Agenda item

FUL/2019/0629 - Bend Hill Farm, Granville Street, Briercliffe

Minutes:

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Convert dwelling (Class C3) to a childrens’ care home with rooms for education (mixed C2/D1 use) and external alterations

Bend Hill Farm Granville Street Briercliffe Lancashire

 

Decision: That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions;

 

Conditions

 

1.         The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

           

            Reason: In accordance with Section 91(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.         The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed on this notice below.

           

            Reason: To ensure the development is implemented in accordance with the approved plans and to avoid ambiguity.

 

3.         The property shall be occupied as a residence for the care of up to a maximum of six children up to 18 years of age only.

 

Reason: To ensure the satisfactory implementation of the proposal and to ensure that the scale of the development is suitable for the site, having regard to traffic and trip generation along a single width private access, in accordance with Policies SP5 and IC1 of Burnley’s Local Plan (July 2018).

 

4.         The use of the property for education purposes, shall be ancillary only and limited to the education of the resident children at the premises.

 

Reason: To ensure the satisfactory implementation of the proposal and to ensure that the scale of the development is suitable for the site, having regard to traffic and trip generation along a single width private access, in accordance with Policies SP5 and IC1 of Burnley’s Local Plan (July 2018).

 

5.         The property shall not be first occupied as a childrens’ home until maintenance works to the private access road between Granville Street and Bend Hill Farm have been carried out in accordance with the ‘Access track maintenance plan’, received on 26 February 2020.  The measures contained within the Access track maintenance plan shall thereafter be adhered to and implemented in perpetuity.

 

            Reason: To ensure basic maintenance is carried out to a private road in order to ensure its effective use for access purposes, in accordance with Policy IC1 of Burnley’s Local Plan (July 2018).

 

6.       The refuse and recycling facilities indicated on the approved plans shall be screened by a timber surround and available for use prior to the approved use being first commenced.  The approved refuse and recycling facilities shall thereafter be retained at all times.

 

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development, in accordance with Policy SP5 of Burnley’s Local Plan (July 2018).

 

7.         No additional external lighting shall be installed on the property or site unless details of the lighting including its location, type and illuminance levels, have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

 

Reason: To prevent excessive external lighting in the open countryside, to protect the rural character of the area, in accordance with Policy NE5 of Burnley’s Local Plan (July 2018).

 

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