Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in respect of any item of business to be considered at the meeting.

No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests were made by Members with respect to any items of business to be considered at the meeting.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 08 February 2024 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

The Committee confirmed as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 08 February 2024 and authorised the Chair to sign them.

Demolition of the existing police station ambulance station and erection of a new residential, nursing and dementia care home for the frail elderly (Use Class C2) comprising ancillary communal facilities and dementia care, basement parking, reconfigured vehicular access onto Church Street, landscaping and all other associated works.

Description:

Demolition of the existing police station ambulance station and erection of a new residential, nursing and dementia care home for the frail elderly (Use Class C2) comprising ancillary communal facilities and dementia care, basement parking, reconfigured vehicular access onto Church Street, landscaping and all other associated works.

Officer Recommendation:

Approval, subject to conditions and informatives.

Officer Presentation:

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

Public Speaking:

A member of the public spoke in objection to the application.

The Applicant spoke in support of the application.

The Applicant’s Agent spoke in support of the application.

Decision:

Following consideration, Councillor Peter O’Donovan proposed a motion to agree the Officer recommendation as set out in the report. The motion was seconded by Councillor Phil Neale.

Subsequently, the Committee resolved (6 for, 1 against, 1 abstaining, and the Chair not voting):

PART A

To grant planning permission subject to a S106 Legal Agreement with the following Heads of Terms:

a)            Real Time Passenger Information display

b)           Pedestrian crossing point on Church Street

c)            Improvements to bus stops on Church Street

d)           Travel Plan Auditing fee

and the following conditions and informatives.

and;

PART B

that if the Section 106 Agreement referred to in Part A is not completed by 09 September 2024, the Head of Place Development is authorised to refuse the application for the following reason:

“In the absence of a completed legal obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the applicant has failed to comply with Policy SC9 and CS16 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policies DM36 and DM37 of the Development Management Policies Document 2015.”

Conditions:

(1)          Time limit

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

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

(2)          Approved details

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and reports:

·                     Drawing Number APL001 Site Location Plan Rev B

·                     Drawing Number APL002 Topographical Plan Rev B

·                     Drawing Number APL004 Proposed Site Plan Rev G

·                     Drawing Number APL005 Proposed Landscape Plan Rev H

·                     Drawing Number APL006 Proposed Basement Plan Rev E

·                     Drawing Number APL007 Proposed Ground Floor Plan Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL008 Proposed First Floor Plan Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL009 Proposed Second Floor Plan Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL010 Proposed Third Floor Plan Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL012 Proposed Roof Plan Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL013 Proposed Church St. Elevation A-A’ Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL014 Proposed South Elevation B-B’ Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL015 Proposed West Elevation C-C’ Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL016 Proposed Elevations D-D’ to G-G’ Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL017 1:100 Proposed Elevation H-H' Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL018 1:250/1:500 Proposed Street Elevations Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL019 1:200 Proposed Site Sections Rev D

·                     Drawing Number APL029 1:100 Basement Fire Strategy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 46.