Planning precedent report

Change of use and conversion of an existing vacant two storey office building to provide 38 residential accommodation units to be used as a family hub; 16 units at ground floor level and 22 units at first floor level; with communal kitchen facilities, storage space, family rooms, internal play spaces, staff and ancillary rooms at ground and first floor level; external playground; 19 bicycle spaces and 45 car parking spaces located at ground level; associated site works, services, paving, planting, landscaping, lighting and new boundary walls and fencing; revisions to the existing foul and surface water drainage networks and new tree pit attenuation zones; new boundary treatment; construction of 3 outbuildings and modifications to the existing elevations including the addition of new windows on the rear elevation and rear block; vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access to the development will be maintained via the existing access point on Airton Road. Retention is sought for minor new and altered window arrangements to the north (front) and west (side) elevations.

Change of use and conversion of an existing vacant two storey office building to provide 38 residential accommodation units to be used as a family hub; 16 units at ground floor level and 22 units at first floor level; with communal kitchen facilities, storage space, family rooms, internal play spaces, staff and ancillary rooms at ground and first floor level; external playground; 19 bicycle spaces and 45 car parking spaces located at ground level; associated site works, services, paving, planting, landscaping, lighting and new boundary walls and fencing; revisions to the existing foul and surface water drainage networks and new tree pit attenuation zones; new boundary treatment; construction of 3 outbuildings and modifications to the existing elevations including the addition of new windows on the rear elevation and rear block; vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access to the development will be maintained via the existing access point on Airton Road. Retention is sought for minor new and altered window arrangements to the north (front) and west (side) elevations.

Change of use of existing uncompleted and vacant office building to motor showroom and service workshop use (1300sq.m) with ancillary office, staff and customer accommodation; removal of existing projecting porch and stairwell at ground floor level (16sq.m); removal of section of existing floor and projecting stairwell (927sq.m) at first floor level; alterations to existing elevations to include for new glazed curtain walling and insulated wall cladding; new attached illuminated building signage; construction of new single storey extension (90sq.m) to rear to form part of new service workshop; all associated drainage and site works.

Block A - demolition of 150sq.m of two storey offices at the west elevation to form vehicular access to the rear car park. Provision of new facing brick in lieu of metal cladding, new window and enlarging of existing windows on the front (north) elevation. Enlargement of existing windows and provision of new window and door at the south elevation. Block B - Provision of 5 new windows on east elevation, enlargement of windows on south elevation and provision of 2 new windows and enlargement of existing windows on the west elevation.

Change of use of part of existing unit from industrial use for use as a restaurant facility with sit-down facility, cafe and deli with take away produce (teas, coffees, sandwiches etc) over two floors and all associated site works.

Demolition of a single storey modular building extension to the rear (north) of the existing facility building and the provision of a 26.68m x 7.43m x 3.51m high (gross floor area of 187sq.m) single storey modular building and associated works to the rear (north) of the light industrial facility.