Planning Committee Agenda Item 13 1 September 2010 10/00853/F TO: PLANNING COMMITTEE DATE: 1 September 2010 REPORT OF: HEAD OF BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AUTHOR: Drew Blackman TELEPHONE: 01737 276180 EMAIL:
[email protected] AGENDA ITEM: 13 WARD: Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne APPLICATION NUMBER: 10/00853/F VALID: 26 July 2010 APPLICANT: Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. AGENT: Allan B Matthews LOCATION: ESSO SERVICE STATION, 75 BRIGHTON ROAD, HOOLEY DESCRIPTION: Demolition of existing buildings and forecourt, erection of new sales building, forecourt canopy, garage box, (store), fencing to form waste area and condenser compound, external plant, external ATM, satellite dishes, replacement of underground fuel tanks DRAWING NUMBERS: 020/P Rev A, 030/P Rev A, UKF20C, 011/P, 020/P Rev B, 030/P Rev B SUMMARY Planning permission is sought for the redevelopment of an existing petrol station at Brighton Road, Hooley. Principally, the proposal would involve the replacement of the existing buildings, forecourt canopy with new, as well as the removal and replacement of the underground fuel tanks. The existing car wash would be removed permanently. The size of the retail area is consistent with others permitted in recent years. For this reason and given the high turnover of petrol sales at the site, the proposed shop is considered to be ancillary to the petrol station and to accord with both national and Local Plan retail policy in this regard. The extent of the redevelopment would involve a larger sales building sited at the southern end, wider and deeper than existing and brought closer to the edge of the highway, but similarly located to the existing sales building.