Agenda item

Report of the Head of Transport and planning recommending that conditional approval be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

The Panel considered the report of the Head of Transport and Planning in respect of an application for planning permission for the proposed development at the above address recommending that the application be conditionally approved subject to the criteria listed in the report.

Change of use from C2 (residential care home) to 10 person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis).

Paddy Kuun (local residents/ objecting), Mark James (agent), and Councillor Blackman (ward councillor) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting. In addition the Panel noted that a statement from Denis O’shea had been received, circulated, read and posted online.

The presenting officer advised the Panel that the report should have referred to the threshold tests from the Houses of Multiple Occupancy Supplementary Planning Document rather than Policy BAS6 of the Bassett Neighbourhood Plan.  The Panel were also advised that the application no longer had a requirement for a contribution to the Community Infrastructure Levy following the removal of the additional floorspace.  It was noted that the Habitats Regulation Assessment attached to the report as appendix 1 needed to be amended with the correct address and assessment and Panel were advised that an updated version had now been posted online. 

The presenting officer also advised that a further condition is needed to application in order to address the removal of the fire escape at the rear of the building, as set out below.

The presenting officer also advised that a further condition needed to application in order to address the removal of the fire escape at the rear of the building, as set out below.

Upon being put to the vote the Panel confirmed the Habitats Regulation Assessment.

The Panel then considered recommendation (2) that [the application be conditionally approved subject to criteria listed in the report as amended..  Upon being put to the vote the recommendation as amended was carried.

RECORDED VOTE 

FOR:  Councillors Windle, Greenhalgh, Beaurain,

Blatchford, Cox, G lambert 

ABSTAINED:  Councillor Wood

RESOLVED

(i)  The Panel confirmed the Habitats Regulation Assessment set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

(ii)  That planning permission be approved subject to the conditions set out within the report and any additional condition set out below

Additional condition

FIRE ESCAPE REMOVAL (PRE-OCCUPATION)

Prior to first occupation of the building as a HMO the fire escape and associated door on the first floor of the north elevation shall be removed and made good in accordance with a scheme of works that have first been submitted to and approved in writing by The Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In the interests of the privacy and amenity of the neighbouring residential occupiers