Freedom of Information Request for Planning Application 203544: Full application for the proposed erection of 54 units (including 19 affordable homes) with associated access road from St Anne’s.

I shall be grateful, if you will provide (within the statutory timescale of 20 working days) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the following information relating to Planning Application 203544 : Land To The West Of St Annes Drive And South Of London Road Wokingham RG40 1PB

1. A copy of the council’s most up to date Housing Supply Statement confirming the number of year’s housing supply
Attached as Item 1 - Five Year Housing Land Supply Statement 31.03.2021

2. A copy of WBC financial statement and position
Attached are three Statement of Council’s accounts save as:
Item 2 - WBC Statement of Accounts for Year Ended 31 March 2020
Item 2 - WBC Statement of Accounts for Year Ended 31 March 2021 DRAFT
Item 2 - WBC Statement of Accounts for Year Ended 31 March 2022 DRAFT
Please note that only accounts up to y/e 31.3.20 have been audited. Accounts up to y/e 31.3 21&22 are in a draft form at present.
Further information can be obtained here: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/open-data/datasets-and-open-data/?categoryesctl91f252ff-550d-4cfa-a838-92ef2cb5f83c=7778

3. Minutes of the Extraordinary Planning Committee held on 2nd August 2022, Part 1 and Part 2
Attached Item 3 - Minutes of the Extraordinary Planning Committee held on 2nd of August 2022 (Part I). Minutes of Part II were not created, therefore, they are not available.
Further information can be obtained here: https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=135&MId=4456&Ver=4

4. Confirmation of attendees and all those who voted for items 1 and 2 to be removed
Attached are:
Item 4 - Attendees at Extraordinary Planning Committee 02nd August 2022
Item 4 - Voting at Part I of the Planning Committee 02nd August 2022
Voting for item II was excluded from public domain.

5. Confirmation of who decided that new information was exempt under Sch. 12A, Part 1, para. 5 of the Local Government Act 1972 which deals with legal professional privilege.
The decision whether the nature of “the new information” as one to which Sch. 12A, Part 1, para. 5 of the Local Government Act 1972 applied was made by WBC Borough Solicitor.

6. Details, minutes and all emails associated with any site visits undertaken to the site within the last two years.
Attached are:
Item 6 - Correspondence with Agent on site visit 2022.07.12
Item 6 - Correspondence with Counsel on site visit 2022.07.12
Item 6 - Correspondence with Planning Consultant on site visit 2022.07.12
Item 6 - Details associated with site visits

7. Copies of all correspondence between WBC and the appellant (Beaulieu Homes / Solve Planning) in regards to application 203544. I accept that collating all emails between WBC and the developer however may be a more onerous task. In which case, I would be prepared to limit it to any emails sent from Officer Joanna Carter to Beaulieu Homes / Solve Planning within the last 12 months.
Information to follow

8. Details of the number of Tree Preservation Orders within Wokingham and total number of Trees with TPO’s that have been allowed to be removed within the last 5 years.
Wokingham Borough have 1547 as of last month.
We do not report on TPO trees removed

9. A copy of all Tree Preservation violations that have been recorded on the site since 2015
There have been two investigations since 2015 relating to tree works. Please see attached file Item 9.
Case ref : RFS/2015/082463 – determined that no further action be taken re unauthorised TPO works

Case ref: RFS/2022/087494 – determined as no breach

10. A copy of the Statement of Common Ground sent to the Council on 11 July 2022
Attached is:
Item 10 - Statement of Common Ground sent to Council on 11.07.2022

11. Copy of any emails to South East Water Company to check whether they have been/need to be consulted and to address any actions deemed necessary as a result of those investigations.
Attached is:
Item 11 - Email to South East Water Company

12. A copy of the consultation response from Environmental Health that indicates that an Air Quality Impact Assessment is required.
Attached is:
Item 12 - WBC Environmental Health Consultation Response

13. Most recent traffic accident statistics for the London Road junction nearest the site
Attached is:
Item 13 – Accident Record in vicinity of St Anne
Item 13 – Traffic Accidents Statistics

14. Confirmation of how many active applications the council have received from Beaulieu Homes and how many have previously been approved.
A list of all applications by Beaulieu Homes is attached as:
Item 14 - Previous Applications from Beaulieu Homes
The outcome of each application can be checked by inserting the reference number here: https://planning.wokingham.gov.uk/FastWebPL/welcome.asp