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SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL PLACE 8 REPORT TO CITY CENTRE SOUTH AND EAST PLANNING DATE 19/12/2011 AND HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ITEM SUBJECT APPLICATIONS UNDER VARIOUS ACTS/REGULATIONS SUMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS SEE RECOMMENDATIONS HEREIN THE BACKGROUND PAPERS ARE IN THE FILES IN RESPECT OF THE PLANNING APPLICATIONS NUMBERED. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS N/A PARAGRAPHS CLEARED BY BACKGROUND PAPERS CONTACT POINT FOR Lucy Bond TEL 0114 2734556 ACCESS Chris Heeley NO: 0114 2736329 AREA(S) AFFECTED CATEGORY OF REPORT OPEN 2 Application No. Location Page No. 10/01737/FUL 272 Glossop Road Sheffield 6 S10 2HS 11/01396/FUL NUM Headquarters Holly Building 13 Holly Street Sheffield S1 2GT 11/01864/FUL Site Of Gordon Lamb Limited 10 Summerfield Street 24 Sheffield S11 8HJ 11/02379/FUL 29 Glover Road Totley 51 Sheffield S17 4HN 11/02515/FUL 56 High Storrs Drive Sheffield 57 S11 7LL 11/02727/FUL 39 Firth Park Crescent Sheffield 64 S5 6HD 11/02801/REM Park Hill Flats Park Hill Estate 69 Duke Street And Talbot Street Sheffield S2 5RQ 11/02883/FUL Brentwood Lawn Tennis Club Brentwood Road 90 Sheffield S11 9BU 3 11/03115/FUL Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home 139 Derbyshire Lane 97 Sheffield S8 9EQ 11/03197/LBC Park Hill Estate Duke Street 108 Park Hill Sheffield S2 5RQ 11/03361/FUL 51-53 Stanley Street Sheffield 110 S3 8HH 11/03601/FUL SOYO 117 Rockingham Street 123 Sheffield S1 4EB 4 5 SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Report Of The Head Of Planning To The CITY CENTRE AND EAST Planning And Highways Committee Date Of Meeting: 19/12/2011 LIST OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR DECISION OR INFORMATION *NOTE* Under the heading “Representations” a Brief Summary of Representations received up to a week before the Committee date is given (later representations will be reported verbally). The main points only are given for ease of reference. The full letters are on the application file, which is available to members and the public and will be at the meeting. Case Number 10/01737/FUL Application Type Full Planning Application Proposal Retention of shop front and repositioning of cooling fan to rear Location 272 Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2HS Date Received 27/05/2010 Team CITY CENTRE AND EAST Applicant/Agent Mr R Bishop Recommendation Refuse with Enforcement Action Subject to: 1 The Local Planning Authority consider that the retention or relocation of the existing cooling fan on the rear of the building would result in the continuation of an unacceptable degree of noise and general disturbance to occupiers of neighbouring residential property. In these respects the proposal is contrary to Policy S10 of the Unitary Development Plan. Attention is drawn to the following directives: 1. The Director of Development Services or the Head of Planning has been authorised to take all necessary steps, including enforcement action and the institution of legal proceedings, if necessary, to secure the removal of the cooling fan. The Local Planning Authority will be writing separately on this matter. 2. The applicant is advised that the retention of the existing shop front is acceptable in this location. 7 Site Location © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 10018816 8 LOCATION AND PROPOSAL The application relates to a retail shop unit in use as a newsagents and grocers shop. The property is a mid terraced unit sited between and an Indian restaurant and bar/restaurant. Glossop Road falls within the Central Shopping Area as defined by the UDP. The immediate area is characterised by a mix of A1-A5 units many with first floor living accommodation. The area is also identified as falling within an Area of Special Character. This is a retrospective application for the retention of a new shop front and to seek approval for the repositioning of an existing cooling fan to the rear elevation. RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY 84/01736/FUL New shop front and internal alterations to form building society office GC 24.10 84 85/00353/FUL Alts to shop frontage GC 13.03.85 95/02311/FUL: Use of ground floor for class A1 purposes. 1st and 2nd floor for residential purposes PD 04.10.95 10/01750/ADV Internally illuminated sign- Not yet determined. 9 SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIONS Concern has been raised by the Environmental Health Officer with respect to the cooling fan. The existing fan which does not benefit from planning approval has previously been the subject of complaints from residents of adjoining residential property due to its excessive noise whilst in use. The relocation of the cooling fan onto the rear elevation of the building would not remove the concerns raised as this would be located near to bedroom windows of the neighbouring first floor flat. PLANNING ASSESSMENT The application property is sited within the Central Shopping Area as defined by the UDP. The most relevant planning policies in determining this application are outlined in Policy S10 which states in part that new development will be permitted provided that (b) it will not cause residents or visitors in any hotel, hostel, residential institution or housing to suffer from unacceptable living conditions, including air pollution, noise or other nuisance or risk to health or safety; (d) be well designed and of a scale and nature appropriate to the site. Also of relevance is policy BE18’Development in Areas of Special Character’ which states than in such areas new development should respect the appearance and character of the Area. Retention of new shop front Being a retrospective application there is no record of the previous shop front other than the plans submitted with earlier planning applications. The latest plans in 1995 indicate a largely glazed front elevation with central access doorway. The current frontage is in keeping with the previous shop front in that it incorporates full height glazing but with the entrance door located to one side. The shop windows are fixed into an aluminium frame with a framed fully glazed door with a level threshold. Vinyl advertisements have been affixed to the inner face of the glazing providing privacy to the lower shop windows. The shop front benefits from security roller shutter which were inherited from the previous user. This is understood to have been in situ for at least 4 years and consequently although no planning approval exists for the roller shutter it is deemed to have approval. Since occupying the unit the applicant has upgraded the roller shutters and associated shutter box. The retention of the existing shop front in this location is considered acceptable and does not detract from the appearance and character of the area. Relocation of Cooling Fan to rear 10 The cooling fan is currently located on the lower side elevation of the two storey rear off shot to the property. The fan which is used in connection with an internal cold store/fridge, is currently located below first floor bedroom windows to the upstairs flat which is occupied as shared student accommodation. No planning approval has been obtained for the fan in its existing location. No detailed specification of the noise output has been submitted with the application. A site visit to the property however confirms that the existing fan is performing poorly in acoustic terms, starting and stopping intermittently and is certainly not representative of a good or even acceptable standard in comparison to modern well maintained units. As existing the unit is considered intrusive to residential amenities in the late evening and at night time. The proposed relocation of the cooling fan onto the rear elevation, although giving more protection to the bedroom windows which are currently above it, would cause nuisance to the bedroom windows in the adjacent first floor flat which are located on the rear elevation of the property. In order to overcome the concerns raised the applicant has been advised to consider replacing the existing cooling fan with a modern condenser unit or demonstrate that attenuation works can be carried out to the existing unit which will reduce noise levels. No information has been forthcoming. In view of the continued noise output from the existing cooling fan it is considered that this is contrary to the residential amenities of neighbouring occupiers. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The retention of the new shop front is considered acceptable in terms of its detail and form and therefore is considered satisfactory with regards to relevant policies. The retention or relocation of the existing cooling fan on the rear elevation of the building is, due to excessive noise levels, unacceptable to the residential amenities of neighbouring occupiers and consequently considered contrary to approved policies which aim to protect residents from unacceptable living conditions. It is therefore recommended that the application is refused and authority is given to the director of Development Services or head of Planning to take all necessary steps, including Enforcement Action and the Institution of legal proceedings, if necessary to secure the removal of the existing cooling fan. 11 12 Case Number 11/01396/FUL Application Type Full Planning Application Proposal External remodelling and change of use to casino, bar and restaurant (Use Classes A3, A4 and sui generis) (Amended as per plans received on 15/11/2011 and 5/12/2011) Location NUM Headquarters Holly Building Holly Street Sheffield S1 2GT Date Received 09/05/2011 Team CITY CENTRE AND EAST Applicant/Agent DLP Planning Ltd Recommendation Grant Conditionally Subject to: 1 The development must be begun not later than the expiration of three years from the date of this decision. In order to comply with the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act. 2 The development must be carried out in complete accordance with the following approved documents; 26488(04)01 Rev D; 26488(04)04 Rev C; 26488(04)03 Rev D; 26488(02)02 Rev G; 26488(02)03 Rev G; 26488(02)04 Rev G; 26488(02)05 Rev E; and 26488(01)02 Rev B all received on 15/11/2011 and 26488(04)02 Rev E; 26488(02)00 Rev J; and 26488(02)01 Rev J all received on 5/12/2011 unless otherwise authorised in writing by the Local Planning Authority.