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 it had been able to determine the application, which the Council would present to the Planning Inspectorate in respect of the forthcoming appeal.

The Committee noted that it had been agreed at the previous meeting to amend the recommended decision set out in the report, to increase the Section 106 financial contribution for upgrading of the operating system and/or improvements to pedestrian and cycle facilities at the junction of Peppard Road / Henley Road / Westfield Road / Prospect Street from £50,000 to £150,000, in order to help mitigate the impact of the development on traffic.

It was further noted that, during the debate on the application, members of the Committee had also expressed an intention to remove the fettering of this financial contribution to the specific junction, but that the resolution had not been amended accordingly when put to the vote.  It was therefore proposed and agreed at the meeting that an additional resolution be agreed as set out below, to be included in the representations submitted by the Council to the planning appeal.

Resolved –

That, if the Committee had been able to determine application PL/25/0691, it would have resolved to grant permission subject to a financial contribution of £150,000 towards identified highway/active travel (pedestrian and cycling) improvement works within the local area, which would be impacted by trips to and from the development.