Issue - meetings

AGREED that in accordance with Regulation 12 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Area) Regulations 1990, the Head of Development Services be authorised to make an application to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to seek consent for the proposed works subject to the conditions set out in the report, for the reasons set out in the report.

NOTED

1.         Receipt of two additional letters of objection.

2.         The objection of Councillor Martin Prescott.

3.         Councillor Martin Prescott's statement, including the following points:

            (i)  He understood that a traffic survey in relation to the application had been carried out in the summer holiday period and not at peak times.

            (ii)  Chase Road was a major north/south route and there were three schools locally and the road was already jammed every morning and afternoon in term time.

            (iii)  The road was dangerous for children to cross and no more traffic-generating facilities should be permitted; locating another nursery school here did not make sense.

4.         The Planning Transportation officer's clarification that traffic generation evidence was based on a predicted position based on replication of traffic movements at the applicant’s other nursery school.

5.         The Chairman's proposal that a decision on the application be deferred so that a review of traffic could be carried out at this site and at peak times, supported by the Committee.

AGREED that a decision on the application be deferred pending further review of the Transport Assessment and for a site visit.