Agenda item

The application was for the approval of Design Codes pursuant to planning conditions.

The application would normally have been determined by officers in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation of Functions to Officers. However, given the importance of the redevelopment of the former Princess Royal Barracks site and the aspirations to deliver a high quality, sustainable development, Member approval was being sought for the approach being taken.

Members were advised of the following updates regarding the application since the publication of the agenda:

“Deletion of text required at paragraph 6.2 as shown below:

By necessity this report has only been able to touch upon a small fraction of the content of either of the submitted codes; but nevertheless has attempted to show how they are to be used by the Council as a tool to resist poor design.  In this regard it is considered the codes build upon the long established principles for the site, are easy to use and apply.  It is therefore recommended that, subject to the amendments set out at section 6 of this report the ‘Site Wide Design Code’, ‘The Regulatory Plan’ and the ‘Phase 1 Infrastructure Design Code’ be approved in partial consideration of the relevant planning conditions.”

RESOLVED to approve the Design Codes.

Note 1

The recommendation to approve the Design Codes was proposed by Councillor David Mansfield and seconded by Councillor Richard Brooks.

Note 2

In accordance with Part 4, Section D, paragraph 18 of the Constitution, the voting in relation to the application was as follows:

Voting in favour of the recommendation to approve the Design Codes:

Councillors David Allen, Richard Brooks, Nick Chambers, Colin Dugan, Surinder Gandhum, Edward Hawkins, Paul Ilnicki, Katia Malcaus Cooper, David Mansfield, Adrian Page, Robin Perry, Conrad Sturt, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler and Valerie White.