Agenda item

Ward: Castle

Proposal: FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO PLACE OF WORSHIP; TWO MINARETS; TWO DOMES; ALTERATIONS (CLASS D1)

Applicant: AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK

Mr Mahmoud, the applicant’s representative spoke in support of the application.

My Hyde spoke in objection to the application.

Members considered the application and officers responded to the comments and queries raised.

RESOLVED:

that the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions set out below:

              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.           There shall be no amplified music or voice including call to prayer which would audible in nearby properties. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.           With the exception of acts of worship the premises shall not be used outside the hours of 0730-2300 daily. (In the interests of the amenity of nearby occupiers and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

4.           The side windows that face southwest shall be obscurely glazed and non-opening. (To maintain the privacy of the flats at number 175 Avenue Road Extension and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

5.           The development shall not be occupied until any redundant footway crossings and/or damaged or altered areas of footway or other highway have been reinstated to the satisfaction of the City Council as local planning authority. (For the safety and convenience of pedestrians and other road users.)

6.           The travel plan approved under application 20132020 shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed timetable. (In the interests of sustainability and highway safety and in accordance with policy CS15 of the Core Strategy.)

7.           The bin storage and cycle parking approved under application 20132020 shall be implemented prior to the commencement of use. (To encourage the use of sustainable means of transport and to avoid bins being left on the pavement and in accordance with policies PS10, AM02 and AM12 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

8.           Prior to the commencement of use a scheme for the insulation of the building against noise breakout shall be implemented in accordance with details first submitted to and agreed in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

9.           The materials to be used for the rear elevations and the tiling to the front elevation shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council as local planning authority prior to installation and shall be retained as such (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS3.)

10.         This consent shall relate solely to the submitted plans received by the City Council as local planning authority on the 23.02.15 and 04.03.15. (For the avoidance of doubt.)

              NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.           With regard to condition 5 all streetworks should be carried in accordance with Leicester City Councils adopted ‘Highways, Transportation and Development Guide’.

2.           With regard to condition 5 works within the highway prior to the commencement of such works, the applicant/developer will also need to contact the Team Leader for Travel Planning and Development Control (direct line (0116) 454 2846) for written approval of construction, materials, design and contractor details. The works will be subject to a section 184 agreement.