Issue - meetings
203344
Meeting: 10/02/2021 - Planning Committee (Item 59)
59 Application No.203344 - Highwood Bungalow, Fairwater Drive, Woodley, RG5 3JE 
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Recommendation: Conditional approval
Additional documents:
- Location Plan, item 59
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- Proposed Block Plan, item 59
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- Proposed Elevations, item 59
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- Proposed Floor and Roof Plans, item 59
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- Woodley Town Council Consultee Response, item 59
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Minutes:
Proposal: Full application for a change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3(b)) to Residential institution/nursing home (C2), including a single storey side extension following demolition of the existing carport.
Applicant: Wokingham Borough Council (WBC)
The Committee considered a report about this application, set out in agenda pages 217 to 234.
The Committee were advised that there were no Members’ Updates.
Gary Cowan was of the opinion that the agenda documentation could be improved, including the addition of additional pictures of the existing site. Gary queried how many vulnerable adults would be on the site and what their ages would be, and queried what the car parking facilities were on the site. Justin Turvey, Operational Manager – Development Management, stated that the age of the occupants was not a planning consideration. Kieran Neumann, case officers, stated that there would be two parking spaces. Gary Cowan wished for the applicant to take note of the proximity of the site to a school.
A number of Members commented that this application was a community asset and would benefit some of the most vulnerable residents in the Borough.
RESOLVED That application number 203344 be approved, subject to conditions and informative as set out in agenda pages 218 to 219.