Agenda item

The following people spoke against the proposal:

 

Mr David Rowlands, a local resident

Mr Sat Gill, a local resident

Mr William Brown, a local resident

 

The following people spoke in favour of the proposal:

 

Mr Edward Heard, Llanfear LLP, the applicant

 

The Committee received a presentation by the Case Officer which set out the main issues in respect of the application.  He introduced the report which recommended that the application be delegated to the Area Development Manager for planning permission and listed building consent to be granted subject to conditions.  He also drew Members’ attention to the late items.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which the Committee received statements from members of the public as detailed above, expressing their views regarding the planning application.

 

Members heard the views of Cllr Chris Caswill, the local member, who, whilst not objecting to the change of use of the existing building on the site to form offices, did object to the construction of a new A1 convenience store. 

 

During discussion, Members expressed concern regarding the opening hours and the sale of alcohol during the late evening.

 

Resolved:

 

To delegate the Area Development Manager to issue:-

 

(1)          planning permission, subject to negotiations with the applicant to consider imposing a condition restricting opening hours and subject also to the following conditions:-

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

REASON:  To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2. The development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the submitted plans and documents listed below. No variation from the approved plans should be made without the prior approval of the local planning authority. Amendments may require the submission of a further application.

 

 

Plans

 

Location plan 1:1250 P000

Site Plan 1:200 P001

Ground floor plan P002

First floor plan P003

Proposed elevations  - sheet 1 P004

Proposed elevations – sheet 2 P005

Demolition plan P100

All date stamped 29/12/10

 

Agreement in principle for convenience store frontage car park to be relocated off site in future P006

Date stamped 15/03/11

 

REASON: To ensure that the development is implemented as approved.

 

3. No development shall commence on site until details and samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

 

4. No development shall commence on site until details of the design, external appearance and decorative finish of all railings, fences, gates, walls, bollards and other means of enclosure have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the development being occupied / brought into use. 

 

            REASON:  In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

 

5. The development hereby permitted shall not be first brought into use/occupied, until the cycle parking facilities shown on the approved plans have been provided in full and made available for use.  The cycle parking facilities shall be retained for use in accordance with the approved details at all times thereafter.

 

REASON: To ensure that satisfactory facilities for the parking of cycles are provided and to encourage travel by means other than the private car.

 

6. The development hereby permitted shall not, at any time, be subdivided into a larger number of units.

 

REASON:  In the interests of the amenity of the area and to enable the Local Planning Authority to consider individually whether planning permission should be granted for additional units on the site.

 

7. No materials, goods, plant, machinery, equipment, finished or unfinished products/parts of any description, skips, crates, containers, waste or any other item whatsoever shall be placed, stacked, deposited or stored outside any building on the site without the prior approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON:  In the interests of the appearance of the site and the amenities of the area.

 

8. No development shall commence on site until details of the storage of refuse, including details of location, size, means of enclosure and materials, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be first brought into use until the approved refuse storage has been completed and made available for use in accordance with the approved details and it shall be subsequently maintained in accordance with the approved details thereafter.

 

            REASON: In the interests of public health and safety.

 

            INFORMATIVES

 

1. This permission does not permit the display of any advertisements which require consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations, 2007 or under any Regulation revoking and re-enacting or amending those Regulations, including any such advertisements shown on the submitted plans.

 

2. The applicant should note that the grant of planning permission does not include any separate permission which may be needed to erect a structure in the vicinity of a public sewer.  Such permission should be sought direct from Thames Water Utilities Ltd / Wessex Water Services Ltd. Buildings are not normally allowed within 3.0 metres of a Public Sewer although this may vary depending on the size, depth, strategic importance, available access and the ground conditions appertaining to the sewer in question.

REASON

 

The application is for retail and office development that is an entirely appropriate form of development in this town centre location.  The proposal is considered to represent the best compromise between good urban design and the requirement for development that ensures highway safety.  The proposal is considered to enhance the character and appearance of this part of the Chippenham Conservation Area, and as such would meet the requirements of Policy HE1, HE2 as well as Policies C3, C4 and R2 of the adopted North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

 

(2)          Conservation area consent, subject to the following condition:-

1. No works for the demolition of the building(s) or any part thereof shall commence on site until a valid construction contract has been entered into under which one of the parties is obliged to carry out and itself complete the works of development of the site for which planning permission/listed building consent has been granted under application reference 10/04672/FUL or such other application(s) approved by the Local Planning Authority; and; evidence of the construction contract has first been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: In the interests of the visual amenity of the locality, which is within a designated Conservation Area.

 

INFORMATIVES

 

1. This permission does not permit the display of any advertisements which require consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations, 2007 or under any Regulation revoking and re-enacting or amending those Regulations, including any such advertisements shown on the submitted plans.

 

2. The applicant should note that the grant of planning permission does not include any separate permission which may be needed to erect a structure in the vicinity of a public sewer.  Such permission should be sought direct from Thames Water Utilities Ltd / Wessex Water Services Ltd. Buildings are not normally allowed within 3.0 metres of a Public Sewer although this may vary depending on the size, depth, strategic importance, available access and the ground conditions appertaining to the sewer in question.

 

REASON

 

The proposed demolition of existing and out-buildings and boundary wall is considered to be acceptable in the context of planning permission being granted for redevelopment of the site under reference 10/04672/FUL and would be in complete accordance with the requirements of Policy HE1 and HE2 of the adopted North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.