Planning precedent report

Change of use from Respond Community Building to specialised preschool for children with Autism

Revisions to previously granted planning permission reg ref number 18/1394 for the following: 1. change of use from Respond Community Building to specialised preschool for children with autism during the hours of 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday and between the months of September to July. 2. Retain community building use as existing outside the above hours

1.Extend existing opening hours from 9.00am to 1.00pm from Monday to Friday and between the months of September to July to new opening hours of Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm between the months of September to July for Specialized Preschool for Children with Autism. 2.Retain Community Building use as existing outside the above hours

31 no houses and all associated works. The accommodation will consist of 21 no 2 bed houses (2 storey) and 10 no 3 bed houses (2 storey)

Further to the previous grant of permission (ref. 22/1085), the proposed works will consist of the following: 1) Construction of a single storey porch to the front with canopy extending across the front elevation. 2) Construction of 2 no. dormers to the front roof, 3) Reinstatement and widening of the vehicular access, 4) Replacement of existing brick walls and timber fences to the front and side boundaries with rendered block walls at the same height as the current fences, 5) Installation of rendered external insulation to all facades, 6) Installation of 2 no. rooflights to the side roof at high level and 7) Minor alterations to previously granted front and side facades at ground floor level.

Relocation of the entrance door to the front elevation, alterations to the ground floor window on the front and side elevation and blocking of the existing entrance on the side elevation. The area to be retained consists of the rear wall to the first floor extension along with the apex roof