Construction of a 15 bedroom building (C2 use) with ancillary accommodation and associated works.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application. 

Comments and objections were received and considered.

The report stated that the home’s visiting policy was by appointment only and visits would be on a staggered basis which would control the demand for parking spaces.  Officers confirmed that the current system had been introduced to manage access during the Covid-19 pandemic but had the effect of controlling the demand for parking spaces on site.  The report recommended that, to ensure that the applicant continued to manage theon-site parking spaces, a Car Parking Management Plan should be required to be submitted by planning condition to ensure that there was no additional overspill onto the surrounding roads arising from the additional rooms. 

The Committee expressed concern about the effect of the home’s visiting policy on relatives’ freedom to visit the residents but also sought reassurance on the potential impact caused by parking in roads around the home if the Car Park Management Plan was not followed and requested that further discussions be held with the applicant, Ward Councillors and transport officers on this matter to agree appropriate solutions within the Car Parking Management Plan.

Resolved –   

(1)      That planning permission for application 201141/FUL be granted, subject to the conditions and informatives as recommended in the report, with the wording of the Car Parking Management Plan condition to be agreed in consultation with Ward Councillors;

(2)      That the Car Parking Management Plan be agreed in consultation with Ward Councillors.