Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ashley Bond, Peter Cooper, Trevor Egleton, Neil Marshall, Richard Newcombe, Michael Rand and Alison Wheelhouse.  Councillor Paul Bass attended as substitute for Councillor Richard Newcombe and Councillor Nic Brown attended as substitute for Councillor Ashley Bond.

To agree the minutes of the Strategic Sites Committee meeting held on 7 July 2022.

Resolved:  The minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2022 were agreed as an accurate record and were signed by the Chairman.

There were none.

Proposal:  Erection of 130 dwellings, associated access and parking, landscaping and amenity space and the change of land from agriculture to use as sports pitches/recreational open space and informal open space at land West of Moreton Road and Castlemilk, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

A site visit was carried out on 2 August 2022.

Nina Hewitt-Jones, Principal Planning Officer, referred to the update report and advised that the following correction be noted: 

Page five, Condition 9 should read, ‘No development shall begin until …..’.

A statement was read out on behalf of Councillor Ade Osibogun by Sally Taylor, Senior Democratic Services Officer.

A statement was read out on behalf of Councillor Howard Mordue by Sally Taylor, Senior Democratic Services Officer.

Speaking as a Member, Buckinghamshire Council, Councillor Robin Stuchbury.

Speaking as representative of Buckingham Town Council, Councillor Mark Cole JP.

Speaking as objectors, Charlie Hedges and Howard Osborne.

Speaking on behalf of the applicant, Roger Welchman.

It was proposed by Councillor Alan Turner and seconded by Councillor Jackson Ng and agreed at a vote.

Resolved:  that the application be deferred and delegated to the Director of Planning and Environment for APPROVAL subject to the satisfactory completion of a S106 agreement to secure the matters set out in the report, subject to the receipt of no new material representations, and the conditions proposed, as amended by the Schedule of Updates to the Report and any others considered appropriate by Officers, or if this is not achieved for the application to be refused by Officers under delegated authority.

Members also agreed that the Chairman, in conjunction with the officers, write with regards to any possible future impact on the decision-making of the Strategic Sites Committee to the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing to outline concerns over healthcare provision across the county  and to the Cabinet Member for Transport regarding highway and flooding concerns.  Both letters would stress the need for matters to be expedited.

Note 1:  A comfort break was taken between 16.24 and 16.35.