Proposal:  Erect additional storage structure and Ice Shed at rear, first floor flat roof level (Part Retrospective)

Applicant:  East Anglia Pub Co.

Agent:  Stone Me Ltd

Resolved:  That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

01  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans 1266-1001A, 1226-1002A, 1266-1003A

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

02  The proposed general storage extension hereby approved shall be finished in white render (walls) and natural slate (roof) to match that of the existing building before it is brought into use.

Reason: To safeguard character and appearance of the historic building surrounding Leigh Old Town Conservation Area in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM1, DM3, DM5 and DM6 of the Development Management Document (2015) and advice contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

03  No construction works to be undertaken within or immediately adjacent to the SSSI, SPA and Ramsar site during the overwintering period (September – end March). 

Reason: To avoid significant impacts from construction and demolition that may cause significant disturbance to overwintering waterfowl and the habitats that support them and/or to additional intertidal interest features (habitats for invertebrates and plants) in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM6 of the Development Management Document (2015) and advice contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

04  No materials or waste associated with the proposed development are to be deposited or stored within, or immediately adjacent to the boundaries of the SSSI, SPA and Ramsar site unless agreed in advance in writing as part of the construction management plan. 

Reason: To avoid contamination, pollution or the smothering habitats of the SPA, SSSI and Ramsar site in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM6 of the Development Management Document (2015) and advice contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

05  No security or other exterior lighting shall be illuminated outside hours of daylight, unless agreed in advance in writing as part of a suitable lighting plan, where lights are so arranged to prevent any light spillage onto the SSSI, SPA and Ramsar site and to minimise direct glare when viewed from the foreshore. 

Reason: To minimise the risk of disturbance to or displacement of wintering birds utilising the SSSI, SPA and Ramsar site or cause disorientation to birds whilst in flight in accordance with Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM6 of the Development Management Document (2015) and advice contained within the Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

Informative

01  You are advised that as the proposed extensions 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.

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.

03  The applicant is advised that the plastic storage shed and the large air conditioning unit to the west side of the ice shed do not benefit from planning permission and should be removed. Failure to do this could result in enforcement action.

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 officer.