Report of the Chair on the Work of the Planning Committee

This report gives an overview of the key items considered by the Committee at its meetings on 08 January 2025 and 05 February 2025.

1. Planning Committee Meeting – 08 January 2025

1.1 The Committee considered three reports.

1.2 Application No. 24/01268/RVC Development Site at Former the Old Telephone Exchange, Elmsleigh Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4PN Variation of Condition 2 (plan numbers) relating to planning permission 20/01199/FUL for the demolition of the former Masonic Hall and redevelopment of site to provide 206 dwellings together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works. To update the approved plans to remove reference to Affordable Housing.

1.3 The Committee agreed to defer the decision on this application until the next meeting to allow time to discuss alternative provision with RentPlus.

1.4 Application No. 24/01434/FUL Sunbury Leisure Centre, Nursery Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LG Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps on flat roof.

1.5 The application was approved subject to the agreed condition that the acoustic level at the boundary of properties must not exceed [value to be advised], in the interest of residential amenity

1.6 Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) - To consider a report on the Article 4 Direction made on 21 August 2024 in respect of Staines, Ashford North and Stanwell South, and Stanwell North wards. This item was carried over from the meeting on 10 December 2024.

1.7 The Committee resolved to confirm the Article 4 Direction made on 21 August 2024 in respect of Staines, Ashford North and Stanwell South, and Stanwell North wards, and serve an Article 4 Direction under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to remove Permitted Development Rights for HMOs across all ten remaining wards within Spelthorne to come into effect in twelve months’ time

2. Planning Committee – 5 February 2025

2.1 The Committee considered 2 reports.

2.2 Application No. 24/01370/MIS Northern Runway, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow Adjoining Authority Consultation - Consultation by the London Borough of Hillingdon for enabling works to allow implementation of full runway alternation during easterly operations at Heathrow Airport including the creation of a new 'hold area' at the western end of the northern runway, the construction of new access and exit taxiways, the construction of an acoustic noise barrier to the south of Longford Village and temporary construction compounds (Hillingdon ref: 41573/APP/2024/2838)

2.3 The Committee resolved to raise objection to the neighbouring authority consultation on noise grounds

2.4 Application No. 24/01268/RVC Development Site at Former the Old Telephone Exchange, Elmsleigh Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4PN  Variation of Condition 2 (plan numbers) relating to planning permission 20/01199/FUL for the demolition of the former Masonic Hall and redevelopment of site to provide 206 dwellings together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works. to update the approved plans to remove reference to Affordable Housing.

2.5 The Committee resolved to approve the application subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 agreement.