Agenda item

Proposed change of use of ground floor and basement from drinking establishment to office use: change of use of first and second floor from office to residential use and alterations to loft for residential use, comprising a total of six bedsitting rooms with shared facilities: proposed extension to rear elevation to provide enclosed access stairway to upper floors.

Full Planning Application

Proposed change of use of ground  floor and basement  from drinking establishment to office use; change of use of first and second floor from office to residential use comprising four bedsitting rooms with shared facilities; proposed extension to rear elevation to provide enclosed access stairway to upper floors.

22 MANCHESTER ROAD  BURNLEY

Decision: That delegated authority be given to the Head of Housing and Development Control to grant planning permission following the receipt of additional and satisfactory details of the internal layout of the development and subject to the following conditions and any further or amended conditions arising from those additional details.

Conditions:

1.                The development must be begun within three years of the date of this decision.

2.                The development shall be carried out in accordance with the application drawings, namely: Location Plan and location of bin and cycle storage, received 23 May 2019; Drawing numbers 001 (Existing Plans and Elevations); 002 (Proposed Plans and Elevations); received 20 May 2019.

3.                Before the residential accommodation and/or the office accommodation is brought into use the cycle storage and waste/recycling bin storage (as indicated on the submitted drawing referred to in condition 2) shall be provided in accordance with details to be previously submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include provision for a building(s), container(s) or screen(s) in design and materials to match the existing building. The cycle storage and waste/recycling storage shall be implemented as approved and shall thereafter be retained at all times.

4.                Before the ground floor office accommodation is brought into use, the ground floor front elevation of the building shall be constructed in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

5.                Before the residential accommodation is first occupied it shall be insulated against internal noise in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The insulation provided shall ensure that the noise level within the units does not exceed:

                   35 dB LAeq, 16hour for bedrooms (07.00 hours - 23.00 hours);

                   30 dB LAeq, 8hour for bedrooms (23.00 hours - 07.00 hours);

                   45dB LAmax for individual noise events in bedrooms (23.00 hours - 07.00 hours).

6.                The security measures described in the submitted Security Statement shall be implemented before the building is first occupied for the proposed residential use and so retained thereafter, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reasons:

1.                Required to be imposed by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.                To ensure that the development remains in accordance with the development plan.

3.                To ensure that proper provision is made in the interests of sustainability of transport, convenience of access, efficient disposal of waste and recycled materials, visual amenity and the character and appearance of the conservation area generally, in accordance with Policies HS4, IC3, HE2 and HE3 of the Burnley's Local Plan (2018).

4.                In the interests of the character and appearance of the Town Centre Conservation Area and the appearance of the street scene generally.

5.                To ensure that the proposed bed sitting rooms are adequately protected from noise generated externally and internally, in accordance with Policy SP5 of the Burnley's Local Plan (2018).

6.                In the interests of the security of residents of the development in accordance with Policy SP5 of the Burnley’s Local Plan (2018).