Issue - meetings

Change of use of existing garage from residential to residential and childcare business (retrospective).

Mr Kiel Peters, the applicant, spoke in support of the change of use.

The Service Manager – Development Services introduced the report.

It was proposed and seconded to refuse planning permission.

RESOLVED:

To not support refusal of the planning application. 

An alternative motion was then proposed to grant planning permission subject to conditions relating to hours of operation and on the number of children on the premises, the wording of such conditions to be delegated to the Service Manager – Development Services in consultation with the Chair of the Planning Committee. This was seconded.

RESOLVED:

To grant planning permission subject to conditions relating to hours of operation and on the number of children on the premises with wording delegated to the Service Manager – Development Services in consultation with the Chair of the Planning Committee for the following reason:

Reason

1.    The principle of operation of a child care business from a residential unit is acceptable in this location and the proposal does not have an adverse impact upon residential amenity or highway safety. The proposal is therefore in accordance with the objectives of policy 12 of the Aligned Core Strategy and policy LPD32, LPD41 and LPD61 of the Local Planning Document.