Agenda item

20240579 - 62 Evington Valley Road, Unit 14 Ground Floor

Ward: Stoneygate

Proposal: Retrospective application for change of use of the ground floor from religious, education and community use (Use Class F2) to wedding and events venue (Sui generis),external alterations to the front facade

Applicant: Mr Salman Patel

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Mr George Weightman, on behalf of the application, addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Mr Miah and Mr Azeem addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition to the application.

Members of the Committee considered the application and Officers responded to questions and queries raised by the Committee.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that in accordance with the Officer recommendation and the addendum report, the application be approved, subject to conditions as suggested in the addendum report. This was seconded by Councillor Cassidy, and upon being put to the vote, there were 4 Members of the Committee who voted to support the application and 4 Members of the Committee that voted to reject the application. Following the Chairs casting vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions set out below:

CONDITIONS

1.         Within 6 months of the date of this consent, all parking areas shall be surfaced and marked out in accordance with details shown on plan 1195-MPD-XX-ZZ-DR-A-1101 revision P02 received by the City Council as Local Planning Authority on 16 May 2024, and shall be retained for parking and not used for any other purpose. (To ensure that parking can take place in a satisfactory manner, and in accordance with saved policy AM11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policies CS03, CS14 and CS15.)

2.         The use shall not be carried on (except preparation of events and cleaning/taking down after the events) outside the hours of 0800-2300 Monday to Saturday and 0900-2100 on Sundays. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.         The use shall only operate in accordance with the details shown in the Noise Management Plan received by the City Council as local planning authority on 24 July 2024. (In the interests of the residential amenity of the occupiers of nearby properties and in accordance with saved policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

4.         Development shall be carried out in full accordance with the following approved plans:

            Proposed Elevations, 1195-MPD-XX-ZZ-DR-A-1400, rev P02 received 16 May 2024

            Proposed Ground Floor Plan, 1195-MPD-XX-ZZ-DR-A-1200, rev P02 received 16 May 2024

            Location Plan and Proposed Site Plan, 1195-MPD-XX-ZZ-DR-A-1101 rev P02, received 16 May 2024

            (For the avoidance of doubt).

  NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.         The City Council, as local planning authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received. This planning application has been the subject of positive and proactive discussions with the applicant during the process and pre-application.

            The decision to grant planning permission with appropriate conditions taking account of those material considerations in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development as set out in the NPPF 2023 is considered to be a positive outcome of these discussions.