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Meeting: 16/12/2019 - Planning Committee (Item 66)

66 Application No. 192244 - Heathlands Farm, Honey Hill, Wokingham, RG40 3BG pdf icon PDF 319 KB

Recommendation: Conditional approval

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Proposal: Full application for the proposed erection of a single storey extension to the east elevation of the existing soft fruit processing plant to provide additional space for automated processing and packaging

 

Applicant: Hall Hunter Partnership

 

The Committee received and reviewed a report about this application, set out in agenda pages 107 to 124.

 

The Committee were advised that there were no Members’ Update.

 

Peter Izod, agent, spoke in support of the application. Peter stated that the applicant was one of the largest soft fruit producers in the UK, servicing almost all of the major UK supermarkets. This application was designed to tidy up the storage on site, with this application being situated on an existing hardstanding surface. Peter added that the site was screened well and was not visible to other locations.

 

Angus Ross commented that this was an immensely successful business, with this application proposing to replace a temporary storage solution. Angus added that once the southern distributer road was completed it would allow for safer access than from Nine Mile Ride.

 

Stephen Conway queried why there was a condition that related to imported goods being specified as outside of the Wokingham Borough. Simon Taylor, Case Officer, clarified that this was a condition dating back to 2007 that had been carried over.

 

RESOLVED That application number 192244 be approved, subject to conditions and informatives set out in agenda pages 108 to 110.