Decision details

Members had visited the site on the previous day

In introducing the report the Officer amended conditions 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14 and 18 in the recommendation to reflect representations made on the proposals and discussions with the applicant.

The following spoke under the Authority’s Public Participation Scheme:

·         Mr James Summerlin, Objector (representing local residents)

·        Ms Lesley Edmunds, Objector

·         Derek Latham, Agent

The amended Officer recommendation was moved, seconded put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

To APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions/modifications.

1.         Temporary three year planning permission.

2.         Development to be carried out in complete accordance with specified approved plans and the submitted noise and arrival and departure protocols subject to the following conditions or modifications.

3.         Use to be limited to weddings or functions ancillary to Brookfield Manor and for no other purposes. The existing dwelling and the buildings and land subject to this application shall be maintained as a single planning unit.

            The owner shall maintain a register of wedding / function bookings (including the planned date, start time and estimated number of guests) for each calendar year which shall be made available for inspection by the Authority on request.

4.         The use hereby approved to host weddings and/or functions shall not take place on more than eight occasions in any one calendar year. No more than one wedding shall take place in any  five day period.

5.         The rating level of the noise emitted from the site shall not exceed the existing background noise level [determined to be 32dB(A)LA90] by more than 5 dB(A) at any time. The noise levels shall be determined at the closest point, in a free field position, adjacent to the nearest dwelling house at Cow Close Farm, Hathersage which exists at the date of this planning permission.

6.         Amplified music (including from any pre-recorded or live performance or amplified speeches) shall only be played through the ‘Zone Array’ system within appendix B of the submitted noise management protocol dated 8th October 2015.

7.         No amplified music shall be played outside of the pavilion building at any time.

8.         No amplified music shall be played after 00:00 (midnight the day following the start of the wedding or function).

9.         No acoustic music shall be played after 18:00 hours.

10.       The hours of operation for any wedding / function (including the departure of all guests) shall be limited to between the hours of 08:00 - 00:30 the following day. All staff shall leave by no later than 01:00 the following day.

11.       The hours of operation for setting up before / clearing up after any wedding / function (including clearing up and disposing of any waste following an event) shall be limited to between the hours of 08:00 - 20:00 hours Monday – Friday; 10:00 – 17:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank  Holidays.

12.       The hours of operation for erecting and dismantling any marquee shall be limited to between the hours of 09:00 – 17:00 hours Monday – Friday; 10:00 – 16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and on Bank Holidays.

13.       No marquee shall be erected other than in complete accordance with the specified approved plans.

14.       No marquees shall be erected more than three days prior to an event and all marquees shall be fully dismantled and removed from the site within three days of the end of an event unless the next scheduled event is within seven days from the preceding event.

15.       The total number of guests (not including staff) shall not exceed 130 at any time.

16.       No wedding or function shall take place until the acoustic screens shown on the specified approved plan have been installed. The acoustic screens shall thereafter be maintained throughout the lifetime of the development hereby approved.

17.       No planning permission is granted for the air cooling units shown on the specified approved plan which shall be omitted from the scheme.

18.       No vehicles shall be parked other than in accordance with the submitted amended plans showing the proposed pavilion and curtilage car parks. No more than 16 vehicles shall be parked on the pavilion car park after 20:00.  No vehicles shall be parked on the pavilion car park after 22:00.

19.       No weddings / functions shall take place until a scheme of signage to identify the pavilion car park, curtilage car park and the proposed pick-up point has been erected in accordance with a detailed scheme which shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the National Park Authority. The signage shall be then be erected in accordance with the approved scheme and maintained throughout the lifetime of the development.

20.       No weddings / functions shall take place until a scheme of lighting has been carried out in accordance with a detailed scheme which shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the National Park Authority. The lighting scheme shall be then be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and maintained throughout the lifetime of the development.

21.       There shall be no firework, airborne lantern or similar displays associated with the use hereby approved carried out on site or on land within the applicant’s control.