Agenda item

Planning Reference – 250180

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Planning Officer:  Roy Brown

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-

That the application for Detailed Planning Permission for the change of use from motorcycle garage and showroom to mosque (class 10 - non-residential institution) and class 1A (shops and financial, professional and other services) to ground floor; extensions to side, blocking up and formation of new doorways, and all associated works, at 92 Crown Street Aberdeen, be approved subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions

(01)  DURATION OF PERMISSION

The development to which this notice relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years beginning with the date of this notice. If development has not begun at the expiration of the 3-year period, the planning permission lapses.

Reason - in accordance with section 58 (duration of planning permission) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

(02)  CYCLE PARKING SPACES

That the change of use hereby approved shall not occur unless finalised details of the proposed cycle parking areas in accordance with the proposed plans have been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and evidence of their installation has been submitted to, and confirmed in writing by the planning authority.

Reason - to incentivise sustainable and active travel to the premises.

(03)  HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS

That the change of use hereby approved shall not occur unless all of the hard and soft landscaping measures, fixed seating and boundary treatment on the approved landscape scheme (as shown on Drawing 11B) have been implemented in their entirety, unless a variation to this scheme has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the planning authority. All soft landscaping proposals and biodiversity enhancements shall be carried out in accordance with the approved landscape scheme and shall be completed during the planting season immediately following the completion of the extension, or such other date as may be agreed in writing with the planning authority. Any planting which, within a period of five years from the completion of the development, in the opinion of the planning authority is dying, being severely damaged or becoming seriously diseased, shall be replaced by plants of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted.

Reason - In the interests of enhancing green infrastructure, the character and appearance of the conservation area and biodiversity, as well as positively addressing the climate and nature crises.

(04)  EXTERNAL MATERIALS

That no development shall take place unless specifications, samples, and finalised details, including a sample panel of the perforated metal cladding system of the walls, roof, window panels and doors of the extensions and exposed elevations, have been submitted to, and approved in writing by the planning authority. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason - In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the conservation area.

(05)  NEW DOOR OPENING AND BLOCKING UP OF DOOR

That no development shall take place unless finalised details of the proposed door opening and the blocking up of the existing door on the north elevation of the flat roofed extension to the northwest of the application site has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Reason - In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the conservation area.

The Committee heard from Roy Brown, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the application and answered various questions from Members.

The Committee then heard from Altaf Panchbhaya, applicant, who spoke in support of the application.  Finally, the Committee heard from Gillian Stuart, Academy Street Dance Studio, who objected to the application.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally