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 Strategic Lead for Planning, be declared before the application is considered.

The Members named declared contacts on the following application as indicated:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2024were agreed and signed as a true record, subject to the addition of Councillor D Toulson to the list of ‘Apologies’.

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

Report of the Strategic Lead for Planning

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Lead for Planning, detailing the above application for Demolition of existing public house. Erection of new apartment block of 28 x 1 bed apartments with associated carparking and landscaping (Reduced from 31 no. units). The application was recommended for approval.

The Late Representation report contained minor updates on plans for clarity.

RESOLVED that the grant of planning permission be delegated to the Strategic Lead for Planning subject to conditions and the completion of a S106 Legal Agreement to secure the contributions summarised in this report, and for the Strategic Lead for Planning to agree any necessary amendments to the S106 Legal Agreement and Planning Conditions following consultation with the Chair.

Report of the Strategic Lead for Planning

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Lead for Planning, detailing the above application for a single storey rear extension, which was recommended for refusal.

Woodlands Ward Councillor, J Lepoidevin, spoke in support of the application, also speaking in support was a registered public speaker and the applicants.

Following consideration of the report, the presentation and representations made at the meeting, the Committee agreed that the application be deferred to a future meeting in order to allow officers to re-assess and renegotiate the application in order to reach a proposal that would be acceptable to all parties.

RESOLVED that planning permission for Application PL/2024/0002336/

HHA be deferred.

There are no outstanding issues.

There were no outstanding issues.

There were no other items of public business.