Agenda item

Planning Reference – P160067

The documents associated with this application can be found at:-

http://planning.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PlanningDetail.asp?ref=160067

Planning Officer – Paul Williamson

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

That the Committee approve the application for the erection of a coffee shop including a “drive thru” takeaway, subject to the following conditions:-

(1) That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the car parking areas hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No's. 10200 PL (--) 04 Rev A and 113410/8001 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 and the free flow of traffic.

(2) That none of the units hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the cycle/motorcycle storage facilities as shown on drawing no. 10200 PL (--) 04 Rev A have been provided - in the interests of encouraging more sustainable modes of travel.

(3) That no development shall take place unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing a detailed Green Transport Plan, which outlines sustainable measures to deter the use of the private car, in particular single occupant trips and provides detailed monitoring arrangements, modal split targets and associated penalties for not meeting targets - in order to encourage more sustainable forms of travel to the development.

(4) That all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping as shown on drawing no. 2001/02 Rev A, 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 - in the interests of the amenity of the area.

Informatives

1) Deliveries should be scheduled outwith Makro and IKEA opening hours to allow vehicles to make use of car parking spaces.

2) That notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plans, none of the signage therein is hereby approved, and shall require the benefit of a separate application for advertisement consent.

Members heard from Paul Williamson who advised that a revised condition would be put in place in regards to condition 3.  Members then asked a number of questions in regards to the application.

The Convener moved, seconded by Councillor Donnelly:-

That the application be approved in accordance with the recommendation set out in the report.

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

That the application be refused due to safety concerns regarding the local school.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (9) – the Convener, and Councillors Corall, Cormie, Donnelly, Hutchison, Malik, Nicoll, Sandy Stuart and Thomson; for the amendment (8) – the Vice Convener, and Councillors Boulton, Cooney, Greig, Jaffrey, Lawrence, Jean Morrison MBE and Jennifer Stewart.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to request that condition 3 be amended to read “that the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing a detailed Green Transport Plan, which outlines sustainable measures to deter the use of the private car, in particular single occupant trips and provides detailed monitoring arrangements, modal split targets and associated penalties for not meeting targets - in order to encourage more sustainable forms of travel to the development; and

(ii)        to otherwise adopt the motion and approve the application, subject to the amended conditions.