Planning precedent report

Planning permission for construction of single storey home gym 26m2 in rear garden and associated site works.

PERMISSION: The development will consist of A 100sqm Café (fit-out) including kitchen, services, seating area (20 seats) and toilet facilities in existing empty commercial unit. To include: External signage above windows on front façade. All extracted air from the café will pass through a carbon filtration system contained within the building leading to discreet vents in the service yard at the rear of the premises. A condenser for the air conditioning system will be installed in the service yard at the rear of the premises.

Planning permission for: (i) change of use from a hairdressing salon to an off licence use which includes the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises; (ii) external signage above windows on front facade internally illuminated; (iii) all associated site and develpment works

(a) Alterations to Block A comprising: (i) demolition of internal/external walls at ground floor level and revision of floor plan to allow for the provision of management offices, study rooms, plant/store rooms, W.C.s, I.T. room, seminar room, cinema, gym and café with associated kitchen space; (ii) extension of third floor level to allow for provision of 3 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iii) provision of new fourth floor level to accommodate 6 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iv) provision of new fifth floor level to accommodate 3 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; and (v) provision of 2 no. Part-M compliant stairwells from ground to fifth floor level and extension of existing stairwell from third to fifth floor level; (b) alterations to Block B comprising: (i) partial demolition of easterly wing at ground floor level (39.5sq.m), first floor level (39.5sq.m), second floor level (39.5sq.m) and third floor level (20sq.m); (ii) revisions to internal walls at ground, first, second and third floor level; (iii) extension of third floor level to allow for provision of 1 no. three-bedroom student accommodation apartment and 1 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartment; (iv) provision of new fourth floor level to accommodate 2 no. three-bedroom student accommodation apartments and 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (v) provision of new fifth floor level to accommodate 1 no. three-bedroom student accommodation apartment and 1 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartment; and (vi) provision of 2 no. Part-M compliant stairwells from ground to fifth floor level; (c) alterations to Block C comprising: (i) revisions to internal walls at ground, first, second and third floor level; (ii) extension of third floor level to allow for provision of 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iii) provision of new fourth floor level to accommodate 4 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iv) provision of new fifth floor level to accommodate 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartment; (v) basement level revisions; and, (vi) provision of 2 no. Part-M compliant stairwells from ground to fifth floor level; (d) revision of existing basement level carpark (accommodating 91 no. car parking spaces) to provide a reduced quantum of car parking spaces (26 no.) and 710 no. bicycle parking spaces; and (e) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping and SuDS, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The proposal will result in an increase in the height of Blocks A, B and C from 4 no. to 6 no. storey height, an associated increased in the quantum of student accommodation apartments provided within Blocks A, B and C from 49 no. to 71 no. and an associated increase in the number of student bedroom spaces from 192 no. to 273 no. The subject proposal represents Phase 1 of a wider development proposal on site. AI Received 06/07/2022

(a) alterations to Block D comprising: (i) extension of third floor level to allow for provision of 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (ii) provision of new fourth floor level to accommodate 4 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iii) provision of new fifth floor level to accommodate 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; and (iv) provision of 2 no. Part-M compliant stairwells from ground to fifth floor level and extension of existing stairwell/lift shaft from third to fifth floor level; (b) alterations to Blocks E & F comprising: (i) extension of third floor level to allow for provision of 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (ii) provision of new fourth floor level to accommodate 4 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iii) provision of new fifth floor level to accommodate 4 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; (iv) provision of new sixth floor level to accommodate 2 no. four-bedroom student accommodation apartments; and, (v) provision of 2 no. Part-M compliant stairwells from ground to fifth floor level and extension of existing stairwell/lift shaft from third to fifth floor level; and (c) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping and SuDS, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The proposal will result in an increase in the height of Block D from 4 no. to 6 no. storey height, an increase in the height of Blocks E and F from 4 no. to 7 no. storey height, an associated increased in the quantum of student accommodation apartments provided within Blocks D, E and F from 42 no. to 74 no. and an associated increase in the number of student bedroom spaces from 168 no. to 296 no. The subject proposal represents Phase 2 of a wider development proposal on site. AI received 6/7/2022 AI deemed significant ** Revised public notices received 26/7/2022

RETENTION PERMISSION for the single storey timber clad garden room in the rear private garden which is used ancillary to the main dwelling.