Change of use of first floor from living accommodation to a children’s nursery and ancillary operations.

Change of use of first floor from living accommodation to a children’s nursery and ancillary operations.

The Central Team Leader advised that paragraph 1.1 of the report, on page 23 of the agenda, should refer to class D1 use and not B1.

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mr. Wrinch (the applicant) spoke in support of the application.

Councillor R. Preece, a Local Ward Member, noted that the proposal would complement the existing ground floor nursery use and supported the application.  Councillor A.C.R. Chappell, also a Local Ward Member, felt that the application was acceptable with appropriate conditions.

Councillor D.B. Wilcox, noting that the Traffic Manager had raised objections on the grounds of inadequate parking provision, questioned whether a temporary planning permission would enable the situation to be monitored and provide an opportunity to reconsider the acceptability of the proposal at a later date.  In response, the Central Team Leader advised that the applicant did not feel that a temporary permission would be feasible.  The Central Team Leader commented that the proposal should not compromise highway safety given the cul-de-sac position and the shortfall in parking was mitigated by the central location of the site which was close to public car parks and public transport routes.

Other Members commented on the benefits of the application and noted that arrival and departure times at nurseries were staggered and, therefore, the parking arrangements were acceptable in this instance.

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.         A09 (Amended plans).

Reason: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the amended plans.

3.         E10 (Use restricted to that specified in application).

Reason: To suspend the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order currently in force, in order to safeguard the amenities of the locality.

4.         G01 (Details of boundary treatments).

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure dwellings have satisfactory privacy.

5.         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.

6.         The four rear parking spaces identified as spaces 2, 4, 6 and 8 on amended plan received 8th November, 2005 are for the use of staff employed on the application site only, and not for use by members of the public or for deliveries, loading or unloading.

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

7.         A Parking Management and Travel Plan containing measures for the control and management of the parking facilities, and to promote alternative modes of transport for staff and visitors using the approved development, including a schedule for its implementation, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority within 6 months of the date of the commencement of the use hereby approved.  A detailed written record should be kept of the measures undertaken shall be made available for inspection by the local planning authority upon reasonable request.

Reason: To ensure that a range of sustainable transport initiatives are available to employees and visitors.

8.         H29 (Secure cycle parking provision).

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

Informatives:

1.         N01 - Access for all.

2.         N03 - Adjoining property rights.

3.         HN01 - Mud on highway.

4.         HN05 - Works within the highway.

5.         HN10 - No drainage to discharge to highway.

6.         N15 - Reason(s) for the Grant of PP/LBC/CAC.