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 meeting on 4 March 2026.

1. Planning Committee Meeting – 4 March 2026

1.1 The Committee considered two applications.

1.2 Application No. 25/00642/RVC - Variation to condition 2 (revised plans), condition 7 (soft and hard landscape) and condition 18 (car parking management plan) imposed upon planning permission 20/01486/FUL for the construction of a new leisure centre, to allow revised parking arrangements, amended location of EV charging points and other associated works to the car park.

1.3 The application was approved subject to an informative being added to the decision notice (14. The applicant must ensure that the heigh-restriction barrier at the car park entrance can be adjusted to permit emergency vehicle access when necessary).

1.4 Application No. 26/00011/RVC – Removal of Condition 4 (restricting the use of the extended property to Use Class C3 only) attached to planning permission 25/01088/HOU

1.5 The application was refused.