Agenda and decisions

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Adam Mitchell.

Councillors Teresa Callaghan and Graham Lawrence CC declared interests in items 3 and 4 relating to Land North of Stevenage, off North Road and Weston Road, Stevenage as they were both Members of the Friends of Forster Country.  They both remained in the meeting and took part in the deliberation and votes for the two items.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the previous meetings held on 8^th December 2022 and 10^th January 2023.

It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the Planning and Development Committees held on 8 December 2022 and 10 January 2023 be approved as correct records and signed by the Chair.

To consider a Reserved Matters application for Site Wide Infrastructure including Highways Infrastructure, Drainage and Surface Water, and Green Infrastructure pursuant to Outline permission 17/00862/OPM.

The Committee considered a reserved matters application for Site Wide infrastructure including Highways Infrastructure, Drainage and Surface Water and Green infrastructure pursuant to outline permission 17/00862/OPM

It was RESOLVED that application 22/00808/RMM be granted planning permission, subject to the conditions set out in the report.

To consider an application for approval of Reserved Matters (layout, landscaping, scale, and appearance) for residential development of 243 units comprising Phase 1 Parcels A-C and commercial unit (Use Class E) pursuant to Outline permission 17/00862/OPM.

The Committee considered an application for approval of reserved matters (layout, landscaping, scale and appearance) for residential development of 243 units comprising Phase 1 Parcels A-C and commercial unit (Use Class E) pursuant to Outline permission 17/00862/OPM.

It was RESOLVED that application 22/00810/RMM be granted planning permission, subject to the conditions set out in the report.

To consider any Part I Business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

None.

To consider the following motions that:

1.          Under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in Paragraphs 1-7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.

2.          That Members consider the reasons for the following reports (if any)being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

Not required.

To consider any Part II Business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

None.