Proposal:  Change of use from light industrial (Class B1(c)) to dance and theatre school (Class D1), erect new entrance to front and single storey front and side extension.

Applicant:  Mrs Wendy Headford

Agent:  Ergotechnics Ltd

Resolved:-

That personal planning permission be GRANTED to Mrs Wendy Headford subject to the following conditions:

01 The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than 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: A101C, A102B, A103, A104B, A105

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

03 The dance and theatre school (use class D1) use hereby permitted shall be carried on only by Mrs Wendy Headford. When the premises ceases to be occupied by Mrs Wendy Headford the dance and theatre school (use class D1) use hereby permitted shall cease and the site shall immediately revert back to its former Class B1 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 Mrs Wendy Headford leaves to ensure compliance with the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies KP1, KP2 and CP1 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM3 and DM11 of the Development Management Document (2015).

04 The external materials to be used for the development shall only be as detailed on the approved plans and the submitted application form dated 26.07.2017.

Reason:  To safeguard visual amenities of the area, in accordance with policies. This is as set out in Core Strategy (2007) policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Document (2015) Policy DM1 and advice contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).  

05 The development shall not be occupied until 8 car parking spaces have been provided at the site in accordance with drawing A104B, together with properly constructed vehicular accesses to the adjoining highway, all in accordance with the approved plans.  The parking spaces shall be permanently retained thereafter only for the parking of occupiers of and visitors to the development.

Reason: To ensure that adequate car parking is provided and retained to serve the development in accordance with Core Strategy (2007) policy CP3 and Development Management Document (2015) policy DM15.

06 The development shall not be occupied until details of secure and covered cycle parking have been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority. The cycle parking shall be installed in accordance with the approved details before the building is occupied.

Reason: To ensure that adequate cycle parking is provided and retained to serve the development in accordance with Core Strategy (2007) policy CP3 and Development Management Document (2015) policy DM15.

07 Prior to first use of the development hereby approved a Travel Plan which seeks to encourage travel to the site by more sustainable modes of transport shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The Travel Plan shall be implemented in full accordance with the approved details from the first occupation of the development.  Before the end of the first and third year’s operation of the development hereby approved, reports monitoring the effectiveness of the Travel Plan and setting out any proposed changes to the Plan to overcome any identified problems must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The Travel Plan must thereafter be updated to address the problems identified and be immediately implemented in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed in writing with the local planning authority.

Reason: In the interests of sustainability, accessibility, highways efficiency and safety, residential amenity and general environmental quality in accordance with Core Strategy (2007) Policies KP2, CP3 and CP4, Policy DM15  of Development Management Document (2015), and the Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

08 The development hereby approved, for purposes falling within Class D1, shall only be occupied as a dance and theatre school and shall not be used for any other purpose, including any other purpose within Use Class D1 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended), nor any change of use permitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting these Orders, with or without modification.

Reason:  To ensure the development is implemented in accordance with the permission sought and to enable the Local Planning Authority to retain control of the use of the floorspace within the Use Class specified so that occupation of the premises does not prejudice amenity, in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Southend-on-Sea Core Strategy (2007), Policies DM1 and DM3 of the Southend-on-Sea Development Management Document (2015) and the advice contained within the Southend-on-Sea Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

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.

Informatives

01  You are advised that as the proposed development equates to less than 100  sqm of  additional floorspace so 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.

02 In relation to condition 5 the details of a travel plan shall include:

1. General provisions- A Travel Plan is a long-term management strategy for the Site that seeks to deliver sustainable transport objectives through action and is articulated in a document that is regularly reviewed.

2. The Travel Plan will set the general objective to:

a) reduce journeys to the site by single occupancy car and all car traffic and; b) not adversely affect parking in the local area c) encourage travel by more sustainable modes of transport.

The Travel Plan must be consistent with the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, the Local Transport Plan and Development Plan Policies (departures from this will generally be unacceptable); clearly set out the benefits of a Travel Plan including carbon reduction and the health benefits from more active Continuation of travel; and demonstrate how the travel needs for all users of the new development will be met.