Agenda item

Planning Reference – 141664

Planning Application documents can be viewed here –

http://planning.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PlanningDetail.asp?ref=141664

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 for the erection of a three and a half storey serviced apartment development with associated car parking, but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant had entered into a legal agreement to ensure that the development remained in single ownership and that no apartment could be occupied for more than 90 days by the same occupant, and subject to the following conditions:-

(1)          That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place, nor shall any part of the development hereby approved be occupied, unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, a detailed scheme of site and plot boundary enclosures for the entire development hereby granted planning permission. None of the buildings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the said scheme has been implemented in its entirety - in order to preserve the amenity of the neighbourhood; (2)  that no development shall take place unless a scheme 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 - in the interests of visual amenity. For the avoidance of doubt, samples of the finishing materials should be provided to inform the planning authority's assessment; (3)  that the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the Car, cycle and motorycycle parking areas hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No. 015a of the plans hereby approved or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority. Such areas shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose other than the purpose of the parking of cars ancillary to the development and use thereby granted approval - in the interests of public safety, encouraging sustainable modes of travel and the free flow of traffic; (4) that the serviced apartments hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless a scheme for the provision of foul sewerage and wholesome water facilities has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and that the said scheme has been implemented - in the interests of public health; (5) that the use hereby granted planning permission shall not take place unless provision has been made within the application site for refuse storage and disposal in accordance with a scheme which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority – in order to preserve the amenity of the neighbourhood and in the interests of public health; (6) that the building hereby approved shall not be occupied unless a scheme detailing compliance with the Council's 'Low and Zero Carbon Buildings' supplementary guidance has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and any recommended measures specified within that scheme for the reduction of carbon emissions have been implemented in full - to ensure that this development complies with requirements for reductions in carbon emissions pecified in the City Council's relevant published Supplementary Guidance document, 'Low and Zero Carbon Buildings'; (7) that the use hereby approved shall not be brought into use until such time as a sample Residential Travel Pack has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter prominently displayed for the benefit of occupants. For the avoidance of doubt, this should be site-specific and detail the sustainable transport options available to occupants of the development - in the interests of promoting sustainable travel; (8) that no development pursuant to this grant of planning permission shall be undertaken unless street furniture on Bedford Place has been re-sited in accordance with a scheme which has been submitted and agreed in writing by the planning authority – in order to ensure that existing street furniture is not inappropriately sited relative to bedroom windows and the proposed vehicular access; and (9) that prior to the commencement of any works on site, a detailed scheme for surface water drainage shall be submitted to and agreed by the Planning Authority, in consultation with SEPA and Scottish Water. This shall include drainage calculations for a sensitivity test up to a 200 year return period. Thereafter, all work shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme – to ensure adequate protection of the water environment from surface water runoff.

The Convener moved, seconded by Councillor Cormie:-

That the application be approved in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report.

Councillor Boulton moved as an amendment, seconded by the Vice Convener:-

That consideration of the application be deferred to allow further discussion of the original plans with the developer which would alleviate the safety concerns raised in the objection by the Roads Project Team, and to request that the application then come back before Committee for consideration.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (7) – the Convener; and Councillors Corall, Cormie, Crockett, Lawrence, Malik and Sandy Stuart; for the amendment (8) – the Vice Convener; and Councillors Boulton, Greig, Jaffrey, MacGregor, Jean Morrison MBE, Jennifer Stewart and Thomson.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the amendment.