Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

The Officer presented their report to the Committee, after which Adam Brown, the Applicant, addressed the Committee.

Following a brief discussion on the application the Chairman put the Officer’s recommendation to a vote, and the motion was duly carried.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and subject to the following conditions:

1                 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order), premises shall only be used for purposes falling within Use Class B8 of the Schedule to the Town & Country Planning Use Classes (Amendment) Order 2015 (or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking or re-enacting that Order) and for no other purpose.

2                 The use of the premises hereby approved shall only operate between 07:30 hours and 18:00 hours Mondays to Fridays, 08:00 hours and 13:00 hours on Saturdays and at no time on Sundays, Bank and Public Holidays.

3                 No machinery shall be operated nor shall any process be carried out and no deliveries or collections undertaken at the site other than between 08:00 hours and 17:30 hours on weekdays and between 08:00 hours and 13:00 hours on Saturdays and not at any time on Sundays and Public Holidays.

4                 With the exception of a forklift used in association with the deliveries on site, no machinery shall be used outside the buildings.

5                 No extraction or ventilation equipment, vents, air conditioning units or similar plant equipment shall be installed or fitted to any external part of the building except in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.   The scheme as approved and installed shall be retained as such thereafter.

6                 No external illumination shall be installed or fitted to any part of the site except in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The scheme as approved and installed shall be retained as such thereafter.No retail or wholesale sales shall operate from the site.

7                 No goods, materials, plant, machinery, skips, containers, packaging or other similar items associated with the use hereby permitted shall be stored or kept outside of the building on site.  

8                 Within three months from the date of this permission, provision shall be made to the rear of the application site for a parking area for ten (10) vehicles and adequate turning space.  The parking spaces shall be marked and retained for parking of vehicles in association with the B8 use hereby approved in perpetuity.