Agenda item

Members had visited the site on the previous day.

 

The Officer introduced the report regarding the Authority’s planning application.  The building on the site was not listed but the work being carried out would be ‘light touch’ to preserve the heritage value of the site. 

 

The following spoke under the Public Participation at Meetings Scheme:

 

·         Dr Peter Owen, Objector

·         Anne Robinson, Friends of the Peak District, Objector

·         Angela Taylor, Objector

·         Barry Pearson, Objector,

·         Emma Stone, Applicant

 

Members acknowledged the need to preserve and maintain the site as a heritage asset.  Members questioned if the application fitted with the Authority’s policy regarding the need for the development as the report did not clarify this justification. Officers confirmed that it did.

 

Members discussed concerns regarding the increased parking and the need/requirement for the additional spaces proposed as they were unclear whether the additional spaces were to remove parking from the road or provide spaces because of additional traffic generated by the café.  

 

The Officer confirmed that the plans did not include a refurbishment of the public toilets on site and that the location of the refuse bins would be moved to a more suitable location.

 

The Officer confirmed that there are currently no other formal plans for the site, although the Authority has been considering future uses for the former engine house.  The current application should therefore be considered on its own merits.

 

Members discussed the lack of consultation with the Parish Council of Wormhill and issues with parking on the roads around the site. The Officer emphasised that the issues with on-road parking needed to be raised by the residents and parish council with the Highways Authority as this Authority did not have the power to resolve this issue.

 

The Officer recommendation to approve the application was moved and seconded.

 

Cllr Kath Potter declared that she was a member of Friends of the Peak District which she had omitted to mention at the beginning of the meeting.

 

Members requested that the condition referring to external lighting (condition 9) should clarify that there will be timers fitted to the lighting.

 

Member requested that an amendment be made to condition 13 to state that only picnic tables included in the plans be installed by the Café. 

 

The Officer recommendation to approve the application subject to the suggested changes to condition 9 and13 was put to the vote and carried.

 

The following Members requested that it be recorded that they had voted against the approval of the application:

 

·         Cllr Kath Potter

·         Cllr Patrick Brady

·         Cllr Andrew Hart

 

RESOLVED:

 

The application was APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    Statutory time limit for implementation.

 

2.    Development to be carried out in accordance with specified approved plans.

 

3.    Extended car park to be surfaced, laid out and available for use prior to the first use of the café hereby approved.

 

4.    Provision of space within site for site accommodation, storage of plant and materials, parking and manoeuvring of site operative’s and visitor’s vehicles together with the loading / unloading and manoeuvring of goods vehicles to be submitted and approved and thereafter maintained throughout duration of construction works.

 

5.    Submission of revised detailed design drawings for new window and door frames.

 

6.    Submission of scheme for secure cycle parking to be installed prior to the first use of the café hereby approved.

 

7.    Submission of scheme for bat and bird boxes to be installed prior to the first use of the café hereby approved.

 

8.    Submission of full details of extraction vent prior to installation.

 

9.    No external lighting other than in accordance with approved scheme which will include the fitting of timers to switch the lighting off.

 

10.  Fuel hopper to be finished dark green to match submitted specification and permanently maintained.

 

11.  Flue to be finished matt black at the time of erection and permanently maintained.

 

12.  Extended car park to be surfaced with material to match the adjacent trail and shall be permanently so maintained.

 

13.  No outside seating shall be provided for use by café other than in accordance with approved plans.

 

14.  Restrict use of café to Use Class A3 only.

 

15.  Restrict hours of opening of café to 09:00 – 17:00 on any day.

 

16.  Package treatment plant and soakaway to be installed prior to the first use of the café hereby approved.

 

17.  Development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the ‘Potential impacts and recommendations’ section of the submitted ‘Brief ecology survey report’ dated 26th April 2018.

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 11.30 for a short break and reconvened at 11.40