Agenda item

Demolition of existing temporary cafe building and replacement with permanent single-storey building to be used as a restaurant – MEADS.

A motion to refuse the application, proposed by Councillor Taylor and seconded by Councillor Murdoch was lost by 4 votes to 2 with 1 abstention. Councillor Taylor requested a named vote as follows:  (For:  Murdoch and Taylor.  Against: Coles, Choudhury, Miah and Murray.  Abstained: Robinson).

The committee discussed the application and suggested that the wall to the rear of the development, which formed part of the ancient monument, would require some protection from delivery vehicles.

Resolved: (By 4 votes to 2 with 1 abstention.  For: Coles, Choudhury, Miah and Murray.  Against: Murdoch and Taylor.  Abstained: Robinson).

That permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.  The development hereby permitted shall be begin before the expiration of three years from the date of permission.

2.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings:-

3321-D100 rev P4 Ground Plan

3321-D201 rev P4 Proposed South-West Elevation

3321-D202 rev P3 Proposed North-West Elevation

3321-D203 rev P4 Proposed North-East Elevation

3321-D204 rev P4 Proposed South-East Elevation

3321-D254 rev P2 Section AA

3.  Prior to the completion of building works, a full schedule of external materials and finishes to be used for the walls, roof and decked area as well as for any balustrading, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall thereafter be maintained in place throughout the lifetime of the development.

4.  Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, a Delivery & Service Management Plan, which includes details of types of vehicles used for deliveries and servicing, method and frequency of deliveries, turning facilities and timetabling of deliveries to minimise conflict with surrounding road and parking users shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. All deliveries and servicing of the development shall therefore be carried out in accordance with the approved plan.

5.  Prior to the occupation of the building, details of all measures to enhance building accessibility including accessible toilet facilities and wayfinding signage, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and such measures shall thereafter be provided and maintained in place throughout the lifetime of the development.

6.  Prior to the occupation of the building, the bin storage facility shall be erected in the position shown on approved plan 3321-D100 rev P4 in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The bin store shall thereafter be maintained in place throughout the lifetime of the development.

7.  Any digging, trenching, ground levelling or other excavation works carried out on land outside of the existing concrete plinth area shall be supervised by a qualified member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.

8.  Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, details of secure cycle parking facilities for staff and customers shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved facilities shall be made available for use prior to the first occupation of the development and shall thereafter be retained for use at all times.

9.  Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, a scheme for landscaping shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include:-

a) details of all hard surfacing;

b) details of all boundary treatments;

c) details of all proposed planting, including quantity, species and size

All soft landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the first occupation of the building. Any plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.

10.  Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, details of all external lighting shall have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and thereby retained as such.

11.  All plant and machinery shall be housed within the roof top plant deck. This shall include odour control equipment which is to be installed prior to the occupation of the approved development and maintained in place thereafter.

12.  No customers/patrons to be on site outside of the hours 08:00 – 00:00 on any day. No staff to be on site outside of the hours of 07:30 – 00:30 on any day. 

13.  Consumption of alcohol on the premises shall be for diners only and served direct to the table by waitered service. There shall be no vertical drinking anywhere with the application site.