Agenda and minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 21 August 2024 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB

Contact: Matthew Williams  Email: m.williams@spelthorne.gov.uk

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Minutes pdf icon PDF 192 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 24 July 2024 as a correct record.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 24 July 2024 were approved as a correct record.

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Disclosures of Interest

To receive any disclosures of interest from councillors under the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, or contact with applicants/objectors under the Planning Code.

Minutes:

a) Disclosures of interest under the Members’ Code of Conduct

 

There were none.

 

b) Declarations of interest under the Council’s Planning Code

 

Councillor Nichols advised that he was a Director of Knowle Green Estates Limited.

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Planning application - 24/00681/HOU The Lodge, Ashford Cemetery, Long Lane, Stanwell, Staines-upon-Thames, TW19 7AD pdf icon PDF 366 KB

Ward

Ashford North and Stanwell South

 

Proposal

Creation of a vehicular access (9.0 metre width) serving two car parking spaces in the front driveway of the residential property, The Lodge

 

Recommendation

The application is recommended for approval

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Description:

Creation of a vehicular access (9.0 metre width) serving two car parking spaces in the front driveway of the residential property, The Lodge

 

Additional Information:

The Planning Officer reported that two plans stated in Condition 2 had been amended and that a new location plan was to be added to the condition as follows:

 

Two plans in Condition 2 have been amended from 22289[S]01 rev B; 22289[WD]01 rev B received 17.07.2024 to 22289[S]01 rev C; 22289[WD]01 rev C received 12.08.2024.

 

A new location plan is to be added to the condition with plan number 22289[OS]L1 received 20.08.2024.

 

 

Debate:

During the debate the following key issues were raised:

 

-       The Committee requested whether an additional condition could be added to state that no hedging work should be done during nesting season. The Planning Officer advised that this could be added as an informative.

 

The Committee voted on the application as follows:

 

For: 11

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

 

Decision: The application was approved subject to the following additional informative:

 

The applicant is requested to not undertake any work to the hedging within the bird nesting season which is generally 1 March to 31 July (inclusive)

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Major Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 132 KB

To note the details of future major planning applications.

Minutes:

The Planning Development Manager submitted a report outlining major applications that may be brought before the Planning Committee for determination.

 

Resolved that the report of the Planning Development Manager be received and noted.

 

The meeting ended at 19:11