Planning precedent report

Planning permission and retention permission

Removal of an existing permitted mezzanine (c. 585 sq.m) at first floor level and change of use of the ground floor (c. 653 sq.m), from retail warehouse to commercial leisure, specifically an indoor activity centre with ancillary café and all associated works.

The temporary partial change of use for 10 years of 495 sq.m. net floo

The development will consist of site clearance including removal of fencing (2.8m) in height and portacabin (c.32 sqm) the construction of a single storey retail warehouse storage building (7.15m in height measuring c. 562 sqm and divided into 2 no. storage areas with access from the existing service access road and yard serving Gulliver's Retail Park with all associated site works.

The development will consist of the continued temporary change of use for a period of 5 years of Unit C10 from retail warehouse to sports medicine clinic as permitted under Reg. Ref. F16A/0284. Retention permission is sought for an increase in the floor area of 112 sq.m at mezzanine level resulting in an overall increase of the gross floor area from 1,117 sq.m to 1,229 sq.m, the relocation of a door and addition of a door on the north elevation, the addition of 1 no. window on the north elevation and the addition of 1 no. window on the east elevation. AI received 19/08/21

A first floor mezzanine (c. 564 sq.m.) to accommodate an additional retail warehouse sales area, two stair cores and a lift within an existing single storey retail unit and all associated site works.