17/00758/FUL:  Cllr Upton stated that she was an employee of the University of Oxford and from October 2017 she would be employed on a casual basis by St Catherine’s College. She stated that although she had no predetermined view in relation to the application she would not participate in its determination.

Cllr Upton left the room and Cllr Cook took the Chair for the duration of this item.

Site address:                      St Catherines College, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UJ

Proposal:                             Erection of 78 student bedrooms (4 with disabled access) arranged in clusters of 8, over three floors in three 'pavilion' style buildings connected by glazed stairwells; together with a three storey Graduate Centre, landscaping, flood compensation, and associated infrastructure; and including the demolition of staircase 23.             

Recommendation:

West Area Planning Committee is recommended to:

(a) Agree to grant planning permission for the reasons given in the report and subject to:

1. Confirmation from the Secretary of State that the application will not be ‘called in’, following the referral of the application in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009;  

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

2. Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in section 11 of 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 (17/00758/FUL) for planning permission for the erection of 78 student bedrooms (4 with disabled access) arranged in clusters of 8, over three floors in three 'pavilion' style buildings connected by glazed stairwells; together with a three storey Graduate Centre, landscaping, flood compensation, and associated infrastructure; and including the demolition of staircase 23 at St Catherine’s College, Manor Road.

The Planning Officer presented the report; set out the key points in relation to the special circumstances of this development which justified the low degree of harm to the Green Belt; and confirmed that there was no material impact on the views from the designated view cones at Headington Hill.

Roger Ainsworth, representing the college, spoke in favour of the application and Paul Semple, agent, was available for questions.

The Committee asked questions of the officers and public speakers about the details of the application.

The Committee discussion included, but was not limited to, a request that officers and the college be mindful of that cycle racks across the site should be of adequate quantity and quality and provide secure parking for a variety of types of cycle.

In reaching its decision, the Committee considered all the information put before it. On being put to the vote the Committee agreed with the officer recommendation.

The West Area Planning Committee resolved to:

(a) grant planning permission for application 17/00758/FUL subject to:

1. Confirmation from the Secretary of State that the application will not be ‘called in’, following the referral of the application in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009;  

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

2. Finalise the recommended 25 conditions and 1 informative as set out in section 11 of this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary.

Site address:                       9 Union Street, Oxford, OX4 1JP 

Proposal:                             Erection of a single storey rear extension                       

Recommendation:

The West Area Planning Committee is recommended to approve permission for the reason set out below and subject to the conditions listed in section 12 of the report:

1.    The Council considers that the proposal accords with the policies of the development plan as summarised below.  It has taken into consideration all other material matters, including matters raised in response to consultation and publicity.  Any material harm that the development would otherwise give rise to can be offset by the conditions imposed.

The Committee considered an application (17/01860/FUL) for planning permission for the erection of a single storey rear extension.

The Planning Officer presented the report. In reaching its decision, the Committee considered all the information put before it.

On being put to the vote the Committee agreed with the officer recommendation.

The West Area Planning Committee resolved to approve planning permission for application 17/01860/FUL subject to the 3 conditions listed in section 12 of the officer’s report.

Site address:                      410 To 448 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7RT    

Proposal:                              Alterations to existing balcony railing design and colour.       

Recommendation:

The West Area Planning Committee is recommended to agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to grant planning permission subject to the conditions included in Section 10 of this report and subject to no additional adverse comments being received in response to public consultation.

The Committee considered an application (17/02073/CT3) for planning permission for alterations to the existing balcony railing design and colour.

The Planning Officer presented the report and reported that no further comments had been received since the publication of the agenda. The Committee asked questions about the details of the application.

In reaching its decision, the Committee considered all the information put before it.

On being put to the vote the Committee agreed with the officer recommendation.

The West Area Planning Committee resolved to delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to grant planning permission for application 17/02073/CT3 subject to the conditions included in Section 10 of this report and subject to no additional adverse comments being received in response to public consultation.

To approve as a true and accurate record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2017.

The Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2017 as a true and accurate record.

Items for consideration by the committee at future meetings are listed for information. They are not for discussion at this meeting.

The Committee noted the list of forthcoming applications.

The Committee will meet at 6.00pm on the following dates:

The Committee noted the dates of future meetings and that there was likely to be an additional meeting on 31 October to discuss application 16/02745/CT3: Seacourt Park and Ride.