Agenda item

Replacement of 13 internal fire doors to meet BS guidelines

Description:

Replacement of 13 internal fire doors to meet BS guidelines.

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 Julian Freeman proposed that the Officer recommendation be amended by way of an additional informative, as follows:

It is recommended that a door opening mechanism is explored to enable the future use of all the doors to be exploited, whilst at the same time adhering to all fire regulations and controls.

Councillor Neil Dallen seconded the proposal.

The Committee voted (8 for, and the Chair not voting) in favour of the proposal.

Councillor Neil Dallen proposed a motion that the Officer recommendation be agreed as amended. The Proposal was seconded by Councillor Julian Freeman.

The Committee resolved (8 for, and the Chair not voting) to:

GRANT planning permission subject to the following conditions and informatives.

Conditions

(1)          Timescale

The development hereby permitted shall be commenced within three years from the date of this decision.

Reason: To comply with Section 18 (1) (a) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended by Section 52 (4) 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 below and received by the local planning authority and no others.

Location Plan 2024-01-12

Door plans 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 23, 25, 27, 32 and 33.

Reason: For avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved plans and to ensure a satisfactory external appearance in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policies DM8, DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies Document 2015.

(3)          Materials

Prior to the commencement of development, the following details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

A sample of the veneer

A sample of the beading around the vision panels

A sample of the Georgian wired glass

Confirmation that other original details, such as metal lettering, shall also be retained and reused on replacement doors.

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so approved.

Reason: To comply with sections 16 and 17 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to preserve the listed building and the features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.

Informatives

(1)          Positive and Proactive Discussion

In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form or our statutory policies in the Core Strategy, Supplementary Planning Documents, Planning Briefs and other informal written guidance, as well as offering a full pre-application advice service, in order to ensure that the applicant has been given every opportunity to submit an application which is likely to be considered favourably.

(2)          Conservation of the Listed Buildings

You are reminded that all works to a listed building must be carried out with the utmost care and to the highest standards of quality and workmanship. Any damage to the listed building shall be immediately made good using materials to match the originals. Unauthorised works that harm the listed building constitute a criminal offence and will be liable to fines of up to £20,000 per offence.

(3)          A door opening mechanism is explored to enable the future use of all the doors to be exploited, whilst at the same time adhering to all fire regulations and controls.