Minutes of Meetings

COOKHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of a Meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE held at the

Community Room on Tuesday, 17^th June 2003 commencing at 7.40pm.

PRESENT: Cllr R. Arthur (Chairman); H. J. Woodbridge (Vice Chairman)

Cllrs. P. Brockwell, S. Fairlie, A. Hay, M. Innes, R. Piercey, A. Prichard, J. Stretton, M.Wellman.

In Attendance: Cllr D. Ricardo (RBWM), Jane Griffiths (Maidenhead Advertiser) and 1 member of the public.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Brar, Coker, Garrard and Harris.

Declarations of interest were received from Cllr J. Stretton on planning applications 03/40255 and 03/40256. He left the room and took no part in the discussion or vote.

PLANS CONSIDERED & DISCUSSED

03/40255	Single storey rear extension. No.1, KEELEYS COTTAGE, High Street, Cookham. C. McCaffrey.	OBJECTION – see comment
	Contrary to Policy F1 - Cookham Parish Council will continue to object to development in the Flood Plain until a firm notice of guidance has been received from RBWM as to whether we should be following the Local Plan or the Environment Agency map. Despite the flood relief works, this property would have flooded in January 2003 due to the water rising from below the ground. Vote: IN FAVOUR = 7, AGAINST = 2.
03/40256	Single storey rear extension. (Listed Building Consent). No.1, KEELEYS COTTAGE, High Street, Cookham. C. McCaffrey.	OBJECTION
	Contrary to Policy F1 as above
03/40334	New 1.8m high boundary fence & gates. VINE COTTAGE, Dean Lane, Cookham Dean. Mr. R Coomber.	NO OBJECTION
	Vote: In favour = 7, Against = 3
03/40336	Construction of rear conservatory. CHERRY TREE COTTAGE, Popes Lane, Cookham Dean. Mr. S Sethi.	OBJECTION
	Contrary to policy GB4 – over-development of the original site in a conservation and green belt area. Development by stealth. Vote: IN FAVOUR = 7, AGAINST = 3.
03/40356	Construction of a single storey rear extension. 37, LESTERS ROAD, Cookham Rise. Mr. & Mrs. J P Behan.	NO OBJECTION
03/40364	Conservatory to the rear. LONG HOUSE, Alleyns Lane, Cookham Dean. Mr. C Harris.	NO OBJECTION
	Vote: IN FAVOUR = 5, AGAINST = 3, ABSTENTION = 2

PLANNING APPEAL

01/37210

Notification by the RBWM that the appeal by Mr. P J Allen of the Mill House, Mill Lane, has been withdrawn.

WORKS TO TREES

03/40333

Consent to reduce an Apple tree, re-pollard an Ash tree & prune a Walnut tree.

STUDIO HOUSE, School Lane, Cookham.

R A Purcell.

NO OBJECTION

PLANNING DECISIONS

03/39898	Two storey side extension with velux window to front, double garage, and new roof over kitchen. POUND HOUSE, The Pound, Cookham.	PERMITTED
03/40016	Division of section of private roadway fronting Mill House, Mill House West & Formosa Lodge (Change of Use). MILL HOUSE, Mill Lane, Cookham.	PERMITTED
03/40062	Replacement of two wooden walls with brick in utility room, removal of wall & addition of door in kitchen, & move bathroom upstairs. WIGGS COTTAGE, The Moor, Cookham. GRANTS LISTED BUILDING CONSENT	PERMITTED
03/40265	Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development of lower basement extension to nursing home (Certificate of Lawfulness of Development). HARWOOD HOUSE, Spring Lane, Cookham.	CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS OF DEVELOPMENT GRANTED
03/40156	Externally illuminated fascia sign and externally illuminated double sided projecting sign – Advertisement. 3 STATION HILL, Cookham Berks. SL6 9BT.	CONSENT TO DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT

OTHER MATTERS:

The Chairman spoke briefly about the email received by the Clerk from Thames Water. There will be a public open session in the WI Village Hall in Cookham Dean where villagers will have a chance to meet the project team constructing the new sewer system. The first session had already been held but Cllr Fairlie and Cllr Piercey said they would attend the second session and report back to the Parish Council.

Cllr Prichard said he would attend the RBWM Panel meeting and would speak against the development of Apple Orchard, Appn No: 03/40086 and Land at 124 and to the rear of 16, 118, 120, 122 and 126 Whyteladyes Lane, Appn No: 02/39264.

The meeting closed at 8.15pm.