(i)       New Appeals

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a schedule giving details of two notifications 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 1 to the report. 

An update report was tabled at the meeting that explained the circumstances of the appeal against non-determination regarding planning application 200328/OUT – Vastern Court, Caversham Road, noting that whilst the Committee was no longer in a position to make a decision on the application, it did need to confirm the decision that it would have made, to form the Council’s statement of case for a Public Inquiry to start on 26 April 2022.  The initial statement of case needed to be submitted by 18 February 2022, and the Committee’s next meeting was not until 2 March 2022, so the report proposed holding an extra meeting on 15 February 2022.

(ii)      Appeals Recently Determined

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted details of one decision that had been made by the Secretary of State, or by an Inspector appointed for the purpose, which was attached as Appendix 2 to the report.

(iii)     Reports on Appeal Decisions

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the following appeal decisions in Appendix 3:

Resolved –   

(1)      That the new appeals, as set out in Appendix 1, be noted;

(2)      That the outcome of the recently determined appeal, as set out in Appendix 2, be noted;

(3)      That the reports on the appeal decisions set out in Appendix 3 be noted;

(4)      That an additional meeting of the Planning Applications Committee be held on 15 February 2022 to consider a report on planning application 200328/OUT – Vastern Court, Caversham Road to agree the decision that it would have made if it had been able to determine the application.