Redevelopment and demolition of buildings, erection of 51no. retirement apartments and conversion of the former School House to form 10no. general open market apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. The conversion of former gate house lodge to form 1no. general open market dwelling.

The Committee considered a report on the above application.

An update report was tabled at the meeting that set out the contents of a letter received on 29 May 2026 from the owner of the nursery on the site. The update report stated that the contents of the letter did not alter the recommendation to refuse the application and that concern remained about the loss of the school and nursery use. The update report also corrected typographical errors in the wording of the reasons for refusal, provided clarification on amendments needed to the informatives, and addressed additional clarifications and corrections to errors contained within the original report.

Comments and objections were received and considered.

Objector Tom Brooks attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this application.

Resolved – 

(1)           That application PL/26/0138/FUL be refused planning permission for the reasons set out in the original report, with the amendments to reasons  set out in the update report, and with the informatives as set out in the original report and as amended by the update report;

(2)           That the Director for Planning, Transport and Public Protection Services be authorised to amend, remove or add to the reasons for refusal.