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The Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

That the Committee express a willingness to approve the application, subject to the conditions listed below, in respect of planning permission for the proposed part demolition of the existing vacant retail premises and the erection of a new 9-storey building as a hotel, including a rooftop restaurant and separate bar/ restaurant at 363 Union Street/ 50 Langstane Place, Aberdeen, but to withhold the issue of the consent document until such time as a developer’s contribution has been secured towards work to the core paths/ public realm improvements in the area and the strategic transport fund:-

(1)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme, including submission of materials samples, detailing all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so agreed.  (2)  That full details, including elevational and cross sectional drawings, shall be submitted to show all works, including repair and cleaning works, to the remaining fabric of the listed building.  These shall include where the new build joins the existing building, the ground floor frontage to Langstane Place and the replacement shop front on Union Street.  Any revolving door shall be of such a height that its mechanism shall be hidden behind the fascia level.  That all works, as so agreed must be implemented fully in accordance with such details.  These shall be in accordance with the approved plans, or others subsequently approved and that none of the building shall be used unless the Union Street frontage is available for use as the main entrance to the building, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.  (3)  That the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless the cycle storage facilities as shown on the approved drawings, or others subsequently approved have been provided.  (4)  That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing a detailed Travel Plan, which outlines sustainable measures to deter the use of the private car in accordance with the principles set out in the Transport Assessment (TA) by Cameron and Ross July 2013, or other TA as subsequently approved.  (5)  That none of the development shall be brought into use unless the footpath on Langstane Place has been reinstated in accordance with a scheme to be agreed in writing with the planning authority, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.  (6)  That servicing shall take place only from Langstane Place, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority.  (7)  That no window replacement shall take place unless there has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority a full survey of the windows showing that they are beyond repair.  Any replacement frames shall match those existing and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3