Decision details
Full Application: Demolition of Former Mill Buildings, Associated Structures and Other Buildings and Erection of 72-Bed Hotel Development Incorporating Ground Floor Floorspace with Flexibility to be used for Class A3 and Class D2 Uses, Improvements
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Decision status: REFUSED (In accordance with officer recommendation)
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
Members had visited the site on the previous day.
The following spoke under the Authority’s Public Participation Scheme:
· Mr Peter Stubbs - Resident of Holme Lane, Objector
· Mr Colin Bateman - Objector
· Mr Mark Krassowski - Supporter
· Mr Neil Goldsmith NLP – Agent
The revised design of the hotel was acceptable and in keeping with the history of the site and the Authority acknowledged that another hotel is required in Bakewell with few sites available for such a development. Overall support for the proposal but issues with access means the officer recommendation is to refuse.
The recommendation for refusal was moved, seconded, voted upon and carried.
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RESOLVED:
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That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
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1. The erection of the proposed hotel, together, with the additional restaurant and commercial uses, in advance of the new bridge access on to the A6 being first completed and available for use, would significantly and adversely impact upon the residential amenities of the occupants of the properties along Lumford and Holme Lane. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Core Strategy policy GSP3 E, Local Plan policy LC4 (iv) and core planning principles set out in paragraph 17 of the Framework.
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2. The proposed vehicular access to the hotel is deficient in terms of its width and the hotel proposals would unacceptably intensify this inadequate vehicular access route along Holme Lane and Lumford. These issues cannot be adequately resolved by the conditions suggested by the Highway Authority, and there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate the parallel application for outline planning permission for further redevelopment of the site would achieve a sufficiently viable scheme to fund a new road bridge over the River Wye to the Business Park. Therefore, the hotel would not be provided with a safe and suitable access contrary to saved Local Plan policy LT18 and national planning policies in the Framework.
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The meeting adjourned at 11.50 for a short break and reconvened at 11.55.
Publication date: 07/01/2016
Date of decision: 11/12/2015
Decided at meeting: 11/12/2015 - Planning Committee
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