Planning precedent report

Permission is sought for the change of use at ground floor level from

Retension permission for partial change of use from Bakery (Shop-Specialist) to Home Based Activity at ground floor level (13msq) and retention permission for rear extensions. The development includes a ground floor rear extension with an outdoor terrace at first floor level, a dormer extension with balcony to the rear at second floor level and internal ancillary works to provide a 1 bedroom dwellling unit with Home Based Economic Acitivity at ground floor level.

The development will consist/consists of: • Retention of the partial change of use of the ground floor of No 59 from a Bakery (Bennett's Shop-Specialist) to residential use (c.16 sqm). • Retention of the ground floor rear kitchen extension and permission for amendments to the 'as constructed ground floor extension' to provide a small open yard to the rear for bin storage. • Retention of the outdoor terrace at first floor level and permission for amendments to the terrace to provide for the open yard below • Retention of the dormer extension with balcony to the rear at second floor level, built to allow for the lift overrun and provide storage and a laundry room on the second floor. • Retention of alterations to the roof from a simple hip to dormer roof by extending the rear slope to ridge level. • Permission for amendments to the front roof elevation by replacing a window at roof level with a slate finished vertical section.

Permission for retention. The development consists of a ground floor rear extension with an outdoor terrace at first floor level and a dormer extension with balcony to the rear at second floor level.

(i) Change of use of the first and second floor levels of the property from commercial to residential use to provide 3 no. apartments (including 2 no. two-bedroom apartments, 1 no. at first and 1 no. at second floor level; and 1 no. one-bedroom apartment split across first and second floor levels). The proposal will include the provision of a new stair in the hallway at second floor level to provide access to new storage units to serve the two-bedroom apartments. Storage will also be provided in the existing attic above the one-bedroom apartment. Private amenity space in the form of balconies at first and second floor levels is proposed to serve the one-bedroom apartment, with associated opes in the eastern elevation to facilitate access to same; (ii) Provision of a new bin store and a bicycle parking area (comprising 8 no. bicycle parking spaces) within the side and rear surface level courtyard area; and (iii) Permission is also sought for all associated site and infrastructural works, inclusive of boundary treatments, landscaping and SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the development.

Permission for the restoration of the original first floor living accommodation over the shop, consisting of a living/dining room, a separate kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.A protected structure.