Agenda item

Application No. 2021/0238 - 19 Thackerays Lane, Woodthorpe

Minutes:

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report.  He advised members that further to the publication of the report a late objection had been received from a neighbouring resident in relation to concerns around parents parking on the footpath, vehicles facing oncoming traffic and parents not utilising the nearby pedestrian crossing.  However, these concerns raised no new issues and were covered within the main report.

The Principal Planning Officer added that additional comments had been sought from the Highways Authority in relation to parking and gave the following update:

Parking could not be formalised on the footway outside the site, as parking in that location would be illegal and a matter for the Police Authority.  Parking on the highway was allowed, but they would not wish to have designated parking bays outside the facility as the highway itself was available for the public and all users. There was a car park further down Thackeray’s Lane and on street parking within the area. They accepted that Thackeray’s Lane was a busy road, and at times traffic was heavy, but they had not received any recent parking complaints or reports of severe congestion in the area and therefore they had no concerns in relation to the scheme.

RESOLVED:

To Grant Planning Permission subject to conditions:

 

 

Conditions

 

 1         The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 

 2         This permission shall be read in accordance with the application form and deposited plans, drawing no's RDS11563/07(a), RDS11563/05(c) and RDS11563/01(_), received on 9th March 2021, and drawing no. RDS11563/06(d) received on 2nd August 2021. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans/details.

 

 3         The day nursery shall have no more than 48 children in their care on-site at any one time.

 

Reasons

 

 1         In order to comply with Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 2         For the avoidance of doubt.

 

 3         To ensure a satisfactory development in accordance with the aims of policy LPD 32 of the Local Planning Document.

 

Reasons for Decision

 

It is considered the proposal would be visually acceptable and in keeping with the character of the host property and the wider area, it would not result in a significant undue impact on residential amenity and it would be acceptable from a highway safety perspective; in accordance with the NPPF Section 12, Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategy and policies LPD 32, LPD 57 and LPD 61 of the Local Planning Document

 

Notes to Applicant

 

Positive and Proactive Statement - The Borough Council has worked positively and proactively with the applicant in accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Negotiations have taken place during the consideration of the application to address adverse impacts identified by officers and/or address concerns raised by letters of representation submitted in connection with the proposal, addressing the identified adverse impacts, thereby resulting in a more acceptable scheme and a favourable recommendation.

 

The applicant is advised that all planning permissions granted on or after 16th October 2015 may be subject to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Full details of CIL are available on the Council's website. The proposed development has been assessed and it is the Council's view that CIL is not payable on the development hereby approved as the development type proposed is zero rated in this location.

 

An appropriate measure to help alleviate residents' difficulties with vehicle access / egress to properties can be the provision of advisory 'H bar markings' and these can be provided in line with the County Council's charging policy on request from the applicant/owner/occupier of Coteswood Nursery.  Requests can be made through Nottinghamshire County Council's customer service teams on 0115 500 80 80 or via https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/contact-and-complaints/contact-us/contact-us. Please note that the applicant will need to liaise with the owner/occupier of no’s 17 and 21 to agree that the application can be made, and all costs are to be borne by the applicant/owner/occupier of Coteswood Nursery.

 

The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to The Coal Authority on 0845 762   6848. Further information is also available on The Coal Authority website at www.coal.decc.gov.uk.Property specific summary information on past, current and future coal mining activity can be obtained from The Coal Authority's Property Search Service on 0845 762 6848 or at www.groundstability.com.

 

 

 

 

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