Issue - meetings

Demolition of nos 26 & 29 Barwell Lane and the erection of an automated petrol filling station (revised scheme).

Application for demolition of nos 26 & 28 Barwell Lane and the erection of an automated petrol filling station (revised scheme)

Councillor Taylor entered the meeting at 6.35pm.

In presenting the application, officers corrected an error in condition 9 in the report which should have read “The petrol filling station shall not be open for the sale of fuel outside the hours of 06:00 to 21:00 Mondays to Saturdays…”

Notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation that the application be approved, some members felt that the traffic impact at the Barwell Lane/Ashby Road junction should be assessed further. It was moved by Councillor Cartwright that the decision be delegated to officers following further discussion with the applicant and the highways authority. Following the officer’s response that such discussions had already taken place, Councillor Cartwright withdrew his proposal.

Councillor Cartwright then proposed that the application be refused due to detriment to residential amenity and highways, which was seconded by Councillor Bill.

Councillor Allen, seconded by Councillor Cook, proposed that the application be approved subject to the conditions contained in the officer’s report.

Councillor Cartwright’s motion, having been seconded prior to Councillor Allen’s, was put to the vote and CARRIED. It was therefore

RESOLVED – the application be refused on grounds of detriment to residential amenity and highways issues.