HARROGATE BOROUGH COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE LIST OF APPLICATIONS DETERMINED BY THE HEAD OF PLANNING SERVICES UNDER THE SCHEME OF DELEGATION CASE NUMBER: 09/05190/COU WARD: CASE OFFICER: Mrs G Pinna-Morrell DATE VALID: 17.12.2009 GRID REF: E 434968 TARGET DATE: 11.02.2010 N 456940 DECISION DATE: 11.02.2010 APPLICATION NO: 6.100.2316.E.COU LOCATION: Unit 1 Castle Precinct Castle Yard Knaresborough North Yorkshire PROPOSAL: Change of use from offices (Use Class B1 - Business) to Use Class D1 non residential institutions. APPLICANT: Martinhal LLP APPROVED subject to the following conditions:- 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun on or before 11.02.2013. 2 The use hereby approved shall not be carried out other than between the hours of 0800-1800, Monday to Fridays and 0800-1300 on Saturdays and shall not be carried on at all on Sundays and Public Bank Holidays. Reasons for Conditions:- 1 To ensure compliance with Sections 91-94 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. 2 So as not to detract from the amenities of the adjoining residential property. INFORMATIVES 1. Listed Building Consent is also required in respect of this development. You are advised not to start work until such time as an appropriate Notice of Listed Building Consent has been granted and you should ensure that the development is carried out strictly in accordance with the approved plans and the terms and conditions of such a Listed Building Consent. 1 JUSTIFICATION FOR GRANTING CONSENT The proposal will add to the vitality of Knaresborough town centre and have a neutral impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area. Existing levels of privacy and amenity will not be significantly affected. The proposal accords with the provisions of the development plan and there are no other material considerations in this instance that warrant setting aside local planning policies. CASE NUMBER: 09/04939/FUL WARD: Falls Within 2 Or More CASE OFFICER: Mr Roger France DATE VALID: 30.11.2009 GRID REF: E 428364 TARGET DATE: 25.01.2010 N 453392 DECISION DATE: 04.02.2010 APPLICATION NO: 6.500.77.AN.FUL LOCATION: 4 Cardale Park Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 1RY PROPOSAL: Formation of car park with the erection of security fencing, guard house, access barrier and installation of CCTV and lighting. APPLICANT: Vocalink Ltd APPROVED subject to the following conditions:- 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun on or before 04.02.2013. 2 The development authorised by this permission shall not begin until the local planning authority has approved in writing a full travel plan (to include a financial contribution for off site highway works) to reduce the dependency on the private car, which shall include clear and unambiguous objectives and modal split targets, together with time-bound programme of implementation, monitoring and regular review and improvement; and be based on the particulars contained in the approved framework produced in support of this application, and thereafter operated. Informative: For the avoidance of doubt, it is expected that the applicant or developer will enter into a planning obligation with the local planning authority to provide the travel plan in accordance with the approved scheme (as agreed in principle within the application). 3 Before the development hereby approved is commenced, details of the scheme of the car park floodlighting shall be submitted for the approval, in writing, of the local planning authority. The details shall include measures to reduce light spillage from the site and keep glare to a minimum, and the scheme shall be installed and operated in accordance with the approved details before the development is first brought into use. 2 4 Prior to the commencement of the vehicle parking area, drawings shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority showing details of how the car park is to be drained including storage rates of discharge, outfall location and pollution controls. 5 Notwithstanding the layout and details shown upon the submitted drawing P2489/OG/PL/100; the development hereby approved shall not be commenced prior to the submission to and approval by the Local Planning Authority in writing of an amended layout and full engineering details to provide for:- The construction of the new vehicular access onto Cardale Park including measures to prevent the discharge of surface water from the new car park from discharging onto the highway. Thereafter the development shall be implemented in accordance with the details approved by the Local Planning Authority. Reasons for Conditions:- 1 To ensure compliance with Sections 91-94 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. 2 To ensure the provision of a travel plan in compliance with Government guidance contained in PPS1 ‘Sustainable Development’ (and the Supplement to PPS1 ‘Planning & Climate Change’) and PPG13 ‘Transport’, and Core Strategy Policies TRA1, TRA2, AND TRA3 of the Harrogate District Local Development Framework. 3 To ensure the use of appropriate lighting to safeguard the rural character of the area to the south and west of the site, and in the interests of visual amenity. 4 To ensure the satisfactory drainage of the development and to prevent increased risk of flooding.. 5 In the interests of road safety. JUSTIFICATION FOR GRANTING CONSENT The site falls within development limits of Harrogate in an established business park, and the development supports and assists the expansion of a strategically important existing modern digital business providing high quality local employment opportunities. The application proposals are therefore considered to be in accordance, in principle, with the thrust of development plan employment policies (Core Strategy Policies JB1, JB3. and saved Local Plan Policies E2 and E6). Although national, regional and local planning policies seek to discourage high levels of parking provision, greater levels of provision is permissible where a full Transport Assessment has been provided to justify the need for additional car parking, and where a 'travel plan' approach is taken to improve measures for alternative transport. The applicants have demonstrated that a comprehensive analysis of the sites accessibility has been carried out, explaining the applicant’s justification for the additional car parking; and a draft Travel Plan has also been submitted, setting out measures to be implemented to reduce dependency on cars and improve accessibility by other forms of transport. There is no evidence that that would be any significant adverse effects on highway safety. The proposals therefore accord with national planning 3 guidance contained in PPS4 and PP13; RSS Policy T2; and Core Strategy Policies JB4, C1, TRA1 and TRA3.Finally, it is not considered that the general character and amenities of the area will be harmed by the development proposals, in compliance with Core Strategy Policy SG4. CASE NUMBER: 10/00016/TPO WARD: Bilton CASE OFFICER: Hannah Morrall DATE VALID: 22.12.2009 GRID REF: E 429815 TARGET DATE: 16.02.2010 N 457531 DECISION DATE: 11.02.2010 APPLICATION NO: 6.79.11943.TPO LOCATION: Land To Rear Of 5 Mill Gate Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 3DD PROPOSAL: Removing of epicormic growth from 4 Sycamores and crown lifting of 3 Beech in woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order 04/1981. APPLICANT: Mr A Roberts 1 The works shall be completed within two years from the date of this decision. 2 This consent allows for the removal of the epicormic growth from the 4 Sycamore trees and crown lifting of the 3 Beech trees up to 5m only. 3 No tree wounds 80mm diameter over the bark shall be created. 4 The works should be undertaken by a trained Arborist in accordance with British Standards 3998 (1989) works to trees. Reasons for Conditions:- 1 In the interests of the health and amenity of the trees. 2 In the interests of the health and amenity of the trees. 3 In the interests of the health and amenity of the trees. 4 In the interests of the health and amenity of the trees. INFORMATIVES 1. The applicant states that they are not the owner of the trees. Before works to the trees take place permission would need to be sought from the land owner. 4 CASE NUMBER: 10/00060/FUL WARD: Bishop Monkton CASE OFFICER: Hannah Morrall DATE VALID: 23.12.2009 GRID REF: E 432631 TARGET DATE: 17.02.2010 N 463662 DECISION DATE: 11.02.2010 APPLICATION NO: 6.68.152.A.FUL LOCATION: The Birches Scarah Lane Burton Leonard Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 3RS PROPOSAL: Conversion of loft to form additional living accommodation, installation of 5 roof lights to the rear elevation and balcony to front elevation. APPLICANT: Mr N Finlay APPROVED subject to the following conditions:- 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun on or before 11.02.2013. Reasons for Conditions:- 1 To ensure compliance with Sections 91-94 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. JUSTIFICATION FOR GRANTING CONSENT The scale, design and materials would respect the host property and the character and appearance of the area. The development would not harm the amenities of adjacent residents. The proposal therefore accords with guidance in Planning Policy Statement 1, Saved Policies H15 and HD20 of Harrogate District Local Plan and Policies SG4, EQ1 and EQ2 of the Harrogate District Core Strategy DPD. CASE NUMBER: 09/04895/LB WARD: Boroughbridge CASE OFFICER: Laura Wilkinson DATE VALID: 14.12.2009 GRID REF: E 439570 TARGET DATE: 08.02.2010 N 466894 DECISION DATE: 04.02.2010 APPLICATION NO: 6.64.195.H.LB LOCATION: The Post Office Horsefair Boroughbridge York North Yorkshire YO51 9AA PROPOSAL: Listed building application for the removal of window to rear and installation of replacement doors and timber fire escape to rear.