Agenda item

Ward: Stoneygate

Proposal: Internal and external alterations to Grade II listed building to facilitate change of use from care home to 7 flats – listed building consent

Applicant: Mr L Patel

The Planning Officer presented the report and drew Members’ attention to the supplementary report which referred to an amended description and amended conditions.

Members considered the application. There were no queries raised.

The Chair moved that, in accordance with the officer recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions in the report and amendments in the supplementary report. This was seconded by Councillor Gee and upon being put to the vote, the motion to approve was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

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

              CONDITIONS

1.           The works to which this consent relates shall be begun within three years from the date of this consent. (To comply with Section 18 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.)

2.           Prior to the commencement of the development, a full internal schedule of works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. This shall include:

              i) a room-by-room schedule confirming the extent of repair and alteration works to all walls, floors, ceilings and historic features

              ii) floorplans confirming the location and method of installation of all new plumbing, pipework and electrical wiring

              iii) detailed drawings of reinstated joinery

              iv) details of the location and methodology of any fire protection and acoustic separation works

              v) type of construction and method of installation of all new stud partition walls.

              The works shall be completed in accordance with the approved details prior to first occupation of any of the flats.

              (To ensure the details of the internal works are satisfactory and in accordance with policy CS18 of the Leicester Core Strategy and paragraphs 194 and 200 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition)

3.           Prior to the commencement of development, further details confirming the extent of external repair / alteration works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. This shall include:

              i) Sample of new cast iron rainwater goods

              ii) methodology of repair to reinstated masonry/mortar where rainwater goods are to be removed.

              The works shall be completed in accordance with the approved details prior to first occupation of any of the flats.

              (To ensure that the details are satisfactory and in the interests of the protection of the listed building, in accordance with policy CS18 of the Leicester Core Strategy and paragraphs 194 and 200 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition)

4.           This consent shall relate solely to the amended plans ref. no. KMC-1508 1-11 rev PP2 received by the City Council as local planning authority on 23 April 2020. (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 2019 is considered to be a positive outcome of these discussions.

Councillor Thalukdar departed the meeting following deliberation of this item.