Minutes of Meetings

COOKHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of a Meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE held at the

Community Room on Tuesday, 8^th January 2008 commencing at 8.30pm

PRESENT: Cllr H.J. Woodbridge (Chairman), Cllr M. Wellman (Vice Chairman).

Cllrs M. Brar, M. Coker, D. Fry, G. Harris, M-L. Kellaway, M. Innes,

R. Piercey, D. Ricardo, John Stretton.

Also present: Frank Smith (Marlow Free Press) part time.

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OPEN FORUM: Due to the presentation of the Cookham Parish Plan, the Open Forum will be listed in the Minutes of the Full Council Meeting. There were no members of the public to speak on planning matters.

1. APOLOGIES AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Apologies were received from Cllrs Barnes; Brockwell; Hewitt and Jean Stretton. Cllr John Stretton declared an interest as a member of the Borough Planning Panel and reserved the right to change his mind at a later date. Cllr Woodbridge declared a prejudicial interest in Pln Appn 07/03299. Cllr M. Coker declared a personal interest in Pln Appn 07/03254 as a member of the Maidenhead District Housing Association Committee.

2. PLANS CONSIDERED & DISCUSSED:

Planning

Ref:

Current Planning Applications

Decision

07/03254

(14/12/07)

Construction of a two bedroom detached bungalow with access from Pearce Drive.

LAND ADJACENT TO 5 PEARCE DRIVE, Cookham.

Thames Valley Housing

NO OBJECTION

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = UNANIMOUS

NB. Case Officer to note that this site can flood and did so in August 2007.

07/03299

(18/12/07)

Part two storey, part one storey front and rear extension.

89 WESTWOOD GREEN, Cookham Rise. Mr P. Trice

NO OBJECTION

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 4, AGAINST = 3, ABSTENTION = 3. Concerns over size of rear ext.

07/03307

(19/12/07)

First floor side extension.

RIVERBANK COTTAGE, Spade Oak Reach, Cookham.

Mr Ian Berrido

OBJECTION – Contrary to Policy F1 – 2 extra bedrooms in the Flood Plain with no dry escape route. Also concerns over Outline permission granted for a Replacement dwelling (Pln Appn 07/02710) would lead to over-development and possible sub-division of the plot.

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 10, AGAINST = 1.

07/03317

(21/12/07)

Addition of dormer “infill” to north of elevation.

BALLARDS, Jobs Lane, Cookham Dean.

Mr Chris Scanlon

NO OBJECTION

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 9, AGAINST = 2

07/03318

(20/12/07)

Single storey rear extension.

HEATHCOTE, 39 High Road, Cookham Rise.

Mr and Mrs V N Elstow

NO OBJECTION

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 10, ABSTENTION = 1.

Planning

Ref:

Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Decision

07/03212

(10/12/07)

Notification to crown reduce a Weeping Willow and fit cable bracing between 2 beans of a Lawson Cypress.

BADGERS, Berries Road, Cookham.

Fiona Bay

NO OBJECTION

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = UNANIMOUS

Planning Ref:

Works to Trees covered by TPO

Decision

07/03194

(6/12/07)

Consent to crown lift to 5m, reduce height of crown over neighbours by 20%, reduce low limbs over neighbours on T4 Hornbeam. Remove trunk growth to 3.5m and crown lift to 4m on T2 Hornbeam. Remove trunk growth to 3.5m on T3 Hornbeam. Remove trunk growth to 4m, crown lift to 4m over verge. Crown lift to 5.3m over Highway, crown clean and prune branches near BT wires on 0.5m clearance on T1 Hornbeam.

HORNBEAMS, Sutton Road, Cookham.

Mr and Mrs Hazell

PART NO OBJECTION – Cookham Parish Council has concerns over the crown reduction as these trees occupy a prominent site in Sutton Road. Refer the crown reductions to the Tree Officer.

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = UNANIMOUS.

Planning Ref:

Planning Decisions

Decision

07/02746

Single storey side extension.

OLD DANIELS, Popes Lane, Cookham.

W A Forbes

PERMITTED

07/02845

Works to Trees covered by TPO.

To crown lift to 3.5m on one Sycamore (T1 on application form).

AUDUBON, Bradcutts Lane, Cookham Dean.

GRANTED

07/02847

Certificate of Lawfulness to allow continued use of barn for keeping horses for private recreational use.

HARDINGS FARM, Hills Lane, Cookham Dean.

Mrs D. Richards

CERTIFICATE WOULD NOT BE LAWFUL – insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the barn has been used for a continuous period of 10 years or more for the keeping of horses for recreational purposes.

07/02968

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey outbuilding.

CONEY COPSE, Winter Hill, Cookham Dean.

Farrell Architectural Design Service

CERTIFICATE WAS LAWFUL

07/02978

Works to Trees in Conservation Area. Notification to fell a group of conifers.

POUND COTTAGE, Terrys Lane, Cookham. Landmark Tree Surgery

NO OBJECTION

07/03001

Works to Trees in Conservation Area. Consent to crown lift to 6m and reduce the lower half of the canopy on the house side only by 30% on Beech (1), crown lift to 7m and reduce branches growing towards house by 20% on Beech (2), crown lift to 7m and reduce 2 over-extended limbs back in line with the main crown shape (approx. 15%) on Beech (3).

SILVER BIRCH, Stone House Lane, Cookham Dean. Ben Lloyd-Jones

GRANTED

07/03093

Works to Trees in Conservation Area. Notification to fell three Monterey Cypress and a Spruce (identified on the application form as a Pine)

FRAMLEY, Startins Lane.

Cookham. Mr Steven Mitchell

NO OBJECTION

07/03153

Works to Trees in Conservation Area.

Notification to prune branches of a row of Lime trees to clear roof of Village Hall by up to 1.5m.

THE ORCHARD, Church Road, Cookham. Mr B. Shephard

NO OBJECTION

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Planning Meetings held on 4^th December 2007 was passed with one amendment, Cllr M. Coker declared that he was attending the Parish Plan meeting on behalf of the Parish Council that night. The Minutes of the Planning Meeting held on 18^th December 2007 was passed with no amendments. The Minutes of the Emergency Planning Meeting held on 10^th December 2007 was passed with no amendments.

The meeting closed at 9.00pm.

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