Issue - decisions

Members had visited the site on the previous day.

The Planning Officer introduced the report which also referenced a previous planning application for the site. A LDC application had been refused in 2015 for use of the building as a C3 dwelling, leading to the current application as there was no longer a business need for the building.

The Planning Officer explained that the Parish Council had objected to the unauthorised additions to the buildings and not to the principal of the change of use proposed in the application.

Members commented on the general enhancement achieved by the works, and discussed the merits of removing the front dividing wall as it was well constructed and the need for landscaping on the site.

A motion to approve the application in line with the Officer recommendation was moved and seconded.

The Planning Officer confirmed that the applicant would be requested to improve the landscaping but recommended that this should not be added as a condition given the enhancement already arising from the proposals, and that requiring the removal of the front dividing wall was appropriate in the context of the occupation of the building as a single dwelling.

The motion to approve the application was voted on and carried.

RESOLVED:

The application was APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1.In accordance with amended plans

2.Removal of porch in accordance with amended plans within 3 months

3.Removal of drystone wall that projects from the west elevation and that runs east to west and subdivides the frontage of the building within 3 months