City Council

Planning Committee 04 August 2016

I submit for your consideration the attached reports for the South team.

Recommendation Report No. Application No / Location / Proposal

Approve - Conditions 8 2016/04427/PA

Northfield Pool and Fitness Centre Bristol Road South Northfield Birmingham B31 2P

Demolition of Northfield Pool and Leisure Centre and erection of new leisure centre, including 6 lane, 25 metre main swimming and learner pools, fitness and dance studios with car parking and landscaping

Approve - Conditions 9 2016/01708/PA

Land at Monmouth Road, Della Drive and Penrith Croft Birmingham B32 3NJ

Outline application for the erection of 80 no. dwellings, roadway and foot paths and parking. All matters reserved apart from access and scale. .

Approve - Temporary 10 2016/04042/PA 1 year 93 Alcester Road Birmingham B13 8DD

Variation of Condition 1 attached to planning approval 2006/01321/PA to allow opening hours from 09:00am on Fridays until 01:00am on Saturdays, and from 09:00am on Saturdays until 01:00am on Sundays

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No Prior Approval Required 11 2016/04862/PA

The Highbury PH Dad's Lane Moseley Birmingham B13 8PQ

Application for Prior Notification for replacement of existing pole mounted antennae and equipment cabinet with new pole mounted antennae and equipment cabinet

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Committee Date: 04/08/2016 Application Number: 2016/04427/PA Accepted: 13/06/2016 Application Type: Full Planning Target Date: 12/09/2016 Ward: Northfield

Northfield Pool and Fitness Centre, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2PD

Demolition of Northfield Pool and Leisure Centre and erection of new leisure centre, including 6 lane, 25 metre main swimming and learner pools, fitness and dance studios with car parking and landscaping. Applicant: Serco Group PLC Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, RG27 9UY Agent: PJ Planning Regent House, 156-7 Lower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TS Recommendation Approve Subject To Conditions

1. Proposal

1.1. Planning permission is sought for the erection of a new leisure centre including a 6 lane 25 metres swimming pool and smaller learner pool and a fitness and dance studio with associated car parking and landscaping. The proposed building would be located on the existing Northfield Pool and Fitness centre site in Northfield, which would be demolished.

1.2. The new building would be primarily two-storeys in height and contemporary in design, providing 2,613.6sqm (gross external area) of floor space to provide new sports and community facilities. The main facade of the building would front onto Bristol Road South, with a main entrance located in the middle of the proposed frontage (as it is on the current building) with a level access (unlike the current building which is accessed via ramp and steps). The building footprint would be located in the same position on the application site as the current leisure centre and would measure a maximum of 50.7 metres in depth, 33.4 metres in width and would be 9.5 metres in height to flat roof on the frontage to Bristol Road South, 11.8m at the corner of the building in the car park and would drop down to 10.3m at the rear eastern boundary adjacent to 18 Great Stone Road.

1.3. The proposed leisure centre would provide:

• A 6 lane community swimming pool; • Learner swimming pool; • Changing facilities; • Viewing area; • 80 station health and fitness suite; • 36 person dance studio; and,

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1.4. The ground floor would comprise the entrance foyer and reception area, operational office and ancillary spaces, main 25m pool, learner pool, first aid room, pool