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Minutes:
The Committee
received an application for Change of Use from A1 (Retail) to A3 (Restaurants
and Cafes).
The Principal Planning
Officer confirmed that the correct consultation process had been carried out.
The Committee Manager read out a letter
of representation from a local resident who was unable to attending the
meeting:
i.
The resident had 35 years business
experience on Mill Road.
ii.
Mill Road prided itself on
diversity reflected culturally by the business owners and the diverse nature of
the goods and services provided.
iii.
The current application did not
protect diversity, once an A3 licence was granted it was unlikely to be
removed.
iv.
Expressed concerns that there may
be little incentive to travel to Mill Road for a single book shop and no other
surrounding retail options.
v.
An A3 licence for restaurants and
cafes was generic and made no commitment for the type of food that might be
sold. Whilst he was a supporter of competition there must be a responsibility
to support existing independent businesses.
vi.
Commented that only a limited
sample of businesses and individuals were notified about the application and
some adjacent business who would be directly affected were not contacted.
vii.
The application should be refused
and retail licences should be upheld and protected. In an area already
dominated by A3 businesses there did not need to be another.
The Committee requested
that an information on fire regulations be included.
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’s report, subject to:
i.
the planning conditions set out in
the Officer’s report; and
ii.
an informative included on the
planning permission in respect of fire regulations.