Agenda item

S.73 Application - Removal or variation of conditions 2, 4 and 15 on NP/DDD/0713/0582 at Rockmill Business Park, The Dale, Stoney Middleton

Meeting of In the light of the current coronavirus outbreak, and following the advice to avoid social contact this meeting has been CANCELLED, Planning Committee, Friday 3rd April 2020 10.00 am, CANCELLED (Item 40/20)

Minutes:

Reason for Urgency: This is a significant development and is time critical for the applicant regarding the need to retain investors and an external grant.

This application had been deferred from the Planning Committee meeting held on 6 March 2020 for further discussion with the applicant regarding a 28 day occupancy restriction, tying the 2 buildings together and to resolve design issues. Officers had met with the Applicant within one week of the Committee meeting. The applicant has submitted amended plans in respect of the balconies on the rear elevation of the visitor accommodation building.

Following further comments from the Applicant, Officers amended condition 2 of the recommendation which referred to the standard 28 day holiday occupancy condition to state “This permission relates solely to the use of the tourist accommodation within the Rock Mill building for short-let holiday use only. The accommodation within the Rock Mill building shall not be occupied by any one person for a period exceeding 28 days in any calendar year. The accommodation within the Rock Mill building shall be maintained as a single planning unit and no part of the accommodation shall be occupied as a permanent dwelling at any time.

The owner shall maintain a register of occupants for each calendar year which shall be made available for inspection by the National Park Authority on request.”

Following discussion at the meeting it was agreed to further amend this condition to state that the register of occupants be submitted to the Authority each year rather than on request.

The following persons had submitted comments on the application:

· Mr Hall, Applicant

· Mr K Smith, Authority Member

· Cllr Mrs K Potter, Authority Member

· Cllr P Brady, Authority Member

The comments made were considered and discussed. It was felt that the amended plans and the proposed conditions would overcome concerns expressed.

Mr Helliwell queried paragraph 12 of the report and the reference to 43 single bedroom apartments and 6 double bedroom apartments. This was clarified that it referred to 43 one bedroom apartments and 6 two bedroom apartments.

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to the submission and re-consultation of amended plans for the Cupola building and Rockmill building with delegated authority to the Director of Conservation and Planning to agree amended plans; and

Subject to prior entry into a S.106 legal agreement to secure a mechanism for securing the completion of the Cupola building (external shell) concurrently with the Rockmill building and requiring the Cupola to be completed no later than two years after the completion of the Rockmill building. The S.106 shall also secure the provision of community space in the Rockmill building, highway works, travel plan, management plan and control of occupancy of the worker accommodation units; and

Subject to the following planning conditions:

1. Vary planning condition 2 to relevant amended plans.

2. This permission relates solely to the use of the tourist accommodation within the Rock Mill building for short-let holiday use only. The accommodation within the Rock Mill building shall not be occupied by any one person for a period exceeding 28 days in any calendar year. The accommodation within the Rock Mill building shall be maintained as a single planning unit and no part of the accommodation shall be occupied as a permanent dwelling at any time. The owner shall maintain a register of occupants for each calendar year which shall be submitted by the Applicant to the National Park Authority for inspection each year.

3. Re-impose planning conditions imposed upon NP/DDD/0616/0564 taking into account design amendments and conditions that have already been partially discharged.