Issue - meetings

Erection of new Community Hall with pre-school facility and food bank, associated car parking and play area (Amended Plans) on land adjacent to 42 Cleveland Road, Stonebroom.

(Planning Manager – Development Management)

The Committee considered an application that had been submitted for the erection of a new Community Hall with pre-school facility and food bank, associated car parking and play area on land adjacent to 42 Cleveland Road, Stonebroom.

The application had been referred to Committee because the applicant was Rykneld Homes, the Council’s arm’s length housing company, and objections had been received.

Planning Committee was recommended to approve the application. The report to Committee explained the reasons for this.

Officers contended that the development was generally supported as it lay within the settlement development limits. They attributed further support to the facility as it offered substantial community benefits. The report accepted that the site was located in close proximity to other properties. However, officers suggested that the new building was compatible with the area, the amenity of neighbouring properties was protected, and the issue of noise could be suitably addressed by conditions. In this context, Committee heard that late comments from the Environmental Health Officer further addressed the issue of noise by amending condition 6, concerning noise from the air conditioning unit, and adding a further condition, concerning a noise management plan. Additionally, late comments from the Lead Local Flood Authority added two further conditions centred around surface water drainage.

Officers concluded that the proposal was in accordance with the policies of the development plan. They recommended, therefore, that the application be approved subject to conditions.

Before the Committee considered the application it heard from the applicant, N Clark.

Committee considered the application. It took into account the noise that would be generated by the new use of the site. It considered the relevant Local and National Planning Policies. These included Local Plan policy ID4 concerning new social infrastructure and Local Plan policy SS2 concerning spatial strategy and the distribution of development.

Councillor D Hancock and Councillor P Elliot moved and seconded a Motion to approve the application. The motion was put to a vote and agreed.

RESOLVED

That the application be approved, in line with officer recommendations.

That the final wording of the conditions be delegated to the Planning Manager (Development Management).

Conditions