Agenda item

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed)

Planning permission granted subject to conditions and a Legal Agreement

Planning application:                08/00111/FULMAJ

Proposal:       Proposed 3 and 4-storey redevelopment of site comprising of offices, retail and veterinary use at ground floor with flats above following demolition of existing public house and café.

Location:        The Eagle and Child Hotel, 20 Pall Mall, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 2LA

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Ken Ball, seconded by Councillor David Dickinson, and was subsequently RESOLVED (16:0) to grant planning permission subject to a Legal Agreement and the following conditions:

1. The proposed development must be begun not later than three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced, full details of the position, height and appearance of all fences and/or walls to be erected to the site boundaries (notwithstanding any such detail shown on the approved plans) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The building shall not be occupied before all walls and fences have been erected in accordance with the approved details. Fences and/or walls shall thereafter be retained in accordance with the approved details at all times.

Reason: To ensure a visually satisfactory form of development, to protect the amenities of occupiers of nearby property and in accordance with Policy No. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced full details of existing and proposed ground levels and proposed building slab levels (all relative to ground levels adjoining the site) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, notwithstanding any such detail shown on the approved plans). The development shall only be carried out in conformity with the approved details.

Reason: To protect the appearance of the locality, in the interests of the amenities of local residents and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. Before the development commences, full details of the treatment of all the proposed windows and doors shall have been submitted to and been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include the proposed method of construction, the materials to be used, fixing details (including cross sections) and their external finish including any surrounds, cills or lintels.

Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the building and locality and in accordance with Policy No. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

5. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, full plans and particulars (notwithstanding any details shown on the approved plans) of the ground floor unit frontages shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted plans and particulars shall include detailed elevations and floorplans of the final design of the ground floor unit frontages including details of the proposed fenestration layout and distribution, the type of glazing to be used, the materials to be used to all elements of the frontages (window frames/walls/doors etc) and the depth of the reveals. The development shall only thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved ground floor unit frontage details.

Reason: In the interests of securing a high quality shop front and in accordance with Policy No. GN5 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

6. Before the building hereby permitted is first occupied, the junctions with Pall Mall and Gillibrand Walks and the car park and vehicle manoeuvring areas shall be surfaced or paved, drained and marked out all in accordance with the approved plan. The car park and vehicle manoeuvring areas shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than the parking of and manoeuvring of vehicles.

Reason:  To ensure adequate on site provision of car parking and manoeuvring areas and in accordance with Policy No. TR4 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review and Policy No. 7 of the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan.

7. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until the applicant has submitted to and had approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a report to identify any potential sources of contamination on the site and where appropriate, necessary remediation measures. The report should include an initial desk study, site walkover and risk assessment and if the initial study identifies the potential for contamination to exist on site, the scope of a further study must then be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority and thereafter undertaken and shall include details of the necessary remediation measures. The development shall thereafter only be carried out following the remediation of the site in full accordance with the measures stipulated in the approved report.

Reason: In the interests of safety and in accordance with Policy No. EP16 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

8. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, plans and particulars of the cycle storage facilities to be provided shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle storage facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the building hereby permitted and shall be retained as such at all times thereafter.

Reasons: To ensure adequate provision of cycle storage space and in accordance with Policy No. 7 of the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan.

9. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, plans and particulars of the refuse storage facilities for household and commercial waste to be provided shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The refuse storage facilities for household and commercial waste shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the building hereby permitted and shall be retained as such at all times thereafter.

Reasons: To ensure adequate provision of cycle storage space and in accordance with Policy No. 7 of the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan.

10. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, full details of the management arrangements to be put in place for the provision, repairing and cleaning of the communal refuse/recycling facilities shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The provision, repairing and cleaning of the communal refuse/recycling facilities shall thereafter only be carried out in accordance with the approved management plan.

Reason: To ensure the refuse and recycling facilities are provided, kept in a good state of repair and cleaned and in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

11. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until samples of all external facing materials to the proposed building (notwithstanding any details shown on the approved plans) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall only be carried out using the approved external facing materials.

Reason: To ensure that the materials used are visually appropriate to the locality and in accordance with Policy No. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

12. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until full details of the colour, form and texture of all hard ground-surfacing materials (notwithstanding any such detail shown on the approved plans) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall only be carried out in conformity with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interest of the visual amenity of the area and in accordance with Policy No. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

13. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, plans of the lockable gates to prevent pedestrian access between Gillibrand Walks and Pall Mall along with a scheme for their management shall have been submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (Notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plans). The lockable gates shall be provided in accordance with the approved plans prior to the first occupation of the building hereby permitted and shall be managed in accordance with the approved management at all times thereafter

Reasons: To prevent pedestrian access between Gillibrand Walks and Pall Mall and in accordance with Policy HS4 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

14. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a scheme detailing how the car parking spaces associated with the development will be managed shall have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The car parking spaces associated with the development shall only be managed within the approved scheme of management at all times thereafter following the first occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted.

Reasons: To ensure the proper management of the car park and in accordance with Policy No. 7 of the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan.