Proposal:  Change of use of ground floor shop (Class A1) to community hub for age concern (Class D1), change of use of first floor from shop (Class A1) to Assembly and Leisure use (Class D2) and replace external staircase to rear, infill window to rear, install 2 rooflights and 2 roof lanterns to single storey flat roof to rear.

Applicant:  Age Concern Southend CIO

Agent:  Metson Architects Ltd

Resolved:  That listed building consent be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

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

Reason: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 18 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

02 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans TP-X01B, TP-X02, TP-01D, TP-02, TP-03, TP-04, TP-05D, TP-07, TP-08, TP-09, TP-10A, TP-11A, TP-12A, TP-13, TP-14, TP-15A

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

03 The proposed roof lights, lantern and replacement external staircase to the rear roof shall be constructed of glass and black painted metal.

Reason: To safeguard the significance of the listed building in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3 and DM5 of the Development Management Document  (2015) and advise contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

04 The infilling of the window to the first floor rear shall only be carried out using reclaimed brick and lime mortar to match the existing building.

Reason: To safeguard the significance of the listed building in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3 and DM5 of the Development Management Document  (2015) and advise contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

05 No works approved by this consent shall take place until detailed drawings and details of materials to be used for the ground floor reception counter and the servery counters at ground and first floor levels at scales of 1:20, 1:10 or 1:1 as appropriate have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The works shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard significance of the listed building in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3 and DM5 of the Development Management Document  (2015) and advise contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

06 No works approved by this consent shall take place until detailed drawings and details of materials, including ironmongery, for the new internal door and door surrounds to the ground floor access to single storey section, all the doors to the first floor office/computer/darts area and the new door to the 2nd floor staircase lobby area at scales of 1:20, 1:10 or 1:1 as appropriate have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The works shall only be carried out and in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard significance of the listed building in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3 and DM5 of the Development Management Document  (2015) and advise contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

07 No works approved by this consent shall take place until details of the proposed air conditioning units within the new ground floor partitioned space and any ventilation and extraction equipment to be installed at the site have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall only be carried out and in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard significance of the listed building in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3 and DM5 of the Development Management Document  (2015) and advise contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

08 No works approved by this consent shall take place until details of the proposed water connections and light fittings for the new ground floor facilities within the partitioned space including public health, hairdressing, meeting rooms, bereavement, advocacy, and chiropody, have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The works shall only be carried out and in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard significance of the listed building in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3 and DM5 of the Development Management Document  (2015) and advise contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

Informatives

01 The applicant is advised that it will be required to reuse the existing doors and ironmongery at first floor as appropriate. 

02 You should be aware that in cases where damage occurs during construction works to the highway in implementing this permission that Council may seek to recover the cost of repairing public highways and footpaths from any party responsible for damaging them. This includes damage carried out when implementing a planning permission or other works to buildings or land. Please take care when carrying out works on or near the public highways and footpaths in the borough.

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.