Issue - meetings

[To consider the planning application]

The Committee considered a report regarding 18/00354/FUL, the erection of a 600 capacity banqueting hall and a 30 bedroom hotel with associated car parking and landscaping.

Tracey Homfray, Planning Officer, referred to the previous planning application for this site, 17/00925/FUL. She outlined the reasons why it had been refused and advised that since that application, various revisions had been made. She confirmed there had been no objections.

Councillor Keith Inston acknowledged the revisions that had been made and supported the application.

In response to questions asked, Tracey Homfray, Planning Officer, confirmed the hours of use and it was agreed that these times would be included within the conditions.

Resolved:

That planning application 18/00354/FUL be approved subject to:

1. Section 106 Obligation for:

• Compensatory payment of £20,000 for loss of bowling green for provision or enhancement of sports facilities in the Central and South Area of the City;

2. Any necessary conditions to include:

• 600 person Banqueting Suite
• Works to the Central Splitter Island at Parkfield Road
• Contaminated land/Site Investigation (Coal)
• A noise assessment and mitigation
• Extraction ventilation/odour suppression
• External lighting specification
• Hours of use and delivery/despatch
• Submission/Implementation of Landscaping (Tree Protection)
• Drainage
• External materials
• Visibility (boundary treatment at both entrance and exit)
• Parking to be provided and retained as shown
• Improved Vehicle/Pedestrian Circulation Plan
• Hours of operation during construction
• Electric Vehicle Charging Points
• Cycle and Motor Cycle Parking
• Bin Stores
• Car Parking Management Plan

Renewables (10%)