Agenda item

6.1

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 for this date in respect of Case Nos. 13/00337/HOARD and 13/00307/FUL and other applications considered be amended as 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) (i) following consideration of additional information recommending the addition of a condition in respect of ground stability and an amendment to Condition 4 in respect of the final finish of the ground floor columns, as contained within a supplementary report circulated at the meeting, an application for planning permission for a ten storey office block (use class B1) with two ground floor retail or office units (use class A1/A2/A3/A4/B1), basement car park and screened roof top plant room (amended as per plans received on 11/09/2013) at land at Charles Street, Arundel Gate and Norfolk Street (Office 3) (Case No. 13/02539/FUL) be granted, conditionally, (ii) no objections are raised to the proposed stopping-up of the areas of highway shown on the plan which was displayed at the meeting, subject to satisfactory arrangements being made with Statutory Undertakers with regards to such of their mains and services that may be affected, and it be noted that any unresolved objections will be the subject of a later, separate report, (iii) the Director of Legal and Governance be authorised to take all necessary action on the matter under the relevant powers contained within either The Highways Act 1980, or The Town and Country Planning Act 1990, dependent upon which statute is appropriate at the time of processing the stopping-up Order;

(c) following consideration of representations from the applicant’s agent in support of the application, an application for planning permission for a two-storey rear extension including provision of lightwell to basement and replacement rear stairs to first floor to form a single flat at basement/ground floor levels at 13 College Street (Case No. 13/02220/FUL) be granted, conditionally;

(d) following consideration of a late objection to the application as reported at the meeting and a representation opposing the application from a local resident, and two representations in favour of the application, an application for change of use of dwellinghouse as a restaurant/café (class A3) on the ground floor with a flat at first floor level (as amended plans received 27/08/13) at Village News, 176-178 Main Street, Grenoside (Case No. 13/02171/CHU) be granted, conditionally;

(e) following consideration of representations from the applicant’s agent requesting that the application be granted, and three representations from local residents and a local Ward Councillor supporting the recommendation to refuse the application, an application for planning permission for the erection of a 2 storey building to provide 6 apartments at the site of Norton Church Hall, Norton Lane (Case No. 13/02168/FUL) be refused as the Committee considered that (i) the proposed development did not include sufficient parking accommodation within the site and the Local Planning Authority considered that, in the absence of such car parking accommodation, the proposed development could lead to an increase in on-street parking in the vicinity of the site, which would be detrimental to the safety of road users and, as such, contrary to Unitary Development Plan Policy H14 and (ii) an assessment of open space provision within the locality had identified a shortfall of informal and formal open space, and the applicant had not provided a completed Section 106 Planning Obligation, securing a financial contribution to allow for enhancement of existing off site open space, and, as such, the proposal failed to comply with the requirements of Policy H16 of the Unitary Development Plan for Sheffield;

(f) following consideration of representations against the application from a local resident and in support of the application from a representative of Sheffield University, an application for planning permission for the erection of multi-storey car park (to provide 530 spaces) and retail unit (amended as per plans received on 6/9/2013) at the car park adjacent to 388 Glossop Road, Durham Road (Case No. 13/01699/FUL) be granted, conditionally;

(g) following consideration of additional information, as contained within a supplementary report circulated at the meeting, representations from 3 local residents opposing the application, and from the applicant’s agent in support of the application, an application for planning permission for the demolition of existing disused electrical substation and erection of 2 terraced dwellinghouses with associated landscaping and car parking provision at the site of electricity substation adjacent to 47 Roach Road (Case No. 13/01689/FUL) be granted, conditionally;

(h) following consideration of representations opposing the application from a representative of the owners of the Children’s Home near to the site of the proposed application, the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families and the Acting Director, Children and Families and representations in support of the application from the proposed manager of the hostel and two residents from a hostel in Rotherham owned by the company making the application, an application for planning permission for the use of building as a Residential Hostel for 16 adults (Sui-generis use) at the Urban Theology Unit, 208-210 Abbeyfield Road (Case No. 13/00891/FUL) be refused as the Committee considered that the application failed to comply with Policy CS41 of the Core Strategy as the development would result in a concentration of similar uses resulting in an imbalanced community and the development would cause a potential threat to the health and safety of residents of the nearby Children’s Home and the residents of the proposed Hostel; and

(i) following consideration of additional information and an amended recommendation, as contained within a supplementary report circulated at the meeting, applications for listed building consent and planning permission for the alteration and conversion to form Educational Facility (class D1), Business Use (Class B1), Shops (Class A1), Restaurants and Cafes (Class A3), Drinking Establishments (Class A4), Non-Residential Institutions (Class D1) and Assembly and Leisure (Class D2) including ancillary student common room areas and associated plant and storage space, and erection of a 22/14 storey building to provide 279 student bedspaces in 52 cluster flats with ancillary accommodation and commercial unit for class A1 (Shops), A3 (Restaurants and Cafes) and A4 (Drinking Establishments) purposes, as amended 31/7/13, 9/8/13, 27/8/13, 29/8/13 and 9/9/13, at the former Head Post Office, Fitzalan Square (Case Nos. 13/00771/LBC and 13/00770/FUL) be granted, conditionally, subject to legal agreement being completed in connection with application no. 13/00770/FUL.