Decision details

The Committee received a Section 73 application.

The application sought  approval to vary condition 4 of permission 07/0517/FUL (Change of use from retail to Adult Amusement Centre) to extend the opening hours until 11pm Monday to Sunday.

Dennis Pope (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

The Committee noted the amendment sheet which showed the additional conditions no’s 4 & 5.

Councillor Baigent proposed the following amendment to the officer’s recommended condition 3 (additional text underlined):

The use hereby permitted shall only be operated from the premises during the hours of 0900 to 2300 Monday to Saturday and 1100 to 2300 on Sundays for a temporary period of 24 months.

Reason: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of adjacent properties. (Cambridge Local Plan Policy 35)

This amendment was lost by 4 votes to 5.

Councillor Thornburrow proposed the amendment to the officer’s recommended condition 3 (deleted text struck through, additional text underlined)

The use hereby permitted shall only be operated from the premises during the hours of 0900 to 2300 Monday to Saturday and 1100 to 2300 2000 on Sundays.

Reason: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of adjacent properties. (Cambridge Local Plan Policy 35).

This amendment was carried by 5 votes to 4.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 8 votes to 0) to grant the Section 73 application in accordance with the officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the officer report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the officers and subject to the amendment to condition 3 to require cessation of the use at 2000  on Sundays.