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Minutes:
The Committee received an application for
full planning permission.
The application sought approval for the demolition of existing pavilion and construction of new pavilion and associated landscaping.
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Ian Ross addressed the Committee in support of the application on behalf
of the agent.
Councillor George
Pippas (Queen Edith’s Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the
application as follows:
i.
Supportive of the application.
ii.
The existing building was is in a poor condition.
iii.
Facility would be used by many people.
iv.
Area currently lacks community space.
v.
Suggested that an outside tap or fountain would be
beneficial.
County Councillor
McGerty (Queen Edith’s, Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the
application as follows:
i.
Existing building needs to be replaced.
ii.
Acknowledged the collaborative process over the
design had been impressive.
iii.
New toilets would be a useful addition.
iv.
However, some concerns had been raised.
· Loss of vegetation
and impact on the street scene.
· Residents would
like the tree line reinstated.
· Climate Change
mitigations not robust enough.
Councillors
proposed an additional condition to the Officer’s recommendation regarding
climate change mitigations and sustainability.
This amendment was carried
unanimously.
The Committee:
Unanimously resolved to grant the
application for planning permission in accordance with the officer
recommendation, for the reasons set out in the officer recommendation and
subject to an additional condition requiring details of sustainability measures
to be used in the construction of the building.