Issue - meetings

Recommendation:  Conditional Approval

Proposal:  Reserved Matters application pursuant to Outline Planning Consent O/2009/1027 (as extended under planning permission 152330) for the development of phase 1 of Thames Valley Science Park, comprising the construction of Building 2 of the Gateway Building and all associated landscaping and ancillary works, plus temporary car parking arrangements - Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale to be considered.

Applicant:  University of Reading

The Committee received and reviewed a report about this application, set out in Agenda pages 133 to 167.

The Committee were advised that the Members’ Update included: 

·         Replacement of conditions as set out in the report to reflect minor amendments to wording of conditions 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14, deletion of conditions 2 and 4 and amendment to condition 8 (now 6);

·         Clarification for climate change buffer.

Jonathan Locke, agent, spoke in favour of the application and highlighted some of the features of the application.

A Member questioned what industry would be carried out at the Science Park and how far away the site was from the nearest residential area.  The Case Officer indicated that laboratory, research and development work would be undertaken and that the nearest residential property was some distance from the Science Park.  Hours of operation and noise would be controlled by the outline consent.

RESOLVED: That application 173287 be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Members’ Update.