Decision details

The application before Members sought permission for an extension to the main school building, ancillary development to form external play area with canopy and the formation of a new staff car park to be accessed via a new vehicular entrance from Ashvale Gardens. The extensions were required to facilitate greater demand for the existing early years provision at the school. The application was reported to the Committee because the applicant was the Council and an objection had been received.

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by an objector with a response by the applicant’s agent.

The objector commented that whilst there was a need for the additional building the additional parking provision was not required as plenty of parking provision already existed. The objector also commented that the additional car park would be a further hazard to children entering and exiting the school.

In response the applicant’s agent commented that the application was a modest extension that would lead to the re-location of the nursery provision at the school and that most of the land required was for the extension and not parking provision.

During a brief debate Members discussed the current parking provision at the school and the benefits of the extension.

Following a motion to defer consideration of the item which was lost by 4 votes to 7 it was RESOLVED that it be delegated to the Director of Neighbourhoods to grant planning permission subject to the conditions as set out in the report.

The vote for the resolution to delegate the granting of planning permission was carried by 9 votes to 2.

Councillors Hawthorn and Ower voted against the resolution to delegate the granting of planning permission.