Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Joe Baker,  and Roger Bennett and Matthew Dormer.

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

No declarations of interest were made.

To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 9^th September 2015.

(Minutes attached)

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 9^th September 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To note Update Reports (if any) for the Planning Applications to be considered at the meeting (circulated prior to the commencement of the meeting)

The Update Report relating to the Planning Application to be considered was noted.

To consider a Planning Application for the demolition of the former Night Club building and the erection of a new four-storey building containing 27 no. apartments with associated car parking, bin and bike storage areas.

Applicant:  Mr Mark Mifflin

(Report and Site Plan attached)

Demolition of the existing former Nightclub building

and the erection of a new four storey building

containing 27 no. apartments with associated car parking,

bin and bike storage areas.

Applicant:  Mr Mark Mifflin

Mr Miles Layland, the Applicant’s Agent / Architect, addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules.

RESOLVED that

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, authority be delegated to the Head of Planning & Regeneration to GRANT planning permission subject to:

1)        the satisfactory completion of a Section 106 Planning Obligation ensuring that

         “2 no. one bedroom flats are provided as affordable dwellings in perpetuity”; and

2)        the following Conditions and Informatives:

Conditions

1)        The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of the grant of this permission.

      Reason:  In accordance with the requirements of Section 91(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2)        Prior to their first installation, details of the form, colour and finish of the materials to be used externally on the walls and roofs shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

      Reason:  To ensure that the development is satisfactory in appearance, to safeguard the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policy B(BE).13 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No. 3.

3)        The development hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the following plans :

         Appropriate references to be added here.

         Reason:  To accurately define the permission for the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is satisfactory in appearance in order to safeguard the visual amenities of the area, in accordance with Policy B(BE).13 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No. 3.

4)        The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the access, turning area and parking facilities shown on the approved plan have been properly consolidated, surfaced, drained and otherwise constructed in accordance with details to be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority, and these areas shall thereafter be retained and kept available for those uses at all times.

         Reason:  In the interests of highway safety, to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway and in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

Informatives

1)        The Local Planning Authority has worked with the Applicant in a positive and proactive manner to seek solutions to problems arising in relation to dealing with this planning application, through pre-application advice and discussion.

2)        The Applicant is directed to the following document for best practice during demolition and construction:

         http://www.worcsregservices.gov.uk/pdf/WRS%20contractor%20guidance%20July%202011%20V.1.2.pdf

3)        This permission does not authorise the laying of private apparatus within the confines of the public highway.  The Applicant should apply to Worcestershire County Council for consent under the New Roads  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.