Having
disclosed an Other Significant Interest in this application,
Councillor Clark left the meeting when it was discussed.
Councillor Brice said that since she had pre-determined this
application, she would not participate in the discussion or the
voting other than to address the Committee in her capacity as a
Ward Member.
The
Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the
Head of Planning and Development.
Mr
Harper, for the applicant, and Councillor Brice, in her capacity as
Ward Member, addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED: That
subject to:
(a) Further discussions with
the applicant to secure planting along the site frontage to soften
the impact of the new buildings; and
(b)
The conditions and informatives set out
in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, with an
additional condition requiring that the new buildings be
constructed to a BREEAM standard of very good,
the
Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant
permission and to add or amend any necessary conditions as a
consequence of the discussions referred to in paragraph (a) above
and to finalise the wording of the additional condition.
Voting: 9 –
For
2 – Against 0 -
Abstentions