Proposal:  Change of use of ground floor from office (Class B1) to non-residential education facility use (Class D1), erect a single storey rear extension, install dormer to the rear and alter front elevation

Applicant:  Mr Warner

Agent:  Mr Kirubaharan

Planning Permission GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

01  The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than 3 years beginning with the date of this permission.

Reason: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

02  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans Location Plan 106; Proposed Elevations 206; Proposed ground floor 306; First floor 406; Roof Plan 506; Sections 606.

Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the development plan.

03 The premises shall not be open for use as an education facility other than during term time between the hours of 0900-2000 Monday to Friday and 0900-1700 Saturday, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of adjoining residents, in accordance with policy DM1 of the Development Management Document DPD2.

04  The premises shall be used only as an educational facility within in (Class D1) and for no other purpose including any other purpose within Class D1 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended), or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification.

Reason: To define the scope of this permission in light of protecting the character and appearance of the area and the absence of parking facilities at the site, in accordance with policy DM1 and DM15 of the Development Management Document DPD2.

05  All new work to the outside of the building must match existing original work in terms of the choice of materials, method of construction and finished appearance. This applies unless differences are shown on the drawings hereby approved or are required by conditions to this permission.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure that the appearance of the building makes a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the area. This is set out in National Planning Policy Framework, DPD1 (Core Strategy) 2007 policy KP2 and CP4, DPD2 (Development Management Document) policy DM1, and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide).

06  The development shall not be occupied until details of any air conditioning, ventilation, heating or fume extraction, plant or machinery shall be installed until details of design, siting, discharge points and predicted acoustic performance have been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority.  The development shall not be occupied or brought into use until the development has been implemented in full accordance with the details approved under this condition and shall be maintained as such in perpetuity.

Reason: To minimise the impact of the proposals on the character and appearance of the street scene and amenities of adjacent occupiers in accordance with This is set out in National Planning Policy Framework, DPD1 (Core Strategy) 2007 policy KP2 and CP4, DPD2 (Development Management Document) policy DM1, and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide).

07  Prior to commencement of the proposed use, details of cycle storage shall be submitted to and approved by the local authority.  The development shall not be brought into use until the cycle storage have been provided in accordance with the details approved under this condition and shall be retained as such in perpetuity

Reason: To ensure that satisfactory secure off-street bicycle parking is  provided in the interests of sustainability, amenity and highways efficiency and safety, in accordance National Planning Policy Framework, DPD1 (Core Strategy) 2007 policy KP2 and CP4, DPD2 (Development Management Document) policy DM1, and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide). 

08  No music or amplified speech shall be provided to the external area without first obtaining written approval from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect the environment of people in neighbouring properties and general environmental quality, and in the interests of visual amenity, in accordance with the NPPF, DPD1 (Core Strategy) 2007 policies KP2 and CP4, and DPD2 (Development Management Document) policy DM1.

Informative

01  You are advised that as the proposed extension(s) to your property equates to less than 100sqm of new floorspace the development benefits from a Minor Development Exemption under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) and as such no charge is payable. See www.southend.gov.uk/cil for further details about CIL.

The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by identifying matters of concern within the application (as originally submitted) and negotiating, with the Applicant, acceptable amendments to the proposal to address those concerns.  As a result, the Local Planning Authority has been able to grant planning permission for an acceptable proposal, in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.  The detailed analysis is set out in a report on the application prepared by officers.