The Minutes of the meeting held on 4 March 2026 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Tony Page asked the following question of the Chair of the Planning Applications Committee:

Proposal for Naming of Sir John Madejski Way

“Following the recent reply by Councillor Ennis to me at Policy Committee on 13 April 2026, (set out below), would the Chair of the Planning Applications Committee confirm  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

The Committee considered a report setting out 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. The report also listed previously agreed site visits which were yet  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

The Committee received a report on notifications received from the Planning Inspectorate on planning appeals registered with them or decisions made and providing summary reports on appeal decisions of interest to the Committee.

Appendix 1 to the report set out details of three new appeals lodged since the last Committee.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.

The Committee received a report on the work and performance of the Planning Development Management Team over the last year (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) with a comparison to previous years.

The Committee placed on record its thanks to Planning Officers for the consistent high quality of their  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

The Committee received a report outlining four national planning consultations that were either currently underway or were about to or had recently closed. The report set out the Council’s proposed or submitted responses to each as follows:

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

The report stated that the Government had published  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

The Committee received a report on the proposed pollarding of four willow trees, which were subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), located on Council?owned land adjacent to the Holy Brook, to the west of the A33/east of Rose Kiln Lane and to the south of Laud Street. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.

The Committee received a report on the above application.

An update report was tabled at the meeting following the receipt of revised drawings, documents and rebuttals submitted by the applicant on 28 April 2026. A list of the newly submitted plans and supporting documents was included within the update report,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.