Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from:-

·           Richard Gill (Chair)

·           Councillor Dr Barton (who was absent on Council business)

·           Simon Britton (University of Leicester)

·           Jon Goodall (Victorian Society) (substitute: Grahame Lees)

·           Michael Johnson (Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society)

·           David Lyne (Leicestershire Industrial History Society)

·           David Trubshaw (Institute of Historic Building Conservation)

There were no declarations of interest.

The minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2013 are attached and the Panel is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

that the minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2013 be approved as a correct record.

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

In relation applications A – C below, Mike Dalzell, (Head of Economic Regeneration with Leicester City Council), advised the meeting that:-

·           Some traders were concerned about what would happen to them and some concerns had been expressed about the design, but most comments were favourable;

·           The project currently was on schedule.  If planning permission for this work was obtained in mid-May, it should be completed by Christmas 2013.  It should then be possible for traders to move in to the building in January 2014.  The market hall would then be taken down;

·           Minor design changes to the food hall had been made following consultation;

·           The City Mayor had contacted Everards Brewery inviting its views on how to redevelop the Molly O’Grady site;

·           It was hoped that the redevelopment would bring the upper floor of the Corn Exchange back in to use.  This currently was leased by Weatherspoons, but access to it would be built; and

·           Negotiations were underway with the owners of the Odeon Arcade to improve the appearance of the façade.

A) MARKET PLACE

Planning Application 20130510 & Listed Building Consent 20130511

New Food Hall

This application was for the construction of a new food hall to the north west of the Corn Exchange following the demolition of the existing Market Centre (see 20130512 & 20130508). The food hall would be attached to the Corn Exchange.

The panel discussed the new market place building and was generally supportive of the overall scheme.  In particular, there was some discussion about some of the fine details, including the avoidance of smells, the design of storage, the type of paving, the availability of space for future expansion, the construction method to be used and the layout of internal space.

The Panel raised NO OBJECTION to the application.

B) MARKET PLACE, MOLLY OGRADYS & THE CORN EXCHANGE

Listed Building Consent 20130512

Demolition of Leicester Market Centre

and

C)MARKET PLACE

Conservation Area Consent 20130508

Demolition of Leicester Market Centre

Listed Building Consent20130512 was the application for the removal of the Market Centre from the south west elevation of the Corn Exchange and the north elevation Molly O’Grady’s.  

The proposal affected the Corn Exchange (Grade II* listed) and Molly O’Grady’s (Grade II listed), as the Market Hall currently was attached to both buildings.  The proposal was within the Market Place Conservation Area.

Conservation Area Consent 20130508 was the application for the removal of the Market Centre.  The proposal was within the Market Place Conservation Area and affected the Corn Exchange (Grade II* listed) and Molly O’Grady’s (Grade II listed).

The Panel welcomed the removal of the Market Centre building, but noted that the revealed facades around the Market Place would require improvement.  The Odeon Arcade façade was of particular concern.

It was noted that a bid had been made for European funding to tidy up the back of the Corn Exchange.  Partners would be encouraged to work with the Council on this.

The Panel raised NO OBJECTIONS to these applications but recommend that:-

a)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 60.

The meeting closed at 6.24 pm