Agenda item

Ward: Troon

Proposal: CONSTRUCTION OF 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY OFFICE; KITCHEN AND DINING FACILITIES TO PLACE OF WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY HALL (CLASS D1); ALTERATION TO GROUND FLOOR (AMENDED PLANS REC'D 14/11/17)

Applicant: RCCG, COVENANT OF GRACE PARISH

The Planning Officer presented the report and referred Members to the addendum report which clarified the hours of use. 

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

The Chair moved that the application be approved in accordance with the officers’ recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Grant and upon being put to the vote, the motion to approve was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

that the application be APPROVED in accordance with the conditions as 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.           The use of the 1st and 2nd floor and the detached building to the rear of the premises shall be restricted to an ancillary use to the main use of the ground floor of the premises as a community and prayer hall.   (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.           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.)

4.           The use of the site shall not be carried on outside the hours of 0800 to 2100 hours daily. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

5.           Before the occupation of any part of the development, all parking areas shall be surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved plans submitted to and approved by the City Council as local planning authority, 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 policy(ies) AM11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS3.)

6.           No part of the development shall be occupied until a Travel Plan for the development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority and shall be carried out in accordance with a timetable to be contained within the Travel Plan, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. The Plan shall: (a) assess the site in terms of transport choice for staff, users of services, visitors and deliveries; (b) consider pre-trip mode choice, measures to promote more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, car share and public transport (including providing a personal journey planner, information for bus routes, bus discounts available, cycling routes, cycle discounts available and retailers, health benefits of walking, car sharing information, information on sustainable journey plans, notice boards) over choosing to drive to and from the site as single occupancy vehicle users, so that all users have awareness of sustainable travel options; (c) identify marketing, promotion and reward schemes to promote sustainable travel and look at a parking management scheme to discourage off-site parking; (d) include provision for monitoring travel modes (including travel surveys) of all users and patterns at regular intervals, for a minimum of 5 years from the first occupation of the development brought into use. The plan shall be maintained and operated thereafter. (To promote sustainable transport and in accordance with policies AM01, AM02, and AM11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and policies CS14 and CS15 of the Core Strategy).

7.           No part of the development shall be occupied until the following works have been carried out in accordance with the written details approved in advance by the City Council as local planning authority: (a) alterations to footway crossing have been carried out to the satisfaction of the local highway authority. (To ensure a satisfactory means of access to the highway, and in accordance with policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS3.)

8.           No part of the development shall be occupied until secure and covered cycle parking has been provided and retained thereafter, in accordance with written details approved by City Council as local planning authority. (In the interests of the satisfactory development of the site and in accordance with policy AM02 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

9.           There shall be no live or amplified music or voice played which would be detrimental to the amenities of occupiers of nearby properties. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

10.         This consent shall relate solely to the amended plans received by the City Council as local planning authority on 14/11/17, unless otherwise submitted to and approved by the City Council as local planning authority. (For the avoidance of doubt.)