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SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Development, Environment and Leisure Directorate REPORT TO CITY CENTRE SOUTH DATE 13/03/2006 AND EAST PLANNING AND HIGHWAYS AREA BOARD 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 ACCESS Bob Bryan TEL NO: 36329 Lucy Bond 34556 AREA(S) AFFECTED CATEGORY OF REPORT OPEN Application No. Location Page No. 04/05127/CHU Centenary Industrial Park, Little London Road, 5 Sheffield, 05/00252/OUT Abbey Glen Laundry Co Ltd, Coniston Road, 11 Sheffield, S8 0UW 05/02561/LBC Sheffield Post Office, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, 19 S1 1AB 05/02562/FUL Sheffield Post Office, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, 23 S1 1AB 05/03944/FUL Sheffield United FC, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 45 4SU 05/04271/FUL 188-212 Solly Street, Sheffield, S1 4BB 58 05/04273/CAC 188-192 Solly Street, Sheffield, S1 4BB 70 05/04407/FUL Land Between No.1 And No.9, Wigfull Road, 72 Sheffield, 05/04640/OUT Sub Divisional Headquarters, Westbar Green, 74 Sheffield, S1 2DA 05/04649/OUT Land Adjoining 112, London Road, Sheffield, S2 88 4LR, 05/04751/CHU 627 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8PT 99 05/04752/FUL 290 Millhouses Lane, Sheffield, S11 9JB 105 05/04762/FUL Plot 4 Blue Ridge, Ashfurlong Road, Sheffield, 110 05/04788/FUL Land At Zone 4, Plots U3, W2 And W3 Sheffield 116 Business Park, Europa View, Sheffield, S9 1XH, 05/04822/RG3 Sharrow Nursery & Infant School, Sitwell Road, 126 Sheffield, S7 1BE 2 05/04829/FUL 102 Edgedale Road, Sheffield, S7 2BR 141 05/04833/OUT Land At Lock Lane And, Sheffield Road, Tinsley, 148 Sheffield, 06/00052/FUL Land Adjacent To 226, City Road, Sheffield, 167 06/00103/FUL 65 Westbourne Road, Sheffield, S10 2QT 174 06/00150/CHU 125-129 London Road, Sheffield, S2 4LE 182 3 4 SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Report Of The Head Of Planning, Transport And Highways, Development, Environment And Leisure To The City Centre South and East Planning And Highways Area Board Date Of Meeting: 13/03/2006 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 Area Board 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 04/05127/CHU Application Type Planning Application for Change of Use Proposal Use of building for car sales, valeting and servicing Location Centenary Industrial Park, Little London Road, Sheffield Date Received 22/12/2004 Team SOUTH Applicant/Agent Development Land & Planning Consultants Limited Recommendation Grant Conditionally Subject to: 1 The development shall be begun not later than the expiration of five years from the date of this decision. In order to comply with the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act. 2 The development shall not be used unless the car parking accommodation for 29 cars as shown on the approved plans has been provided in accordance with those plans and thereafter such car parking accommodation shall be retained for the sole purpose intended. In the interests of traffic safety and the amenities of the locality. 3 The development shall not be used unless provision has been made within the site for accommodation of delivery/service vehicles in accordance with 5 the approved plan. Thereafter, all such areas shall be retained free of all obstructions, including the storage, display and depositing of materials, packaging or other objects so that the service yard is fully available for the parking, turning and manoeuvring of delivery/service vehicles. In the interests of highway safety and the amenities of the locality. 4 The development shall not be used unless suitable access and facilities for people with disabilities, both to and within the buildings and also within the curtilage of the site, have been provided but, before such access and facilities are provided, full details thereof shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. When the access and facilities have been provided, thereafter such access and facilities shall be retained. (Reference should also be made to the Code of Practise BS8300). To ensure ease of access and facilities for disabled persons at all times. 5 The car servicing and valeting shall not be operated as a separate use(s), open to the public but shall be ancillary to the car sales on the site. In the interests of traffic safety and the amenities of the locality. Attention is drawn to the following justifications: 1. The decision to grant planning permission and impose any conditions has been taken having regard to the policies and proposals in the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan set out below, and to all relevant material considerations, including Supplementary Planning Guidance. IB7 - Development in Business Areas IB9 - Conditions on Development in Industry and Business Areas This informative is intended as a summary of the reasons for grant of planning permission. For further detail on the decision please see the application report by contacting the Planning Records section on 2734215 or by visiting Sheffield City Council's website at www.sheffield.gov.uk/your- city-council/council-meetings/planning-boards 6 Site Location LOCATION AND PROPOSAL The site is located in the established industrial/commercial area between the railway and Little London Road. Access into the site is taken from Little London Road into an open yard area which is surrounded by a mix of industrial buildings which are variable in style and repair. There is one existing commercial use operating but all other buildings are vacant. Parts of the site are semi-derelict and the building heights rise to three storeys. Woodseats Road runs along the western side of the site and is raised above the site on top of an embankment, industrial development and the River Sheaf lies on the north and eastern boundaries with Little London Road being at the southern boundary. 7 Neighbouring development comprises a mix of industrial, commercial and residential. The applicant is seeking planning permission to change the use of the vacant commercial premises to a use for car sales, servicing and a valet business. There would be 16 car parking spaces available to customers with two further disabled spaces. The layout submitted in support of the application shows the existing buildings being used for servicing, valeting and as a car showroom. Parking would be in the yard area in front of the buildings. Access would remain off Little London Road. There would be no external alterations to the buildings or extensions. The existing buildings, which are in a very poor state of repair, would be refurbished and brought back into use. REPRESENTATIONS None have been received. PLANNING ASSESSMENT Policy Issues The Unitary Development Plan (UDP) shows that the site is part of a Business Area and development in such areas is covered by Policy IB7. This states that Business (B1) uses are preferred. The proposed use is sui generis (i.e. not with a recognised use-class in planning legislation) and not mentioned in this policy so must be decided on its own merits. Policy IB9 deals with conditions on development in Industry and Business Areas. This policy states that: - there should not be a concentration of uses that would prejudice the dominance of the preferred use - residents should not suffer from noise and nuisance - buildings should be well designed of a scale appropriate to the site - the quality of the environment would not be harmed to such an extent that new business development would be discouraged - the site be adequately served by transport facilities, provide safe access and adequate parking. Possible Prejudice to the Preferred Use The site is part of a large business use allocation that lies along the river next to the railway. The area has a feeling of decline because there are numerous vacancies in the area and most of the buildings are in a poor state of repair. Use of this site for car sales and servicing would still leave a considerable amount of vacant floorspace that could be developed for the preferred use. It could also be argued that the proposal might help to improve the area as it would involve the 8 refurbishment of existing dilapidated buildings. Consequently, there would be no conflict with Policy IB9 in this respect. Siting, Design and Layout There would be no alterations to the buildings apart from the fact that they would be refurbished to be brought back into use. The existing buildings lend themselves to the proposal and there is space in the yard area for parking to be introduced and for service vehicles to turn. This allows them to enter and leave the site in a forward gear. The visual appearance of the site would be improved which is a benefit, the site being highly visible from Woodseats Road. The current dilapidated appearance detracts from the quality of the environment. It is also considered that this use might help encourage other uses to locate in the area and reduce the amount of vacant floorspace. Possible Noise and Nuisance There are people living quite close to the site, along Woodseats Road, across the railway and at Norton Hammer to the east. There is an existing steelworks across Little London Road from the site, the railway at the rear and there are other commercial uses in the area.