Proposal:  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Non-residential education centre (Class D1).

Applicant:  The St. Christopher School Academy

Agent:  The Livemore Partnership – Mr Tony Watts

Resolved:  That Planning Permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

01  The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than 3 (three) years from the date of this decision. 

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 following approved plans:  16032-01(-), 16032-02(-), 16032-03(-), 16032-04(-), 

Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Development Plan.

03  The use hereby permitted shall be carried on only by St Christopher School Academy Trust for the purpose of education.  When the premises cease to be occupied for educational purposes, the use hereby permitted shall cease and all materials and equipment brought on to the premises in connection with the use shall be removed.  The premises would then return to a residential (Class C3 use).

Reason: Permission has been granted taking into consideration the special circumstances of this case. The local planning authority needs to control future use of the premises if the education use of the premises ceases to ensure compliance with, DPD1 (Core Strategy) 2007 policy K2, CP4, CP8; Borough Local Plan 1994 policies U7 and H4 and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide). 

04  The Class D1 use allowed by this permission can only be carried out as an ancillary use to The St Christopher School Academy and for no other purpose unless agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

Reason: Planning permission for unrestricted use within Class D1 cannot be granted in this case because of the special circumstances of the application and it would therefore fail to comply with the National Planning Policy Framework (2012), Core Strategy 2007 policy CP8.

05  The premises shall not be used outside the following hours: -

8am to 4pm Monday - Friday and at no time on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays or within the Essex County Council school holiday dates.

Reason: To protect residential amenity and general environmental quality in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2012), Core Strategy 2007 policy KP2 and CP4.

Informative

You are advised that as the change of use 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 assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission 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.