Agenda and minutes

The Chairperson welcomed everyone to the meeting and went through some general housekeeping arrangements for the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D O Bown, L J Haywood and W J Laybourne.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 September 2025, (copy enclosed).

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 September 2025 be approved and confirmed.

To disclose the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registrable interests and Non-Registrable Interests relating to items of business on the agenda having regard to paragraph 9 and Appendix B of the Code of Conduct for Members.

(Members are reminded that they are also required to disclose any such interests as soon as they become aware should the need arise throughout the meeting).

There were none.

To consider the report of the Assistant Director: Planning and Implementation, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

It was noted from the Members’ Update circulated prior to the meeting that an amendment had been made to condition 3

The Officer presented the report and following this the Agent Stewart Rowe addressed the Committee.

The Chairperson then proposed that the Committee approve this application. This was duly seconded.

Members raised some concerns over the operating and delivery times allowed on the site as set out in the proposed conditions. The Officer suggested the timings within condition 10 could be changed to reflect what Members deemed appropriate. After further discussion Members agreed to amend condition 10 to specify delivery times between 7:30 - 19:30 from Monday to Saturday all inclusive.

The loss of some parking spaces was then queried to which the Officer responded that the application satisfied parking standards.

The Chairperson put the earlier proposal of approval to the Committee and this proposal was duly agreed, subject to amendments to condition 3 as detailed in the Members’ Update and condition 10 as detailed above.

RESOLVED that this application be APPROVED subject to the conditions below

1.               The  development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2.               The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plans on the decision notice.

3.               The use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the building shall be restored to its condition immediately prior to the 3 year expiry of the date of this planning permission in accordance with a scheme of work previously submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority on or before 3 months prior to the 3 year expiry of the date of this planning permission unless before that date a formal planning application for the continuation of such use has been approved by the local planning authority.

4.               As the landscaping scheme has already been implemented on site, if within a period of five years from the date of the planting of any plant, or any plant planted in its replacement, is removed, uprooted, destroyed, dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the local planning authority, seriously damaged or defective, another  ...  view the full minutes text for item 309.