Proposal:                   New external fence and play area to be constructed. Installation of two WCs and an accessible WC into existing building.

Recommendation:   Application Permitted

New external fence and play area to be constructed. Installation of two WCs and an accessible WC into existing building.

The Committee considered a report on the above application.

A verbal update was provided at the meeting to report that an additional pre-commencement condition to require an arboricultural method statement had been recommended and agreed by the applicant and the RBC Natural Environment Team, which would provide final detail of tree works and building specifications within the root protection area. It was also reported at the meeting that the RBC Ecology and RBC Natural Environment Teams had no objections to the proposed works, subject to the use of an impermeable membrane to prevent concrete leaching into the soil and further details of pruning requirements being provided within the arboricultural method statement.

Comments were received and considered.

Resolved –

That, pursuant to Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, planning permission for application PL/25/1671 (REG3/FUL) be granted, subject to the conditions and informatives recommended in the report, and the addition of the further agreed condition for a pre-commencement arboricultural method statement to be provided, as set out above.