Agenda item

Report of the Service Lead, Planning, Infrastructure and Development

recommending that the Panel delegate approval in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

The Panel considered the report of the Service Lead, Planning, Infrastructure and Development recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

Application for removal of condition 2 (Restricted Use and Operational Hours) of planning permission 16/02035/MMA to allow Unit 2 for use as an industrial laundry on a 24 hour basis

Steven Harley (agent) was present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The presenting officer reported that a noise report had now been received and assessed and that Environmental Health were now content to remove their holding objection.  The Panel noted that the noise report stated with the development would achieve the standards set out in the Council’s policy. The presenting officer advised that a condition would secure that the development would be used in accordance with the noise report.

The Panel considered the recommendation to delegate authority to the Service Lead: Planning, Infrastructure and Development to grant planning permission. Upon being put to the vote the recommendation was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED that the Panel:

  (i)  Delegated approval to the Service Lead – Planning, Infrastructure and Development Manager to grant planning permission subject to the conditions set out in the report and the additional condition securing compliance with the noise report and subject to the completion of a S.106 legal agreement Deed of Modification to ensure that Unit 2 is bound by the terms of the 16/00885/FUL permission (as set out in the Panel report attached at Appendix 1).

  (ii)  In the event that the legal agreement is not completed within two months of the Panel the Service Lead – Planning, Infrastructure and Development be authorised to refuse permission on the ground of failure to secure the provisions of the Section 106 Legal Agreement.

  (iii)  That the Service Lead – Planning, Infrastructure and Development be given delegated powers to add, vary and/or delete relevant parts of the Section 106 agreement and/or conditions as necessary.

Additional condition

NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES

The development shall be implemented in accordance with the recommendations contained within the submitted Sharps Redmore Noise Impact Report as updated by the Sharps Redmore Technical Note (31st October 2016), with the exception of Unit 2, which as hereby approved shall be operated as a commercial laundry in accordance with the amended Sharps Redmore Environmental Noise Assessment (dated 9^th November 2017), which confirms that the overall noise level from Unit 2, and its associated land (including plant and noise break out), shall be at least 10dB below the pre-existing background noise level as set out in further detail within the Assessment itself.

Prior to the first and subsequent occupation of each building detailed noise mitigation measures, to include a scheme of management measures to include details of reversing alarms of fork lift trucks and lorries, yard surface material and maintenance, equipment maintenance, acoustic barrier maintenance, site facilities including attenuation, design and location of external plant, vehicle management arrangements, staff management arrangements and a 'Night Time Management Plan' (detailing measures between 2300 and 0700 hours to mitigate noise; including car parking management in connection with shift change) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These measures shall confirm that all refrigeration vehicles serving the site shall use electrical hook up facilities rather than diesel engines and that all refrigeration equipment within the buildings shall utilise electric compressors and not diesel.  The approved measures shall be implemented before first occupation of each building and retained thereafter.

REASON: To limit noise and disturbance and to protect the amenities of neighbours, particularly given the 24 hour nature of the proposed operation.