Decision details

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the demolition of the existing buildings and structures on the site.

The Officer updated the Committee that since the publication of the report the Ecology Officer had requested a condition for a bat survey to be carried out prior to the demolition of the Coach House. 

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a Kingston Street resident.

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          Raised concerns regarding the demolition of the Coach House. Asked that condition 4 be amended so the Coach House was demolished by hand, and not mechanical means, as this would result in damage to Kingston Street properties which would be a civil matter.

Andy Thompson (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to grant the application for planning permission in accordance with the officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the officer report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the officers with the following additional informatives:

1.    New development can sometimes cause inconvenience, disturbance and disruption to local residents, businesses and passers by. As a result the City Council runs a Considerate Contractor Scheme aimed at promoting high standards of care during construction. The City Council encourages the developer of the site, through its building contractor, to join the scheme and agree to comply with the model Code of Good Practice, in the interests of good neighbourliness. Information about the scheme can be obtained from The Considerate Contractor Project Officer in the Planning Department (Tel: 01223 457121).

2.    The applicant shall ensure all building material following demolition is sustainably disposed either by being reused on or off site where possible or sent to be an approved waste handling contractor to be recycled in order to reduce waste being sent to landfill.

3.     Notwithstanding the collection/delivery hours specified in Condition 3 the submission of a Traffic Management Plan under Condition 10 shall specify hours during which material shall be removed from the site to ensure that the impact of heavy vehicle movements on Mill Road is reduced as far as practicable.