Construction of a community ride and play facility comprising, pump track, learn to ride area, play area, facilities building, tennis courts, padel courts with canopies, fencing and floodlighting, and including associated hard and soft landscaping works, SuDS and infrastructure.

The Committee was informed that the proposed redevelopment of part of Clacton Leisure Centre would deliver a significantly enhanced and more diverse range of leisure, sport and recreational facilities, including new play areas, cycling facilities, tennis and padel courts, a pavilion and associated landscaping. The scheme would provide substantial community, health and wellbeing benefits, achieve biodiversity net gain, and was supported by statutory consultees, subject to conditions.

The proposal was considered by Officers to accord with the NPPF and adopted Local Plan policies, with any potential impacts capable of being suitably mitigated through planning conditions. Accordingly, it was recommended by Officers that planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the Officer report (A.3).

The Committee had before it the published Officer report containing the key planning issues, relevant planning policies, planning history, any response from consultees, written representations received and a recommendation of refusal.

At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Principal Planning Officer (AL) in respect of the application.

No updates had been circulated to Members in relation to this application.

Lee Heley, representing the applicant (Tendring District Council), spoke in favour of this application.

After the debate, it was moved by Councillor Goldman, seconded by Councillor Fowlerand unanimously:-

RESOLVED that:-

(1)     the Head of Planning and Building Control be authorised to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions as stated at paragraph 9.2 of the Officer report (A.3), or varied as is necessary to ensure the wording is enforceable, precise, and reasonable in all other respects, including appropriate updates, so long as the principle of the conditions as referenced is retained; and

(2)     informative notes be sent to the applicant, as may be deemed necessary, by the Head of Planning and Building Control.