Issue - meetings

[NOTE 1: The Planning Officer advised the Committee that two additional letters of objection had been received which mainly reiterated the comments already summarised within the report.]

[NOTE 2: The Planning Officer advised that Surrey Highway had submitted a response which sought additional information on the scheme. The Planning Officer had gone back to request clarification on why they needed this as the application was identical to the last time it was submitted and approved, and Surrey Highways had come back with no comment. The only change was that the housing type had changed from social to affordable.

The Committee considered an application for demolition of 12no existing disused garages and erection of a three storey 7no unit apartment block.

RESOLVED

That authority be delegated to the Development Manager (or their authorised deputy) to Grant planning permission subject to:

                  i.         Planning conditions set out in the report; and

                 ii.        Undertaking of the Chief Executive of Woking Borough Council to secure:

• SAMM (TBH SPA) contribution of £5,573;

• 100% affordable rented units (i.e. 7no units); (Officer Note: As Woking Borough Council is the owner of the land the subject of this planning application, it cannot enter into a Section 106 legal agreement to secure any planning obligations which may be required to mitigate the effects of the proposed development. However, the Council’s Chief Executive is able to commit the Council to give effect to the specific measures in this case under delegated authority. Any such commitment by the Council’s Chief Executive would provide certainty that such 21 MARCH 2023 PLANNING COMMITTEE measures will be given effect and implemented for the proposed development.)