(Report No:
DEV/WS/22/040)
DC/22/0026/FUL:
Planning Application - conversion of existing offices and cart
lodge to create three dwellings and associated works.
DC/22/0027/LB:
Application for Listed Building Consent - conversion of existing
offices and cart lodge to create three dwellings and associated
works.
These applications had been referred directly
to the Development Control Committee noting the Ward Member
interest and the cancellation of the scheduled Delegation Panel
meeting on 20 September 2022, at which this item was otherwise
intended to be presented.
For clarification, the Case Officer informed
the Committee that the application was for the conversion of the
existing offices and, therefore, was not for a replacement
dwelling, as was indicated in the address of the application within
the committee papers.
Officers were recommending that the full
Planning Application DC/22/0026/FUL be refused, which conflicted
with Bury St Edmunds Town Council’s comment of “no
objection” to both applications.
Officers were also recommending that the
Listed Building Application DC/22/0027/LB be approved, given that
the works were considered acceptable by the Conservation Officer
and in accordance with the relevant Development Management
Policies. Whilst the recommendation to
grant Listed Building Consent aligned with the Bury St Edmunds Town
Council’s stance, for transparency and given both
applications were connected, that had been brought before the
Committee together.
Speakers: Councillor Julia
Wakelam (Ward Member: Abbeygate) spoke in support of the
application.
Phil Cobbold (Agent for the applicant) spoke in support of the
application.
A number of the
Committee Members spoke in support of approving this
application. They considered that the
conversion of the former offices back to a residential dwelling
would actually enhance the visual
appearance of this area of Guildhall Street and would bring about
improvements to the listed building. It
was also considered that this conversion would not have a
detrimental impact on the provision of retail and commercial
properties within the town centre and that information about office
vacancies in the area demonstrated that there was not a market need
for the retention of the offices. The
Committee particularly referred to the comments which had been
received from Our Bury St Edmunds BID who also had no objections to
the application for the conversion of the former offices.
It was proposed by Councillor Mike Chester,
duly seconded by Councillor Jim Thorndyke, that Planning
Application DC/22/0026/FUL be approved, contrary to the Officer
recommendation.
Upon being put to the vote and with the vote
being unanimous, it was resolved that
Decision – Planning application
DC/22/0026/FUL
Planning permission be GRANTED, CONTRARY TO
THE OFFICER RECOMMENDATION, subject to the following
conditions:
1.
Time Limit – Detailed (3 years).
2.
Compliance with Approved Plans.
3.
The site preparation and construction works, including road works, shall be carried out
between the hours of:
08:00 to 18:00 Mondays to Fridays
08:00 to 13:00 Saturdays
And
at no times during Sundays or Bank Holidays without the prior
written consent of the Local Planning Authority.
(Reason: To protect the amenity of occupiers of
adjacent properties from noise and disturbance, in accordance
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