Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest stated.

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting(s).

Resolved:              That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 August, 2025 be agreed as a correct record.

This item includes a supplementary report

The Chair proposed deferral of this application, following sight of the supplementary report.  This was seconded by Councillor John Williams.

Resolved:    That, given the concerns raised by the LLFA, the application be deferred to enable the applicant to provide an updated drainage strategy to seek to address the concerns of the Flood Authority.

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Amended recommendation proposed by Councillor Holland and seconded by Councillor Burnett-Faulkner

Following a long discussion on this item and Members requesting additional information, it was proposed to defer the item to a future meeting.

Resolved:    That the application be deferred to enable Environmental Health to further consider information relating to noise, and the Highway Authority to provide further information on parking provision and impact on cycleways.

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This item includes a supplementary report

Resolved:    That the application be permitted, subject to the undermentioned conditions:

(i)               Standard time limits for submission of reserved matters

and commencement of development 

(ii)              Approved plans

(iii)            Contaminated land

(iv)            Construction Environmental Management Plan

(v)             Habitat and maintenance plan

(vi)            Surface water drainage scheme

(vii)          Works to be completed in accordance with

recommendations of Ecological Appraisal

(viii)         Works to be completed in accordance with

recommendations of Hydrological Report

(ix)            Works to be completed in accordance with

recommendations of Botanical Report

(x)             Programme of archaeological mitigation  

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This item includes a supplementary report

Resolved:    That the application be permitted, subject to the undermentioned conditions:

(i)               Time Limit

(ii)              Approved plans

(iii)            Materials

(iv)            Landscaping scheme

(v)             Biodiversity Net Gain

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Resolved:    That the application be permitted, subject to the undermentioned

conditions:

(i)               Time limit condition

(ii)              Standard time limit for commencement of development

(iii)            Approved plans

(iv)            Material samples

(v)             Provision of cycle parking facilities

(vi)            Submission and approval of a Demolition and Construction

Environmental Management Plan

(vii)          Details of external lighting to be submitted

(viii)         Details of any external plant/equipment to be submitted

(ix)            Works to be completed in accordance with parking details

(x)             Operating/delivery hours

(xi)            Contaminated Land

(xii)          Foul and surface water drainage

(xiii)         Any external lighting

(xiv)        Habitat management plan

(xv)          Biodiversity gain plan

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Amended recommendation proposed by Councillor  John Williams and seconded by Councillor Brown.

Members discussed the item at length raising concerns on highways safety grounds and the impact on the character of the area.

Resolved:    That the application be refused for the following reasons:

(i)              Adverse impact on the character of the northern side of Mucklestone Wood Lane.

(ii)             Impact on highway safety due to lack of street lights and pavements around the proposed access point.

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This item includes a supplementary report

Amended recommendation proposed by Councillor Gill Williams and seconded by Councillor Holland.

Members raised concerns about the safety and utility of the access to the properties.

Resolved:    That the application be refused on the grounds of impact on highway safety due to an intensification in the use of the existing shared access with Brookfields House.

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This item includes a supplementary report

Amended recommendation proposed by Councillor Gill Williams and seconded by Councillor Brown.

Members felt that this was inappropriate development on Green Belt land.

Resolved:    That the application be refused for the following reason:

(i)               The land is not ‘grey belt’ and therefore the development

would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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This item includes a supplementary report

Amended recommendation proposed by Councillor Gill Williams and seconded by Councillor Brown

Members felt that this was inappropriate development on Green Belt land.

Resolved:    That the application be refused for the following reason:

(i)               The land is not ‘grey belt’ and therefore the development

would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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Resolved:    (i)       That the information be received

(ii)      That an update report be brought to this committee in two months’ time

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There was no Urgent Business.

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item(s) because it is likely that there will be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1,2 and 3 in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

There were no confidential items.