Agenda item

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

that the Sub Committee approve the application in respect of matters specified in conditions 4 (Travel Plan), 6 (Sustainable Urban Drainage System), 7 (Lighting), 9 (Bird Hazard Management) and 13 (Layout and Design) of A6/0566 in relation to the erection of one 140 room hotel and 110 room hotel, associated car parking and landscaping at Plot A/B, ABZ Business Park, Dyce Drive, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the approved bird hazard management plan (or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose) has been implemented.  Thereafter the measures within the plan shall remain in force for the lifetime of the building unless otherwise agreed by the planning authority.  (2)  That neither of the buildings hereby approved shall be occupied unless the drainage scheme (Fairhurst drawing 97523/2200A or such other drawing as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose) has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme insofar as it relates to that particular building and external areas.  (3)  That neither of the buildings hereby approved shall be occupied unless the lighting scheme (Wallace Whittle drawing EBE2031(61)44 or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose) has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme insofar as it relates to that particular building and external areas.  (4)  That neither of the buildings hereby approved shall be occupied unless the cycle and motorcycle parking scheme (Aedas drawing LL(90)01H or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose) has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme insofar as it relates to that particular building.  Prior to the scheme’s implementation further details of the exact specification of the cycle parking and motorcycle anchor points shall be submitted to and agreed by the planning authority.  (5)  That neither of the buildings hereby approved shall be occupied unless all hard landscaping comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping (Aedas drawing LL(90)01H or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose) has been implemented.  (6)  That all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping (Aedas drawing LL(90)01H or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose) shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a size and species similar to those originally required to be planted, or in accordance with such other scheme as may be submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report along with a revised condition that the bin storage areas at the hotels be covered.