Extension to provide kitchen stores, toilets and owners bedrooms. New building to provide 8 guest rooms and 2 staff bedrooms.

Extension to provide kitchen stores, toilets and owners bedrooms. New building to provide 8 guest rooms and 2 staff bedrooms.

 

The Principal Planning Officer reported the following:

 

• Dorstone Parish Council support the application with the following observations

 

1          Surface water, with the new building and surfacing of the car park concern, the ground will not cope with the additional storm water.

 

2.         Whilst noting improvement to the sewerage disposal need to ensure highway    piped ditch can handle the volume discharging into the stream can handle the volume discharging into the stream.

 

3.         Limited car parking spaces, whilst plan indicates increase, some of these spaces will be occupied by residents of the accommodation therefore not available to pub visitors .

 

4.         Light intrusion of new building, car park and disabled entrance. Info and agreement on number and usage required.

 

5.         The new accommodation block is not to be separated from the Pandy Inn.

 

• Note letter sent re exceeding return date, due to putting application on Public display.

 

• The Council have received a letter from Mr & Mrs Longbottom, copy sent to Mr Prior”

 

• Five letters of support for the proposal have been received raising the following main points:

 

-                 allows applicants to comply with regulations including EEC ones, and Environmental Health regulations with the new kitchen .

-                 new toilet facilities required

-                 new building will meet the demands of tourist and stabilise business

-                 shop has closed need Pandy

-                 many pubs/restaurants in area struggling through  lack of investment and staff

-                 standard of catering and cooking very high at Pandy. Supports local business, local events and charities

-                 Smoking Ban has affected village inns, proposed work gives the Pandy a chance for survival .

 

The Principal Planning Officer noted that the issues raised by Dorstone Parish Council had been addressed in the Officer’s Appraisal.

 

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking Mr. Longbottom and Mr. Davies spoke in objection to the application and Mr. Gannon, the applicant, spoke in support.

 

Councillor PD Price, the local ward member felt that granting the application would benefit the village of Dorstone and therefore supported the application.

 

Councillor H Bramer voiced a number of concerns in respect of the games room, the sceptic tank and also the smoking area. He felt that the concerns of the local residents should be addressed through conditions but on balance he supported the application.

 

Members discussed the application thoroughly and felt that concerns regarding the smoking ban in licensed premises were not a matter of debate for the sub-committee and should be dealt with through the Regulatory Committee.

 

RESOLVED

 

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

 

1.      A01 (Time limit for commencement (full permission))

 

         Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

2.      B01 (Samples of external materials)

 

         Reason: To ensure that the materials harmonise with the surroundings.

 

3.      C02 (Approval of details)

 

         Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of this building of architectural or historical interest.

 

4.      D01 (Site investigation - archaeology)

 

         Reason: To ensure the archaeological interest of the site is recorded.

 

5.      F32 (Details of floodlighting/external lighting)

 

         Reason: To safeguard local amenities.

 

6.      F41 (No burning of materials/substances during construction phase)

 

         Reason: To safeguard residential amenity and prevent pollution.

 

7.      F37 (Scheme of odour and fume control)

 

         Reason: In order to ensure that fumes and odours are properly discharged and in the interests of the amenities of residential property in the locality.

 

8.      F38 (Details of flues or extractors)

 

         Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the area.

 

9.      F16 (Restriction of hours during construction)

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents.

 

10.    No part of the development shall be brought into use until such time as the foul drainage plant and means of disposal off site as detailed have been carried out to the satisfaction of the local planning authority, unless otherwise agreed in writing prior to commencement of works.

 

         Reason:   In order to ensure that satisfactory drainage arrangements are provided.

 

11.    E31 (Use as holiday accommodation)

 

         Reason: The local planning authority are not prepared to allow the introduction of a separate unit of residential accommodation, due to the relationship and close proximity of the building to the property known as The Pandy Inn.

 

12.    H13 (Access, turning area and parking)

 

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway.

 

13.    H29 (Secure covered cycle parking provision)

 

         Reason: To ensure that there is adequate provision for secure covered cycle accommodation within the application site, encouraging alternative modes of transport in accordance with both local and national planning policy.

 

Informative(s):

1.      N19 - Avoidance of doubt

 

2.      N15 - Reason(s) for the Grant of Planning Permission