Councillor Cook - as a Council appointed trustee for Oxford Preservation Trust; and as a member of the Oxford Civic Society. 

He stated that he had taken no part in any discussions or decision making by those organisations that may have taken place regarding these applications

Site Address: Site of 21-55 Birchfield Close, Oxford

Proposal: Demolition of existing outbuildings and relocation to the north of the site. Erection of new refuse store area and formation of new planting, seating and drying areas. Erection of new fencing and hedge planting around the site.

Recommendation

The Committee is recommended to:

(a) Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

(b) Agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to:

Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary.

The Committee considered an application for the Demolition of existing outbuildings and relocation to the north of the site; erection of new refuse store area and formation of new planting, seating and drying areas; and erection of new fencing and hedge planting around the site at 21-55 Birchfield Close, Blackbird Leys, Oxford.

The Planning Officer reported that an extension of time to issue the decision had been agreed with the applicant.

She recommended and the Committee agreed to include a further delegation of any ancillary items relating to the stopping up, diverting, or otherwise of the footpath, to allow any such matters to be dealt with by the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services.

Members of the Committee raised concerns that the cycle parking spaces shown may not all be of adequate size to take normal bicycles, child-adapted bikes, and trailers. Officers agreed to confirm with the applicant before issuing planning permission that the spaces were suitably sized to allow storage of a range of types of cycle. In making their decision the Committee noted that they were to determine the application before them on its merits and not make modifications to the plans, and to accept assurances that officers would check the adequacy of the spaces.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the three required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

2.    delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to:

a.    Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary; and

b.    Decide any ancillary items relating to the stopping up, diverting, or otherwise of the footpath.

Site Address: Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole's Way, Oxford, OX4 4HF

Proposal: Installation of air conditioning unit to roof.

Recommendation:

The Committee is recommended to:

(a) Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

(b) Agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to:

Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary.

The Committee considered an application for the installation of an air conditioning unit to the roof of the Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole’s Way, Oxford.

The Planning Officer reported an amendment to paragraph 6.1 of the report to correct the size of the unit to 0.85m by 0.3m.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the two required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

2.    delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary.

Minutes from the meetings of 4 October 2017 (delayed to allow correction of the printed pack) and 6 December 2017

Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2017 and 6 December 2017are approved as a true and accurate record.

The Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meetings held on 4 October and 6 December 2017 as a true and accurate record.

Items currently expected to be for consideration by the committee at future meetings are listed for information. This is not a definitive list and applications may be added or removed at any point. These are not for discussion at this meeting.

The Committee noted the list of forthcoming applications.

The dates of future meetings are:

7 February 2018

7 March 2018

4 April 2018

23 May 2018

The Committee noted the meeting dates.