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

Minute 56 of the previous meeting, relating to planning application PL/25/0691 for Land West of Kidmore End Road, set out the decision that the Committee would have made if  ...  view the full minutes text for item 58.

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 59.

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 four new appeals lodged since the last Committee.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 60.

The Committee considered a report on the proposed felling of one council Oak tree adjacent to Elizabeth House, Gosbrook Road and two council Ash trees at the former Heights Primary School, 82 Gosbrook Road.  The trees were shown as T1 and G1 respectively on TPO plan 7/08 attached to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 61.

Demolition of existing three storey building containing 4 x ground floor retail units and 4 x flats to first and second floors and erection of a six storey building containing 3 x ground floor retail units and 13 x flats (6 x 1 bed, 6 x 2 bed and 1  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

The Committee received an update report on the Planning Enforcement service.  The report outlined the current status of enforcement investigations and actions regarding unauthorised development sites within Reading and the outcomes of recent Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s179 proceedings against non-compliance with an enforcement notice.  The following confidential  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63.

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 65 below as it was likely that there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 specified in Part 1 of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64.

The Committee reviewed the confidential appendices submitted with the Planning Enforcement Performance report (see Minute 63 above).

Resolved –

            That the appendices to the report be noted.