Agenda item

6e.1

Details of a response by Historic England to the second round of consultation, along with the Officer’s response, were included within the Supplementary Report circulated and summarised at the meeting.

6e.2

The Officer presented the report which gave details of the application and highlighted the history of the site and the key issues set out in the report.  A video of the interior of the building was shown, as the condition of the premises was too dangerous to allow a site visit to take place.

6e.3

Mrs. Valerie Bayliss (Chair of Friends of the Old Town Hall and Castlegate Preservation Trust) attended the meeting and spoke against the application.

6e.4

Mr. Charles Dunn (Agent for the Applicant) attended the meeting and spoke in support of the application.

6e.5

The Committee considered the application and proposed conditions, having regard to the development plan, the National Planning Policy Framework and other relevant considerations as summarised in the report and the supplementary report and also had regard to relevant representations made and video shown at the meeting.

6e.6

RESOLVED: That:-

(1) an application for planning permission be GRANTED, conditionally, for the reasons set out in the report now submitted, for the restoration, refurbishment, internal alterations and change of use of building to form 12 serviced apartments (Sui Generis), 12 ‘Pod’ hotel rooms (Use Class C1), communal roof terraces, use of basement/lower ground floor levels as a ‘Souk’ comprising of A1/A3/A4/D2 uses and associated ancillary reception, offices, storerooms, laundry and cycle/refuse stores at The Court House, Castle Street, Sheffield, S3 8LT (Case No. 19/03052/FUL); and

(2) an application for listed building consent be GRANTED, conditionally, for the reasons set out in the report, now submitted, for the restoration, refurbishment, internal alterations and change of use of building to form 12 serviced apartments (Sui Generis), 12 ‘Pod’ hotel rooms (Use Class C1), communal roof terraces, use of basement/lower ground floor levels as a ‘Souk’ comprising of A1/A3/A4/D2 uses and associated ancillary reception, offices, storerooms, laundry and cycle/refuse stores at The Court House, Castle Street, Sheffield, S3 8LT (Case No. 19/03053/LBC).