Agenda item

The Policy & Communities Officer presented the report and reminded Members that the application had been referred back to the April Planning Committee, due to Members being minded to approve the original application on the 14^th March, which would have been a departure from Policies HC4 and DMS2 of the Development Management Plan, which seeks to retain where possible, community services and facilities.

The Officer informed Members that if they considered that the community needs were satisfied elsewhere within the settlement, then the granting of permission for the current application was not considered to be a significant departure from the Development Plan.

The following spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:

·         Michele Cartwright, Applicant

·         Nick Marriott, Agent

Members considered that it would be better to put the former chapel to good use before it deteriorated further, and that this was an accepted exception to policy in this case, particularly due to the close proximity of the chapel to the applicants dwelling and the limited range of alternative uses which may be acceptable in this location.

A motion to approve the application was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:-

1.    The development hereby permitted shall be begun within 3 years from the date of this permission.

2.    The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the submitted plans, subject to the following conditions.

3.    Prior to the installation of any new or replacement doors or windows, details of their construction, glazing and external finish shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

4.    Prior to the installation of the solar panels, details including their precise location, specification and external finish shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

5.    Prior to the installation of any new or replacement render, details of the render including specification, colour and finish shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall not be carried out other that in accordance with the approved details.

6a  No development shall take place until a Written Scheme of Investigation for a Level 2 Historic building recording has been submitted to and approved by the National Park Authority in writing.  The scheme shall include an assessment of significance and research questions; and

1.    The programme and methodology of site investigation and recording;

2.    The programme for post investigation assessment;

3.    Provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording;

4.    Provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

5.    Provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

6.    Nomination of a competent person or persons/organisation to undertake the works set out within the Written Scheme of Investigation.

6b  No development shall take place until any pre-start element of the

       approved scheme has been completed to the written satisfaction of the National Park Authority and thereafter shall only take place in accordance with the archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation approved under part (a).

6c   The development shall not be occupied until the site investigation and post investigation assessment has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation approved under part (a) and the provision to be made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition has been secured.

7.      Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted, biodiversity enhancement measures (for example, bat features, swift bricks and nest boxes) shall be installed in accordance with details which shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

8.      This permission relates to the use of the building hereby approved for ancillary residential accommodation or short-let holiday accommodation ancillary to Lawson Cottage, Elton.  The development hereby permitted shall be retained with Lawson Cottage in a single dwelling unit and shall not be occupied as an independent dwelling at any time.

In the case use as short-let holiday accommodation, the development hereby permitted shall not be occupied by any one person for a period exceeding 28 days in any calendar year.  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.

9.      Notwithstanding the approved plans, no planning permission is granted for the alterations to the boundary wall or the creation of a parking space.

10.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking, re-enacting or modifying that Order), no extensions or alterations shall be carried out to former chapel, the subject of this application, other than in accordance with a planning application, which shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the National Park Authority.