Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Aldred.

Members are asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 8 March 2023 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held 8 March 2023  be deferred and confirmed at the next meeting.

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the Agenda.

Members will be aware of the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control decisions. They are also asked to declare any interest they might have in any matter on the committee agenda and/or contact with applicants, agents or third parties. The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will then determine whether the interest disclosed is such to require the Member to withdraw from the committee during consideration of the relevant officer report.

Members who are not on the committee but who are attending to make representations in accordance with the Code of Practice are also required to declare any interest.  The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will determine whether the interest disclosed is such that the Member is not able to make representations.  Members requiring guidance should contact the Monitoring Officer or the Committee's legal adviser prior to the committee meeting.

Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business on the agenda.

Councillor Kitterick declared that, he had communications with the applicant for the application at 118 Upperton Road and although it was some time back, he would step down from the Committee at the point of considering the application. Councillor Kitterick further declared that he would step down from the Committee when considering the application at 2-4 St Georges way and will make a representation to the Committee in his role as a Ward Councillor.

Councillor Kennedy-Lount declared that he had undertaken food hygiene training, which also considered new commercial developments as part of the training, but was in attendance with an open mind when considering the applications.

There were no other declarations of interest.

The Committee is asked to consider the recommendations of the Director, Planning, Development and Transportation contained in the attached reports, within the categories identified in the index appended with the reports.

The Chair noted that, the application at 2 Maidenwell Avenue and Woodgate Carwash would be deferred to a later date for consideration as additional information on the applications had been requested. This motion was supported by the Committee.

The Chair further noted that the order of the items on the agenda would be taken as follows:

20221916 - 118 Upperton Road

20222453 - 2-4 St Georges Way

Councillor Kitterick, stepped down from his role as a Committee Member.

RESOLVED:

That application 20230514 – 2 Maidenwell Avenue, Land at Tesco, be DEFFERED.

RESOLVED:

That application 20220654 – 88 Woodgate, Car Wash Adjacent be DEFFERED.

20221916 - 118 Upperton Road

Ward: Westcotes

Proposal: Construction of single and two storey extension at side of house (Class C3) (Amended plans received 01/11/2022, 15/11/2022 and 18/11/2022)

Applicant: Mr C Beckford

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Mr Harry Stannard, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Councillor Russell, as the Ward Councillor addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

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

Highways Officers addressed the Committee on highways related queries.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that in accordance with the Officer recommendation, the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor Agath and upon being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: That the application be APPROVED

              CONDITIONS

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.           The new walls and roof shall be constructed in materials to match those existing. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS3.)

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

              Proposed Site Plan, 118-UR-107, Rev B, received 15/11/2022

              Proposed Elevations, 118-UR-102, Rev D, received 28/11/2022

              Proposed Floor Plans, 118-UR-102, Rev D, received 28/11/2022

              Proposed Roof Plans, 118-UR-105, Rev C, received 01/11/2022

              (For the avoidance of doubt).

              NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.           All foundations, gutters and downpipes should be wholly within the application site. No permission is granted for works on, under or above land outside the ownership of the applicant. The applicant may need to enter into a Party Wall Agreement with adjacent land owners.

2.           On the 17th February 2023, permitted development rights in relation to the application property for the change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C4 house in multiple occupation were removed by an article 4 direction. The development which is the subject of this application does not permit or imply permission for a change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C4 house in multiple occupation. Any future unauthorised change of use of the property to a House in Multiple Occupation of three or more unrelated persons would be open to an enforcement action by the Council.

3.           The proposal has been amended during the course of the application process. The approved development would need to be constructed in full accordance with the approved amended plans to satisfy condition 3.

4.           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/or pre-application).

              The decision to grant planning permission with appropriate conditions taking account of those material considerations  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

20222453 - 2-4 St Georges Way

Ward: Castle

Proposal: Change of use from offices (Class E) to hotel (14 Bed) (Class C1); construction of additional storey to create two additional bedrooms

Applicant: HSK Property Management Limited

The Planning Officer presented the report and drew Members attention to the addendum report.

Councillor Kitterick, as the Ward Councillor addressed the Committee in objection 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 Bonham and upon being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: That the application be APPROVED subject to conditions, with the detailed wording of the conditions delegated to the Officers in consultation with the Chair.

              CONDITIONS

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.           The development shall not commence until the following measures are completed:

              a) glazing to all first, second, third and fourth floor windows on the front elevation that achieves a minimum acoustic performance of 43dB Rw + Ctr as detailed at paragraph 8 of page 3 of the Noise Assessment by Sanctuary Acoustics (November 2022)

              b) ceiling insulation between the ground and first floor that achieves an acoustic performance equivalent to that of the "Ground to first floor structure with a tile-in-grid ceiling" shown at Figure 22, or "Ground to first floor structure with a suspended Fireline plasterboard ceiling" shown at Figure 23 of the Noise Assessment by Sanctuary Acoustics (November 2022)

              c) wall insulation to all walls of the first, second, third and fourth floors that are adjacent to the Blunts Building that achieves an acoustic performance equivalent to that of the "1 x 15mm Soundbloc plasterboard on a resilient bar attached to a steel stud erected off the existing wall surface" shown at Figure 25 of the Noise Assessment by Sanctuary Acoustics (November 2022)

              These measures shall be retained as such and at the same minimum performance indicated above for the lifetime of the development.

              (In the interests of the amenities of future guests, and in accordance with saved policies PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.           The development shall not commence until details of mechanical ventilation that allows for 4 air changes per hour and does not exceed 30dB(A) in bedrooms, and 35dB(A) in all guest bedrooms rooms are submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

              These measures shall be retained as such and at the same minimum performances indicated above for the lifetime of the development.

              (In the interests of the amenities of future occupiers, and in accordance with saved policies PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

The Director for Planning, Development and Transportation, submits a report on a Renewal of a Direction under Regulation 7.

Members of the Committee are recommended to note that an application for the renewal of a Direction under Regulation 7 of The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 to retain control of the display of ‘to let’ advertisements within the existing areas of control in the Castle, Knighton, Saffron and Westcotes Wards for period of five years will be submitted.

The Head of Planning introduced the report and delivered a presentation providing the Committee with an overview of the report submitted.

As part of the discussions, Members of the Committee shared their support for the Renewal of a Direction Under Regulation 7.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the report be noted; and

2.    That the Director of Planning, Development and Transportation be requested to note the support of the Planning and Development Control Committee for the proposal.

The Chair thanked Members of the Committee and Officers supporting the Committee for their contributions.

The meeting closed at 6:42pm