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Application D- 230 Poulton Road, Fleetwood, FY7 7BT (19/00817/FUL)

Change of use from a car sales (A1) to a hand car wash (sui generis) with new vehicular access

Minutes:

The application was brought before Members of the Planning Committee for determination at the request of Councillor Craig Armstrong.

 

A site visit took place to enable Members to understand the proposal beyond the plans submitted and the photos taken by the Case Officer.

 

An update sheet with additional information was published on the council’s website and made available at the meeting, this information only having become available after the original agenda was published. The committee considered the update sheet, which contained a correction to Section 7. 

 

Craig Armstrong (Wyre Borough Councillor for Warren) made objections to the application.

 

Lorraine Beavers (Lancashire County Councillor for Fleetwood East) spoke against the application.

 

After careful consideration, it was proposed by Councillor R Amos, seconded by Councillor I Amos and a decision was taken (11:0:0) that the application be approved (as per the recommendation) under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, subject to the conditions set out below.

 

Conditions:

 

1.         The development must be begun before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

           

Reason: This condition is required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.         The development shall be carried out, except where modified by the conditions to this permission, in accordance with the Planning Application received by the Local Planning Authority on 7 August 2019 including the following plans/documents:

           

  • DRG No. W/19/41/01 REV A
  • site location plan 1:1250

 

The development shall be retained hereafter in accordance with this detail.

           

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and so that the Local Planning Authority shall be satisfied as to the details.

 

3.         No amplified recorded or live music or sounds shall be played at any time in the outside area(s) of the application site as defined by the red edge on the approved site location plan.

           

Reason: To avoid an unacceptable impact on residential amenity by virtue of noise in accordance with Policy CDMP1 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

4.         No washing or valeting of vehicles shall take place outside of the building in the external areas of the site as defined by the red edge on the approved site location plan.

           

Reason: To avoid an unacceptable impact on residential amenity by virtue of noise in accordance with Policy CDMP1 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

5.         Prior to first use of the development hereby approved, a scheme of noise insulation measures for enclosures around the generators, set out in the supporting Noise Assessment submitted with the application [November 2019] shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and implemented as agreed. The approved noise insulation measures shall thereafter be retained.

           

Reason: To avoid an unacceptable impact on residential amenity by virtue of noise in accordance with Policy CDMP1 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

6.         The use hereby permitted shall not operate outside the hours of 8am-7pm.

           

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of occupiers of neighbouring and nearby residential properties in accordance with Policy CDMP1 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

7.         No part of the development hereby approved shall commence until a scheme for the construction of the site access is submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented prior to the first use of the development.

           

Reason: In order to satisfy the Local Planning Authority that the final details of the highway scheme/works are acceptable before work commences on site and to enable all construction traffic to enter and leave the premises in a safe manner without causing a hazard to other road users, in accordance with the NPPF and Policy CDMP6 of the Wyre Local Plan.

 

8.         The existing access into the development site shall be physically and permanently closed and the existing verge/footway and kerbing of the vehicular crossing shall be reinstated in accordance with the Lancashire County Specification for Construction of Estate Roads prior to the first use of any part of the development hereby approved.

           

Reason: To limit the number of access points and to maintain the proper construction of the highway in accordance with Policy CDMP6 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

9.         The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into first use until a scheme for marking out of the manoeuvring areas and parking is submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the marking out shown on the approved scheme has been laid out. The marking out shall thereafter be retained throughout the operation of the use.

           

Reason: To enable vehicles to enter and exit the highway in a safe manner in the interests of highway safety and to ensure that safe manoeuvring and adequate parking areas are provided within the site in accordance with the provisions of Policy CDMP6 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

10.       The premises and associated external area(s) included within the application site as defined by the red edge on the approved site location shall be used as a car wash only and for no other purpose.

           

Reason: The use of the premises for any other purpose would require further consideration by the Local Planning Authority in accordance with Policies SP2, CDMP1, CDMP3 and CDMP6 of the Adopted Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

11.       Prior to the commencement of development, a drainage scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This scheme shall be based on the principle of recycling water where practical and appropriate to reduce discharges into the combined sewer.

           

No part of the development shall be brought into first use until the drainage works have been completed in accordance with the approved scheme. Thereafter the agreed scheme shall be retained, managed and maintained in accordance with the approved details.

           

Reason: To promote sustainable development using appropriate drainage systems, ensure a safe form of development that poses no unacceptable risk of pollution to water resources or human health, to prevent an undue increase in surface water run-off to reduce the risk of flooding in accordance with policy CDMP2 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31) and the National Planning Policy Framework. The condition is required to be approved prior to commencement of development to ensure that full details are provided, that have not been forthcoming with the application, to ensure a suitable form of drainage is provided in that specific area taking into consideration land conditions and proximity to existing services and to ensure that any proposed raising of levels can be assessed and that a coherent approach is taken with regard to the design of drainage.

 

12.       A landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which shall detail the planting of trees, hedges, shrubs or grass, or, if demonstrated that such provision is not practical (e.g. due to identified site constraints), screening by fences, walls or other means of enclosure. Where soft landscaping is proposed then the scheme should include planting plans specifications and schedules (including plant size, species and number/ densities).

 

The landscaping scheme shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to first use of the development hereby permitted or otherwise in accordance with a programme agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall thereafter be retained and maintained.

 

Any trees or shrubs planted in accordance with this condition which are removed, uprooted, destroyed, die, or become severely damaged or seriously diseased within 5 years of planting, or any trees or shrubs planted as replacements shall be replaced within the next planting season by trees or shrubs of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.

 

Reason:  To ensure the site is satisfactorily landscaped in the interests of visual amenity and residential amenity by reducing the impact of queuing traffic on the site in accordance with Policies CDMP1 and CDMP3 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31).

 

Notes: -

 

1.         This permission does not relate to the display of any advertisements which may require consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1989.

 

2.         The applicant is advised that the new and reinstatement of existing site access, will need to be constructed under a section 278 agreement of the 1980 Highways Act. The Highway Authority hereby reserves the right to provide the highway works within the highway associated with this proposal. Provision of the highway works includes design, procurement of the work by contract and supervision of the works. The applicant is advised to contact LCC Highways before works begin on site.

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