Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the change of use from existing automobile repair shop (vacant unit) to a mixed use Class B2 (microbrewery) and Class A4 (drinking establishment) and installation of cycle storage facilities.

The Planning Officer referred to amendments contained in the amendment sheet.

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

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          The primary issue was noise concerns from large numbers of people drinking outside and inside where there was poor insulation.

     ii.          Authorities were aware of noise issues as complaints had been made.

   iii.          Questioned if anyone would like a drinking establishment at the back of their garden.

   iv.          Referred to Environmental Health Officer comments in paragraph 6.4 of the report.

    v.          Commented that current provider did not stop customers drinking on the street when the weather was fine, so gates / fences were required.

   vi.          Commented on a discrepancy in the hours of operation between paragraphs 8.18 and 10.5 of the officers report.

Sam Calverley (Applicant) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

The Principal Planning Officer explained the discrepancy in the hours of operation and confirmed (with reference to the Environmental Health team’s comments) that the hours conditioned were correct.

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 report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the officers including the verbal update to correct a typographical error on condition 11 be amended to read:

11.     The premises shall be operated and used for the purposes as details/defined within the Planning Statement; Ref: Calverleys Brewery, 23a Hooper Street, Cambridge (prepared by Maidenhead Planning and dated 4th June 2019) and for no other purpose (including any other purposes in Class A4 or B2 of the schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, or in any provision equivalent to the Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) without the granting of a specific planning permission.

Reason: To protect the amenity of the adjoining properties. (Cambridge Local Plan 2018 policy 35).

Councillor McQueen left the meeting after the consideration of this item and did not return.