SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Development, Environment and Leisure Directorate REPORT TO WEST PLANNING AND DATE 26/04/2005 HIGHWAYS AREA BOARD REPORT OF HEAD 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 John Williamson 34944 AREA(S) AFFECTED CATEGORY OF REPORT OPEN 2 Application No. Location Page No. 02/01507/FUL Land At Shrub Nursery Beauchief Drive Sheffield 7 03/03918/FUL Land Adjoining 105 Johnson Lane Ecclesfield 14 Sheffield 04/01585/FUL 239 Edmund Road Sheffield S2 4DN 20 04/02496/FUL Beauchief Abbey Farm Barns Beauchief Abbey 29 Lane Sheffield S8 7BD 04/02497/LBC Beauchief Abbey Farm Barns Beauchief Abbey 42 Lane Sheffield S8 7BD 04/03557/OUT Land At Valley Road Sheffield 48 04/03646/REM Site Of Hartwell Car Dealership, Spital Hill,and 3, 56 5 Savile Street Sheffield 04/03761/FUL Land, Site Of Upperthorpe Middle School, Daniel 65 Hill Street Sheffield 04/04048/RG3 Beauchief Abbey Farm Barns Beauchief Abbey 69 Lane Sheffield S8 7BD 04/04051/RG3 Beauchief Abbey Farm Barns Beauchief Abbey 82 Lane Sheffield S8 7BD 04/04396/FUL Spooner Road Sheffield 88 3 04/04476/CAC Spooner Road Sheffield 94 04/04575/CHU 765 Chesterfield Road Sheffield S8 0SP 97 04/04581/FUL Wyvern Steel Works 290 Penistone Road 101 Sheffield S6 2FU 04/05109/FUL Norfolk Arms Public House 2 Ringinglow Village 111 Ringinglow Road Sheffield S11 7TS 04/05110/LBC Norfolk Arms Public House 2 Ringinglow Village 120 Ringinglow Road Sheffield S11 7TS 05/00241/FUL Site Of 218 Twentywell Lane Sheffield 123 05/00293/RG3 Land At Broomfield Lane Stocksbridge Sheffield 131 05/00412/CHU Known As Unit 1 119 Ecclesall Road South 137 Sheffield S11 9PJ 05/00532/FUL Land At Site Of Former Bus Terminus, Mansfield 142 Road Sheffield 05/00622/FUL Model Farm Tofts Lane Stannington Sheffield 148 05/00745/RG3 Myers Grove School Wood Lane Sheffield S6 152 5HG 05/00837/RG3 Busk Meadow Park Shirecliffe Road Sheffield 158 05/00911/FUL Hallam House 405 Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 162 3GD 4 05/00964/CHU 7 Hoole Road Sheffield S10 5BH 170 5 6 SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Report Of The Head of Development Services, Development, Environment And Leisure To The SOUTH Planning And Highways Area Board Date Of Meeting: 26/04/2005 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 02/01507/FUL Application Type a Full Planning Application Proposal Erection of golf course grounds maintenance building Location Land At Shrub Nursery Beauchief Drive Sheffield Date Received 13/05/2002 Team SOUTH Applicant/Agent Windell Cook Architects Recommendation Refuse For the following reason(s): 1 The Local Planning Authority consider that the proposed grounds maintenance building represents an isolated intrusive form of development that detracts from the open character of the Historic Park and Garden and the settings of Beauchief Hall, Beauchief Abbey farm buildings, Church of St Thomas a Becket and remains of Beauchief Abbey Church. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policies BE15, BE16, BE19 and BE21 of the adopted Sheffield Unitary Development Plan. 2 The Local Planning Authority consider that the construction of the proposed car park and hardstanding areas would have an adverse impact on the survival of the historic ha-ha and ancient trees adjoining the north-east boundary of the site. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy GE4, GE15, BE15, BE16, BE19 and BE21 of the adopted Sheffield Unitary Development Plan. 7 Site Location Sl ui ce High W ood 13 2.3m BM 13 4.25 m Po nd Path (u m) High W ood E V I R D F E I H C U A E B 14 1.1m P arkbank W ood P a BEAUCHIEF t h ( u m ) MS 1 47.5 m F B BM 1 49 .3 5m 15 3.6m d o o Gulleys W ood W s y l e l Be au chi ef Hal l u G Be au chi e fPark Abbe yd al e Go lf Cou rs e 1 58.5 m Guleys Wood Gul le ys W o od V E RI F D HI E UC B E A Gulleys W ood W m a 1 te . 9 W el l r 9 f 15 a l BM BM 14 8.63 m 16 2.2m Pon d 1 48.4 m We ir 1 51.2 m Spri ng Po nd Pon d 15 6.1m MS .5 Po nd h Pon ds t a i n P Dra 1 59.1 m 16 5.2m 1 59.1 m 1 62.8 m 16 4.9m BM 1 65 .4 0m Beauchief Park Beauchief Park INTRODUCTION This application was submitted in May 2002. It is connected to the applications for Beauchief Abbey Barns which are currently occupied by the applicant (Sheffield International Venues). Due to the links between the relevant applications it is considered appropriate to consider all the applications concurrently. Proposals for the Barns have changed since applications were first submitted in 2000. Subsequent applications have resulted in a delay in considering this application. All applications relating to the Barns are reported on this agenda. LOCATION AND PROPOSAL The application is for facilities for Sheffield International Venues (SIV) in connection with the maintenance of Beauchief Golf Course. The facilities include garaging, a workshop, office, staff facilities and covered storage areas in a new building of 352.7m2, together with vehicle manoeuvring areas and a staff car park. The facilities are proposed to replace the existing smaller 8 facilities at Beauchief Abbey Barns, some 300 metres to the north-east of the site. The site is part of the disused former shrub nursery which forms part of the historic gardens to Beauchief Hall. A ha-ha separates the former shrub nursery from a public footpath to the north-east boundary of the site. There is a line of large mature trees between the ha-ha and the footpath and an approx 1m high stone wall between the ha-ha and the application site. The site extends approx 53m along this boundary. An informal grouping of relatively small trees characterises the corner of the site at the junction of the public footpath with Beauchief Drive. A mature native hedge runs along the remainder of the Beauchief Drive frontage over a distance of approx 50m. The former shrubbery extends a further approx 50m beyond the boundary of the application site towards Beauchief Hall. With the exception of the boundary planting and group of trees described previously, the shrub nursery is generally overgrown grasses dotted with neglected and overgrown shrubs. The south-west boundary of the shrub nursery is defined by tall leylandii hedging adjoining a track access which separates the shrubbery from relatively open grassland adjoining the formal gardens to Beauchief Hall. A further area of land is enclosed within the shrub nursery by additional leylandii hedging. During the course of this application, the grounds of Beauchief Hall, including the application site, have been added as a draft entry to the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The grounds maintenance building is proposed to be positioned 19m back from the boundaries with Beauchief Drive and the public footpath, respectively. There are two distinct elements to the building – the staff facilities and the garaging, workshop and lean-to covered storage areas. The buildings are proposed to be natural stone with black slate roofing and the lean-to is timber clad with a fibre-cement roof. The overall height of the building is approx 6.5m. Hardstanding areas are proposed to either side of the building, including a 9 space car park immediately adjoining the boundary with the ha-ha. An approx 15m wide access is proposed from Beauchief Drive with a turning area in front of the building. RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY There is no planning history relating to the application site. However, the application is closely linked to the proposals for Beauchief Abbey Barns which are currently used as a grounds maintenance facility for SIV. Sheffield Property Services’ applications for planning permission and listed building consent for the conversion of Beauchief Abbey Barns to form a single dwelling are considered elsewhere on this agenda (refs.04/04048/RG3 and 04/04051/RG3). Previous applications for conversion to form 2 dwellings had 9 earlier been withdrawn (refs. 9A/0062P and 9A/0063P/LBC). Alternative proposals by Beauchief Abbey Barns Action Group for planning permission and listed building consent for the conversion of the Barns to form a community/educational resource centre are also considered elsewhere on this agenda (refs.04/02496/FUL and 04/02497/LBC). These applications are in anticipation of SIV re-locating from the Barns to either the facilities that are the subject of this report or some other alternative location. SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIONS This application was re-advertised and neighbours/interest groups were re- notified in October 2004. This is due to the significant time lapse since the submission of the application in May 2002.