Development Management Committee - Wednesday, 15th July, 2026 6.30 pm - Agenda and draft minutes

All Members who have or believe that they have any interest under the Rushmoor Borough Council Councillors’ Code of Conduct, adopted in April 2021, in any matter to be considered at the meeting are required to disclose that interest at the start of the meeting (preferably) or as soon as possible thereafter and to take the necessary steps in light of their interest as to any participation in the agenda item.

Having regard to the Members’ Code of Conduct, the following declarations of interest were made.  All Members who had or believed that they had any interest under Rushmoor Borough Council’s Councillor Code of Conduct, adopted in April 2021, in any matter to be considered at the meeting disclosed that interest at the start of the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter and took the necessary steps in light of their interest as to any participation in the agenda item:

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 17th June, 2026 (copy attached).

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 17th June, 2026 were approved and signed as a correct record of proceedings.

In accordance with the guidelines for public participation at meetings, the following representations were made to the Committee and were duly considered before a decision was reached:

To consider the Executive Head of Property and Growth’s Report No. PG2614 on planning applications recently submitted to the Council (copy attached).

Sections A & B of the report set out the items to be considered at future meetings and petitions received:

Section C of the report sets out planning applications for determination at this meeting:

Section D of the report sets out planning applications which have been determined under the Council’s scheme of delegation for information.

ion for information.

(ii)      the applications dealt with by the Executive Head of Property and Growth, where necessary in consultation with the Chairman, in accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation, more particularly specified in Section “D” of the Executive Head of Property and Growth’s Report No. PG2614, be noted

(iii)      the current position with regard to the following applications be noted pending consideration at a future meeting:

NOTE: For Planning Application No. 26/00211/REVPP, the Vice Chair, Cllr Steve Masterson, chaired the meeting whilst the Chair, Cllr Calum Stewart, excused himself from proceedings as a result of his Declaration of Interest. Cllr Stewart retook the chair once the item had been determined.

Tim Mills, Executive Head of Property and Growth, gave a verbal update regarding the Farnborough Airport applications, which were listed as Future Items.

For Planning Application No. 25/00615/REV, Farnborough Airport notified the Council that they were planning, at the end of the agreed extension of time period, to appeal on the grounds of non-determination. Therefore, the application had been updated to note the appeal.

Regarding Planning Application No. 23/00794/REVPP, which sought to increase the maximum number of annual aircraft movements from 50,000 to 70,000 per annum, including an increase in non-weekday aircraft movements from 8,900 to 18,900 per annum, the Council agreed a further extension of six months. The decision was made on the basis that some of the matters that would be determined within Planning Application No. 25/00615/REV were relevant to Planning Application No. 23/00794/REVPP.