Agenda item

To consider the report of the Head of Planning Services.

(Report circulated)

The Head of Planning Services presented the application for alterations to provide 10 self-contained flats, including pitched roof, two storey extension at first floor level and roof to external staircase on north west elevation at 41A – 43A Sidwell Street, Exeter.

He reported that the County Director of Environment, Economy and Culture had advised that it was appropriate that the development was car free in this location.  No objection was raised subject to an additional condition regarding no occupation until residents of the car- free units had been issued with a Green Travel Pack.

The Head of Planning Services also reported that a letter had been received from the applicant’s agent clarifying that the three existing residential units here were eligible for a City Council parking permit.  It was accepted that the additional seven units would be car-free.

An email had also been received from the applicant’s agent clarifying that the cycle store would accommodate one bike per flat.  The arrangement was very similar to the one implemented at 44-47 Sidwell Street, which was operating successfully.  The bin store would be at the same level as the footpath and would be enclosed by a gate.

The recommendation was for approval, subject to an additional condition regarding no occupation until residents of the car- free units had been issued with a Green Travel Pack.

RESOLVED that planning permission for alterations to provide 10 self-contained flats, including pitched roof, two storey extension at first floor level and roof to external staircase on north west elevation be approved subject to the following conditions:

1)         C05  -  Time Limit - Commencement

2)         The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in strict accordance with the submitted details received by the Local Planning Authority on 28 September 2007 ( dwg nos. 839-20; 839-21; 839-25 & 839-26) as modified by other conditions of this consent.

Reason:  In order to ensure compliance with the approved drawings.

3)         C17  -  Submission of Materials

4)         Notwithstanding condition no 2, no work shall commence on site under this permission until full details of the refuse storage provision have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the following shall thereafter be provided in accordance with such details:

Reason: Insufficient information has been submitted with the application and in the interests of visual amenity.

5)         No construction work shall take place on the site other than between the hours of 0800hrs to 1800hrs Monday to Friday and 0830hrs to 1300hrs on Saturday and not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

      Reason:  In the interests of residential amenity.

6)         No part of the development hereby approved shall be occupied until residents of the car- free units have been issued with a Green Travel Pack, to inform them of the car free status of this development, and the times and locations of public transport routes and facilities and the locations of adjacent shopping and leisure facilities, all in accordance with details that shall previously have been submitted to, agreed and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that occupants are aware of the car free status of the development.”

 (Report circulated)