Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest.

Members are reminded that contacts about any planning applications on this agenda must, unless reported to this meeting by the Head of Planning, be declared before the application is considered.

The Members named declared a contact on the following applications as indicated:

The minutes of the meeting held on 24 October were signed as a true record.

The Committee noted a tabled report which summarised late representations and responses on the following:

There are no outstanding issues.

There were no outstanding items.

Report of the Head of Planning and Regulation.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Regulation detailing the above submission of reserved matters (layout, internal access arrangements, scale, appearance and landscape details) for Phase 1 comprising of 322 dwellings and details of green infrastructure strategy for all phases (excluding third party land) and a temporary construction access pursuant to OUT/2014/2282.  The application was recommended for approval.

Councillor G Williams, a Bablake Ward Councillor, and 3 registered speakers attended the meeting and spoke in respect of their objections. The applicant’s representative spoke in support of the application. 

The Late Representation report set out and recommended amendments to Conditions 1 and 6 and an additional Condition (7).  The Committee noted a typographical error in condition 1 in that the approved document number P17-2797_28Z had been duplicated and the condition should also include document number P17-2797_29A.

RESOLVED that planning permission be granted in respect of application RMM/2019/1030 subject to amendments to Conditions 1 and 6 and an additional condition (7) as set out in the Late Representation report.

Report of the Head of Planning and Regulation.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Regulation detailing the above retrospective application for change of use of land to extend existing car park and to provide outdoor amenity space.  The application was recommended for refusal.

Councillor J Mutton, a Binley and Willenhall Ward Councillor, attended the meeting with the applicant’s representative and both spoke in support of the application.

RESOLVED that planning permission for Application FUL/2019/1923 be refused.

Report of the Head of Planning and Regulation.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Regulation detailing the above application for a two-storey side and single storey rear extension and conversion to a house in multiple occupation for 7 people (HIMO, sui generis).  The application was recommended for approval.

Councillor T Sawdon, a Wainbody Ward Councillor, attended the meeting and spoke in respect of his objections to the application. 

Following discussion of the application and matters raised at the meeting, the Committee considered that the application represented an overdevelopment of the site.

RESOLVED that planning permission for Application FUL/2019/1849 be refused for the reason that it was an overdevelopment of the site.

Report of the Head of Planning and Regulation.

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Regulation detailing the above application for erection of 55 student clusters and 55 self-contained studio apartments (total of 436 student bedrooms) over 2 & 6 storey buildings, with Community Space (Use Class D1), accessed off Albany Road; supported by dedicated student amenity facilities, cycle parking, vehicle parking, landscaping, enclosed bin store and other associated works.  The recommendation was recommended for approval.

RESOLVED that the grant of planning permission be delegated to the Head of Planning and Regulation subject to conditions and the completion of a S106 Agreement to secure the contributions listed within the report.

There were no other items of public business.