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60.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 63 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2022 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

61.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor Emberson declared a prejudicial interest in Item 71 on the grounds of predetermination as she had promoted the scheme as Lead Councillor for Housing.­

 

Councillor Ennis declared a prejudicial interest in Item 73 on the basis that he was the applicant.

62.

Questions pdf icon PDF 257 KB

Minutes:

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

 

Affordable Housing for Reading

 

Reading’s residents desperately need good quality, warm housing that they can afford to live in. The planning system demands a policy compliant 30% affordable housing to be provided on developments over  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

63.

Potential Site Visits for Committee Items pdf icon PDF 71 KB

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report with a schedule of applications to be considered at future meetings of the Committee attached at Appendix 1 to enable Councillors to decide which sites, if any, they wished to visit prior to determining the relevant applications.

 

Attached  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63.

64.

Planning Appeals pdf icon PDF 64 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

(i)       New Appeals

 

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a schedule giving details of notification received from the Planning Inspectorate regarding a planning appeal, 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 64.

65.

Applications for Prior Approval pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Minutes:

66.

62 Tilehurst Road - Proposal to add to the List of Locally-Important Buildings and Structures pdf icon PDF 4 MB

Minutes:

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on a proposal to add 62 Tilehurst Road to the List of Locally-Important Buildings and Structures.  The following documents were attached to the report:

 

·       Appendix 1: Location map

·       Appendix 2: Relevant photos and images

·       Appendix 3: Proposed Local  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.

67.

220028/FUL - 62 Goldsmid Road pdf icon PDF 9 MB

Proposal                       Proposed erection of a part single part two storey rear extension to dwelling, following demolition of the existing outbuilding and conversion to HMO. 

Recommendation         Application Permitted

Minutes:

Proposed erection of a part single part two storey rear extension to dwelling, following demolition of the existing outbuilding and conversion to HMO.

 

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.  A verbal update was given at the meeting to clarify that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

68.

221232/FUL & 221233/LBC - 1-15 Queen Victoria Street & 145-148 Friar Street pdf icon PDF 8 MB

Proposal (221232)       Demolition of No. 146 Friar St and structures to rear and partial demolition of No. 145 Friar St and various external works to other existing buildings, as part of redevelopment to provide: reconfigured basement and ground floor uses (Class E(a) or (b)) on Friar St and Queen Victoria St frontages and proposed apart-hotel (Class C1) at part-basement, part-ground and on all upper floors; part-two, part- three storey rear extension to No’s 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St; replacement basement and five storey building at No. 145 Friar St and two-storey roof extension to No. 146 Friar St; proposed public courtyard accessed via Queen Victoria St walkway; roof level plant; and various other associated works. 

Recommendation         Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

 

Proposal (221233)       Various internal and external works associated with No’s 147 and 148 Friar St and No’s 1 – 15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, including part-two, part-three storey rear extension to No’s 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, as part of redevelopment to provide reconfigured basement and ground floor uses (Class E(a) or (b)) on Friar St and Queen Victoria St frontages and proposed apart-hotel (Class C1) and on all upper floors. 

Recommendation         Application Permitted

Additional documents:

Minutes:

221232/FUL - Demolition of No. 146 Friar St and structures to rear and partial demolition of  No.  145  Friar  St  and  various  external  works  to  other  existing  buildings,  as  part  of  redevelopment to provide: reconfigured basement and ground floor uses (Class E(a) or (b)) on  Friar  St  and Queen  Victoria  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

69.

221235/FUL - 138-144 Friar Street pdf icon PDF 24 MB

Proposal                       Demolition of No’s 138-141 & 142-143 Friar St, partial demolition of No. 144 Friar St and erection of ground, mezzanine and 1st to 6th floor (7 storey) hotel building with 163 bedspaces (Class C1), with ancillary ground floor lounge, bar and restaurant and associated works.

Recommendation         Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Demolition of No’s 138-141 & 142-143 Friar St, partial demolition of No. 144 Friar St and erection of ground, mezzanine and 1st to 6th floor (7 storey) hotel building with 163 bedspaces (Class C1), with ancillary ground floor lounge, bar and restaurant and associated works.

 

The Executive Director of Economic Growth  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.

70.

221520/LBC - Various locations, central Reading pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Proposal                       Listed Building Consent for works including repairs and cleaning to Zinzan Chest Tomb, Jubilee Cross, Simeon Monument and Victoria Statue

Recommendation         Application Permitted

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Listed Building Consent for works including repairs and cleaning to Zinzan Chest Tomb, Jubilee Cross, Simeon Monument and Victoria Statue

 

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.  An update report was tabled at the meeting which set out additional information on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

71.

220856/REG3 - Former Family Centre North Street pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Proposal                       Development of 37 new affordable dwellings including vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access, parking and hard and soft landscaping as an amended scheme to the extant scheme for 41 dwellings under planning permission 191659 (part retrospective) 

Recommendation         Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Development of 37 new affordable dwellings including vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access, parking and hard and soft landscaping as an amended scheme to the extant scheme for 41 dwellings under planning permission 191659.

 

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.  An  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

72.

220258/FUL - 220 Elgar Road South pdf icon PDF 4 MB

Proposal                       Residential redevelopment comprising demolition of existing single storey building and erection of 16 dwellings together with associated works (re-submission of application 210526) 

Recommendation         Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Residential redevelopment comprising demolition of existing single storey building and erection of 16 dwellings together with associated works (re-submission of application 210526).

 

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.  An update report was tabled at the meeting which set out information  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.

73.

221493/TPO - 5 Hampstead Court, Grovelands Road pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Proposal                       Re-pollard 12 Lime trees, remove basal and epicormic growth twice a year for the next 5 years 

Recommendation         Application Permitted

Minutes:

Works to protected trees.

 

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

 

Resolved –

 

          That the proposed tree works under application 221493/TPO be approved.

 

(Councillor Ennis declared a prejudicial interest in the above application on the grounds that he was the applicant.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.

74.

221544/FUL - Kings Meadow Woodland, Napier Road pdf icon PDF 657 KB

Proposal                       Temporary changes of use for up to 45 days in a calendar year, to change from Class D2 Assembly and Leisure to Christmas Party Events and Sporting Activities at Kings Meadow, with the site being restored to its former condition at, or before 14:00hrs on 31st December 2022.

Recommendation         Application Permitted

Minutes:

Temporary Change of Use for up to 45 days in a calendar year, to Change from Class F2 (Local Community Uses) to Christmas Party Events at Kings Meadow, with the site being restored to its former condition at, or before 14:00hrs on 31st December 2022

 

The Executive Director of Economic  ...  view the full minutes text for item 74.