Issue - meetings

Application for change of use of first floor to 3 no. apartments and ground floor to mixed retail and café use.

Late items:

Change of Description

The description of the development is to change from  “Change of use of first floor to 3 no. apartments and ground floor to mixed retail and café use” to “Change of use of first floor to 3 no. apartments and ground floor to retention of retail store (A1 Use) and ancillary café use”

Conditions

Condition 3 to be substituted as follows:

3. Prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted,  revised details of the car parking area showing five vehicle car parking spaces  along with details of  cycle parking and bin storage should be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Once approved the car parking shall be hard surfaced and cycle parking and bin storage facilities constructed and made available for use within the site prior to the first occupation of the dwellings hereby approved. The parking area shall not be obstructed and retained for car parking in perpetuity.

Reason: To ensure that adequate off-street parking provision is made to reduce the possibilities of the proposed development leading to on-street parking problems in the area; and in the interests of the sustainability of the development and to encourage alternative transport choice in accordance with Policy DM18 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD.

Condition 5 should be substituted as follows:

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) the proposed ground floor shall be used for  A1 retail and  for no other uses inclusive of that order, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that if a material change of use of the premises occurs this could require a suitable ventilation system which could harm the amenity and character of the surrounding area in accordance with Policy DM10 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD.

Additional Condition

8. No external ventilation, extraction system or flues shall be installed on the external elevations of the building.

Reason: To ensure that the development protects the residential amenity of neighbouring properties in accordance with Policy DM10 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD.

Application for change of use of first floor to three apartments and ground floor to mixed retail and café use.

It was moved by Councillor Crooks, seconded by Councillor Ladkin and

RESOLVED – permission be granted subject to the conditions outlined in the officer’s report and late items with powers to determine the final detail of the conditions delegated to the Head of Planning and Development.