210163/FUL - Demolition of vacant former Bristol & West Arcade (173-175 Friar Street) and redevelopment of site including minor excavations at basement level to provide an 8-storey building to provide a hotel (C1 use) of up to 182 beds, creation of a bar/restaurant/gym at ground floor associated with the hotel and the provision of ancillary facilities including outdoor terrace, demolition of rear parts of 29-31 and 32 Market Place, the change of use of the retained units at 27-28, 29-31 and 32 Market Place at first, second and third floors to provide 8 residential units, retention of flexible Class E uses and public house (sui generis use) at ground and basement floors (amended description).

210164/LBC - Demolition of 20th Century additions to the rear of 29-31 Market Place and 32 Market Place with associated internal and external alterations to listed buildings.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above applications.  An update report was tabled at the meeting which provided additional information, including an amendment to the description of 210163, proposed amendments to the heads of terms in the S106 agreement for 210163 regarding affordable housing and High Street Heritage Action Zone contributions, and information on essential repair works carried out so far to the Market Place listed building.

Comments and objections were received and considered.

Objector Evelyn Williams and Nick de Lotbiniere, the applicant’s agent, attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this application.

Resolved –

(1)      That the Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services be authorised to grant full planning permission for application 210163/FUL, subject to completion of a S106 legal agreement by 31 August 2021 (unless a later date be agreed by the Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services) to secure the Heads of Terms set out in the original report, with the amendments set out in the update report, and an amendment to Head of Term 5 to require that the trigger for completion of the essential works to the listed buildings at 27-32 Market Place was not linked with first occupation of the hotel but could come forward as soon as possible in order to bring the buildings back into an acceptable condition and use, with the trigger informed by the provision of the build programme;

(2)      That, in the event of the requirements set out not being met, the Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services be authorised to refuse permission;

(3)      That planning permission be subject to the conditions and informatives recommended in the original report, with an additional informative as set out below;

(4)      That the condition regarding submission and approval of details of the additional entrance column to the Friar Street frontage be approved in consultation with Ward Councillors;

(5)      That Listed Building Consent for application 210164/LBC be granted subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the original report.