Agenda item

REFUSED

Description of application – Variation of condition 3 (Car parking management) and condition 5 (hours of operation) of planning permission ref 10/00971 for a change of use from Class A4 to Class D1.

Councillor Dean said that he had received many complaints from local residents regarding the use of the site, its impact and excessive noise and requested that enforcement action should be investigated to return the car park to its original use.

Members having considered the report and objections, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE REFUSED as recommended, for the reason set out in the report of the Chief Planner with a further reason to read:-

2.  The proposed variation to condition 3 of planning permission reference 10/00971/FULL2 to use part of the car park for recreational activities would result in inadequate parking provision, which is likely to lead to parking inconvenient to other road users and prejudicial to road safety and would be detrimental to the amenities of neighbouring residents, thereby contrary to Policy BE1, ER8, T3 and T18 of the Unitary Development Plan.

IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED that an Enforcement report be undertaken to assess the use of the car park in relation to theChurch including any noise pollution emanating from the current use of the car park.