Issue - meetings

Demolition of the existing buildings on the site (former pub and outbuilding); construction of a three-storey apartment block containing 26 self-contained flats, a secure cycle and bin store and ancillary landscaping; the stopping up of the two existing vehicular accesses, the creation of a new vehicular access to Wollaton Avenue and creation of a 21 space car park.

A written representation from Joanne Iles, a local resident against the application, was read by Cayte Goodall, Democratic Services Officer.

Alan Forsyth, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report.

RESOLVED:

8.0  Grant Planning Permission: Subject to the owner entering into planning obligations secured through a s106 agreement with the Borough Council as the Local Planning Authority and the County Council as the Local Highway and Education Authority  to provide for a review of viability of the development to secure contributions towards affordable housing, primary healthcare and primary education if the development becomes more viable and to secure a local labour agreement; and subject to the conditions listed for the reasons set out in the report.

Conditions

1. The development herby permitted shall commence before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

2. This permission shall be read in accordance with the application form and following list of approved drawings:

2025-PL-001 - Location plan

2025-PL-110 - Site/Ground floor plan

2025-PL-111 - First and second floor plans

2025-PL-210 - Elevations

2025-PL-211 - Site sections and street elevations

2025-PL-050 - access design

The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans/details.

3. Prior to above ground works commencing, samples of the materials to be used in the external elevation treatment of the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details as approved shall be used in the construction of the building.

4. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a dropped vehicular footway crossing is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification.

5. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the two existing site accesses (1no on Shelford Road and 1no on Wollaton Avenue) that has been made redundant and are permanently closed and the access crossings are reinstated as footway in accordance with details to be first submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.

6. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the site access road is surfaced in a hard-bound material. The surfaced access drive shall then be maintained in such hard-bound material for the life of the development.

7. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the parking, turning and servicing areas are surfaced in a bound material with the parking bays clearly delineated in accordance with drawing number 2025-PL_050. The parking, turning and servicing areas shall be maintained in the bound material for the life of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 115