Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU

Contact: Nicky Simpson  email:  nicky.simpson@reading.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

76.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 74 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2019 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

77.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

Councillor Brock declared a personal, non-pecuniary interest in items 83 and 84 (181849/FUL and 182251/VAR – Former Car Park, East Street).  Nature of interest: Councillor Brock lived near the application site.

78.

Potential Site Visits for Committee Items pdf icon PDF 49 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of Environment 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 under-mentioned applications,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 78.

79.

Planning Appeals pdf icon PDF 49 KB

Minutes:

(i)      New Appeals

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted a schedule giving details of notification received from the Planning Inspectorate regarding two 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 79.

80.

Applications for Prior Approval pdf icon PDF 86 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report giving details in Table 1 of seven pending prior approval applications, and in Table 2 of seven applications for prior approval decided between 25 January and 20 February 2019.

Resolved –    That the report be noted.

81.

181421/FUL - Royal Court, Kings Road pdf icon PDF 12 MB

Proposal

Amended description: Reconfiguration of the disused restaurant space to include a café (Class A1) with an external seating area, and creation of 3 (2x studio & 1x1-bed) residential units (Class C3) at lower ground floor level and associated works. 

Recommendation

Application Permitted

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Amended description: Reconfiguration of the disused restaurant space to include a café (Class A1) with an external seating area, and creation of 3 (2x studio & 1x1-bed) residential units (Class C3) at lower ground floor level and associated works. 

 

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 81.

82.

181117/FUL - 34-36 & 38 Southampton Street pdf icon PDF 18 MB

Proposal

Erection of a basement and 4-storey building to provide 11 (1x studio, 8x1-bed & 2x2-bed) residential units (Class C3) and associated works following the demolition of the existing buildings (basement & 3- storey public house at No’s 34-36 Southampton Street and 2-storey residential building at No. 38) 

Recommendation

Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Erection of a basement and 4-storey building to provide 11 (1x studio, 8x1-bed & 2x2-bed) residential units (Class C3) and associated works following the demolition of the existing buildings (basement & 3-storey public house at No’s 34-36 Southampton Street and 2-storey residential building at No. 38). 

 

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82.

83.

181849/FUL - Former Car Park, East Street pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Proposal

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 

Recommendation

Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

 

Minutes:

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.

 

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

 

Comments and an objection were received and considered.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.

84.

182251/VAR - Former Private Car Park, East Street pdf icon PDF 740 KB

Proposal

Erection of 4 storey building to provide 103 student accommodation units (Sui Generis), landscaping, access and ancillary works, following removal of a 49 space car park with a variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 170019 (allowed on appeal ref. APP/E0345/W/17/3190317)for minor internal and external alterations to provide 5 additional student accommodation rooms at ground floor level 

Recommendation

Application Permitted

 

Minutes:

Erection of 4 storey building to provide 103 student accommodation units (Sui Generis), landscaping, access and ancillary works, following removal of a 49 space car park with a variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 170019 (allowed on appeal ref. APP/E0345/W/17/3190317) for minor internal and external  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84.

85.

181555/FUL - Grovelands Baptist Church, 553 Oxford Road pdf icon PDF 19 MB

Proposal

Demolition of existing chapel and church hall.  Redevelopment of the site to provide a three storey mixed use development comprising of community halls and ancillary accommodation at ground floor level, 2 x one bedroom flats, 6 x two bedroom flats and 2 x three bedroom flats at the upper floor levels, all with associated external amenity space, car parking and cycle storage. 

Recommendation

Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Demolition of existing chapel and church hall.  Redevelopment of the site to provide a three storey mixed use development comprising of community halls and ancillary accommodation at ground floor level, 2 x one bedroom flats, 6 x two bedroom flats and 2 x three bedroom flats at the upper floor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 85.

86.

180274/FUL & 180275/LBC - 17 Eldon Square pdf icon PDF 4 MB

Proposal

Demolition of existing rear garages and erection of 2 x two bedroom and 1 x one bedroom two storey terraced houses (with rooms in the roof space), associated amenity space and under croft vehicular access from Eldon Terrace to a parking area  

180274 Recommendation

Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

180275 Recommendation

Application Permitted

 

Minutes:

Demolition of existing rear garages and erection of 2 x two bedroom and 1 x one bedroom two storey terraced houses (with rooms in the roof space), associated amenity space and under croft vehicular access from Eldon Terrace to a parking area. 

 

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services submitted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 86.