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Present

Members:      

  • Cllr Mahmood Ebrahimjee
  • Cllr Sue Hendrie (Chairman)
  • Cllr Mark Hoskins
  • Cllr Nigel Hughes (Vice-Chairman)

Officers:  

  • Luke Whitcomb, Meetings Officer

Others: 

  • 1 member of the public
  • 0 members of the press

 

169/23     MEETING PROTOCOL

The Chairman read out the protocols that should be followed in the conduct of the meeting.

170/23     APOLOGIES

Apologies were received from Councillor Lester and District Councillor Keats-Rohan.

District Councillor Barlow did not attend.

171/23     DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

No interests were declared.

172/23     MINUTES

It was proposed by Councillor Ebrahimjee, and seconded by Councillor M. Hoskins, and RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 28 June 2023 be approved as a correct record and the Chairman is authorised to sign them

173/23     ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

The Committee reviewed progress on ‘open’ actions agreed at previous meetings.

174/23     PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

A member of the public, a resident of Chiltern Crescent, attended and spoke to the Reserved Matters application P23/S0748/RM relating Land to the West of Wallingford (Site B) Wallingford, OX10 0ND (see Minute 175/23 below).  In particular he expressed concerns about three matters: the height of the new unit overlooking Number 53 Chiltern Crescent, the large number of the units along the boundary with the new school and the creation of the parking court adjoining the boundary of Numbers 49 to 53 Chiltern Crescent.

175/23     PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS

Land to the West of Wallingford (Site B) Wallingford, OX10 0ND

P23/S0748/RM

Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission P14/S2860/O (Residential development comprising 555 dwellings, a one form entry primary school, associated landscaping and open spaces, construction of a new access onto the A4130 Calvin Thomas Way/Bosley Way, construction of a public transport link/emergency access onto Wantage Road and other supporting infrastructure works and facilities) (as amended and amplified by plans received 26 June 2023).

It was proposed by Councillor Hoskins, and seconded by Councillor Hughes, and RECOMMENDED that the application be refused at the present time until the concerns of neighbouring residents in Chiltern Crescent are satisfactorily resolved.  In particular, the Town Council requests that the height of the unit overlooking Number 53 Chiltern Crescent is reduced to single storey as was originally proposed and that the north-east corner of the site be redesigned to remove the need for a parking court along the boundary with properties in Chiltern Crescent.  Additionally, the Town Council requests that the developers put in place measures to protect the two-metre wide green corridor of Footpath 16 and satisfactory measures to mitigate against on-verge car parking.

COMMENT NO. 249252

176/23     OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (OCC) CONSULTATION

There were no matters to consider, other than those considered as part of P23/S0748/RM Land to the West of Wallingford (Site B) Wallingford, OX10 0ND, above (Minute 175/23).

177/23     PLANNING DISCHARGES

The Committee NOTED the following recent discharge by the South Oxfordshire District Council:

Callever House, 6 High Street, Wallingford, OX10 OBP

P23/S0988/DIS on application P22/S3155/FUL

Discharge of conditions 4(sample materials required (Main House)) and 5(sample materials required (Coach House)) on application P22/S3155/FUL and 3(sample materials required (Main House)) & 4(Sample materials required (Coach House)) on application P22/S3156/LB. (Alterations and extension to convert the house and coach house into residential use. Currently a mix of commercial space with a second floor flat).

178/23     PLANNING DECISIONS

The Committee NOTED recent decisions taken by the South Oxfordshire District Council and the Planning Inspectorate which were in line with the Committee’s recommendations.

179/23     FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

The Committee identified the following items for future meetings:

  • Highcroft – new primary school: further meeting with County Council, Diocese and St Joseph Limited (a division of Berkeley Homes) regarding a safe travel plan for the new primary school
  • Update on enforcement action by SODC
  • Update on planned developments in Thames Street (Nos 5-7), adjoining the Boat Club

 

The meeting ended at 7.38 pm

Minutes of the Planning Committee, 17 July 2023, signed as a correct record

Chairman

2023-07-17 PLA minutes PUBLIC