatives as recommended.

Erection of single storey building comprising 1 (1x2 bed) Bungalow unit (Class C3) with associated bin and cycle storage, and a two- storey maisonette comprising 2 (2 x 2 bed) residential units (Class C3) with landscaping and associated works.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

Non material amendments to planning permission ref. 181849 (Erection of a part 4 part 5 storey building (plus basement) to provide 135 units of purpose built student accommodation and associated facilities (Sui Generis), landscaping and access) for internal reconfiguration and associated external changes including re-location of stair cores, re-location of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

Construction of a 4-bedroom dwelling, garage, and associated works.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.  An update report was tabled at the meeting which summarised an additional objection that had been received.  At the meeting an additional condition regarding electric vehicle  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.

Demolition of 199-203 Henley Road and erection of part four, part three and part two storey 82 unit residential care home building (C2 use class) with associated external structures, access from Henley Road, car parking and landscaping.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

Change of use of unit from retail (Class A1) to gym (Class D2) and insertion of 1,105sqm GIA mezzanine floor.

The Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.

The Chair reported that consideration of the application would be deferred to a future meeting.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

At this point, the following motion will be moved by the Chair: “That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following Item on the agenda, as it is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.”

Resolved –

That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of item 73 as it was likely that there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.

The Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the current status of all outstanding enforcement notices/prosecutions, including cases where formal enforcement action and/or prosecutions had been undertaken but where the action taken had not yet resolved the breach of planning control.  An overview of all outstanding  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.