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Single storey detached rear outbuilding to accommodate an office.

Description:

Single storey detached rear outbuilding to accommodate an office.

Officer Recommendation:

Approval, subject to conditions and informatives.

Officer Presentation:

The Committee received a presentation on the application from the Planning Officer.

Decision:

Following consideration, Councillor Chinn proposed a motion that the Officer recommendation be agreed.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Neale.

The Committee resolved (7 FOR and the Chair not voting) to:

GRANT Planning Permission subject to the following conditions and informatives:

Conditions

1)    Time Limit

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

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

2)    Approved Plans

Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority, the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the plans numbered 2466-EX-1, 2466-SK-10a and 2466-SK-11a, received by the local planning authority on 18 November 2025.

Reason: For avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved plans to comply with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy 2007.

3)    Materials

Prior to the commencement of the works hereby permitted, details of materials and finishes shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Details shall include samples of the colour and finish of the timber cladding (avoiding grey timber), doors and windows (timber-framed or timber-coloured) and the green roof system (including its structural loading and a specific planting schedule). No trickle vents shall be used on the external elevations of the doors and windows. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024, Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policies DM8, DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies Document 2015.

4)    Soft landscaping

No development shall take place until details of hard and soft landscaping have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved landscape scheme shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved and thereafter retained.

Reason: To ensure the provision, establishment and maintenance of an appropriate landscape scheme in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policies DM5 and DM9 of the Development Management Policies Document 2015.

5)    Removal of Building

The building hereby permitted shall not be used for any purposes other than those associated with the approved office use. If the building hereby permitted ceases being used for this purpose or is no longer required in connection with the Horton Arts Centre, then the approved building shall be removed from the land, and the land shall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16