Agenda item

Ward: Aylestone

Proposal: Change of use from offices and industrial (Class E) to education and training centre, place of worship and local community meeting place (Sui Generis) (amended plans received 12/05/2021)

Applicant: Mr Faizal Osman

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Mr Osman and Mr Hussain, the applicant’s representatives, addressed the Committee and spoke in favour of the application.

Mr Kalnins then addressed the Committee and spoke in objection to the application.

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

The Chair moved that the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report, with conditions 2 and 7 to be amended, in accordance with the officer recommendation. This was seconded by the Vice-Chair 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, note that conditions 2 and 7 below reflect the final wording of the amended conditions. :

              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 shall not commence until details of an insulation scheme and noise management scheme to prevent the transmission of noise to nearby residential properties have been submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. The works required   in the noise insulation scheme shall be provided in full prior and evidence provided of the completion of such works prior to the commencement of the use and thereafter maintained and the use shall be carried out in accordance with the approved noise management scheme. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan. To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

3.           The use shall not commence until three secure and covered cycle parking spaces have been provided in accordance with the submitted plans and Travel Plan and retained thereafter. (In the interests of the satisfactory development of the site and in accordance with policies AM02 and H07 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

4.           Except for the observance of prayer the use shall not be carried on outside the hours of  07.30-22.00 daily (In the interests of the amenity of neighbouring occupiers, in accordance with saved Policies PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

5.           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 amenity of neighbouring occupiers, in accordance with saved Policies PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

6.           Notwithstanding the submitted Travel Plan, before the use has commenced, a revised Travel Plan shall be 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. This is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

7.           Before the use commences, a management plan shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council as Local Planning Authority to  include  the following details:

              •           Secure that no more than 50 people, including staff, shall be on the site at any one time;

              •           Details of how the uses are to be operated and managed to ensure the capacity is not exceeded;

              •           A timetable showing when and how  the different uses on site will be coordinated to minimise impacts; and

              •           Any areas which remain open and unbuilt on shall only be used for storage and cycle parking and shall not be used for any other purpose, including queuing and overspill.

              This plan to be operated at all times thereafter. (In the interests of the amenity of neighbouring occupiers, in accordance with saved Policies PS10 and PS11 of the Local Plan (2006). This is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

8.           This consent shall relate to the Noise Statement and Travel Plan and Parking Strategy received by the City Council as local planning authority on 08/04/2021 and the amended plans received by the City Council on 12/05/2021. (For the avoidance of doubt.)