Agenda item

7.1

RESOLVED: That (a) the applications now submitted for permission to develop land under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Regulations made thereunder and for consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1989, be decided, granted or refused as stated in the report to this Committee and as amended in the minutes of this meeting, and the requisite notices issued; the granting of any permission or consent shall not constitute approval, permission or consent by this Committee or the Council for any other purpose;

(b) having heard an oral representation at the meeting from the applicant’s representative in support of the proposed development, an application for planning permission for the erection of a mixed use development incorporating student accommodation, comprising 69x studio apartments, 17x one bedroom apartments and 85x cluster flats providing a total of 543 bedspaces, two commercial units (Use Class A1 (with no more than 250sqm retail floorspace per unit), A2, A3, A4, A5, B1 & D1), associated works including access, cycle parking, a pedestrian link walkway, and ancillary facilities at the site of the former car park at Rockingham Street (Case No. 16/03503/FUL) be granted, conditionally, subject to amended conditions in respect of (i) Condition 2 concerning a revised drawing, (ii) Condition 3 concerning the completion of a “Written Scheme of Investigation for an Archaeological Strip, Map and Recording Watching Brief”, and as a result of the amendment, the Condition be reallocated under “Other Pre-Commencement, Pre-Occupancy and other Stage of Development Condition(s)”, (iii) Condition 4 concerning highway improvements and (iv) Condition 33 concerning opening hours, all as detailed in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting;

(c) having (i) noted that no further comments on the proposed development had been made by the Sheffield Conservation Advisory Group had at its meeting held on 18 October, 2016, as detailed in a supplementary report circulated at  the meeting and (ii) heard an oral representation at the meeting from the applicant’s representative in support of the proposed development, an application for planning permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General) Regulations 1992 for the erection of a mixed use development comprising a six-storey office (Use Class B1) and retail block (Use Classes A1/A2) with rooftop plant room, basement car park and service area, erection of a standalone food and beverage/retail unit (Use Classes A1, A3, A4 and A5) with enhanced public realm and formation of new highway between Backfields and Carver Street at land at the junction of Pinstone Street, Wellington Street & Charter Square (Case No 16/03328/RG3) be granted, conditionally, subject to (A) amended conditions in respect of (1) Condition 2 concerning revised plans, (2) Condition 6 concerning revised working hours, (3) Condition 17 by the addition of the words “including cap profiles and reveal details” after the words “Glazed curtain walling”, (4) Condition 19 by the addition of the words “within six months of the commencement of development” after the words Local Planning Authority”, (5) Condition 24 by the addition of the words (I) “pedestrians and motorised traffic along Pinstone Street and Union Street, and on streets linking these, between and including its junctions with Charles Street and Furnival Gate” after the words “movement of cyclists” and (II) “to mitigate for development works on Wellington Street and Charles Street” after the words “cycling routes”, (6) Condition 30 by the addition of the words (I) “office floorspace” prior to the words “hereby approved” in the first paragraph and (II) “retail floorspace” prior to the words “hereby approved”  in the second paragraph and (7) Condition 31 in respect of revised drawings and (B) additional conditions in respect of (1) the opening hours of the A3 and A4 units and (2) highway closures, all as detailed in the aforementioned supplementary report;

(d) having (i) noted an amended recommendation from the officer that the proposed application, if approved, would not be referred to the Secretary of State for clearance, as detailed in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting and (ii) having heard oral representations at the meeting from a local resident and a local Ward Councillor objecting to the proposed development and from the applicant’s representative supporting the proposed development, an application for planning permission for the demolition of an existing building and erection of 28 apartments with associated car parking accommodation at the site of TTS Car Sales Ltd, Archer Road (Case No. 16/02751/FUL) be granted, conditionally, subject to (A) the completion of a  legal agreement and (B) Conditions 12 and 13 being deleted, as detailed in the aforementioned supplementary report;

(e) having noted additional information provided by the officer on the revised appearance and prominence of the entrance points to the building that had been recently negotiated with the developer, as detailed in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting, an application for planning permission for the demolition of an existing industrial unit and the erection of 54 flats in 4 x 4 storey blocks with associated cycle parking and landscaping at Ewen Engineering Co., Roscoe Road (Case No. 16/02551/FUL) be granted, conditionally, subject to (i) amended conditions in respect of (A) Condition 2 concerning revised plans and (B)  Condition 22 by the addition of the words “Meadow Street” prior to the words “Permit Parking Zone” and (ii) an additional condition in respect of the proposed balconies, railings and surrounds, all as detailed in the aforementioned supplementary report;

(f) an application for planning permission for the demolition of bungalow and garage, and erection of 5 apartments with associated landscaping and undercroft parking at 33 Lyndhurst Road (Case No. 16/00833/FUL) be deferred pending a visit of inspection to the site;

(g) having (i) considered eight additional representations objecting to the development and the officer’s response, as detailed in a supplementary report circulated at the meeting and (ii) heard an oral representation at the meeting from the applicant’s representative in support of the proposed development, an application for planning permission for the erection of 6 dwellinghouses, associated landscaping, parking and access arrangements at land to the rear of 183 to 273 Greystones Road (Case No. 16/00530/FUL) be granted, conditionally, subject to an additional condition requiring the development to be carried out in accordance with the skyline Ecology Phase 1 Habitat Survey (dated 24^th May 2016), as detailed in the aforementioned supplementary report; and

(h) having heard oral representations at the meeting from a representative of the Loxley Valley Protection Society and a local resident objecting to the proposed development and from the applicant’s representative supporting the proposed development, a retrospective application for planning permission for alterations and retention of the use of a former barn as a dwellinghouse at White Acres Farm, Spout Lane (Case No. 15/04365/CHU) be refused (i) for the reasons detailed in the report now submitted and (ii) with authority given to (A) the Interim Director of Development Services or the Interim Head of Planning, having noted the officer’s view that in respect of this application the planning policies outweighed the Human Rights Act 1998, to take all appropriate action including, if necessary, enforcement action and the institution of legal proceedings at White Acres Farm, Spout Lane to secure the return of the building to its former open fronted structure; used for storage purposes in connection with the livery business and (B) the Interim Head of Planning, in liaison with a Co-Chair of this Committee, to vary the action in order to achieve the objectives hereby confirmed, including taking action to resolve any associated breaches of planning control.