Agenda item

Planning Reference – 180788

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https://publicaccess.aberdeencity.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=P8WWTMBZLP300

Planning Officer:  Jane Forbes

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

That the application for the change of use from residential flats to office, erection of single-storey extension and two-storey extension to the rear, formation of car parking to the front and rear, replacement external door, alterations to the front and rear boundary walls including installation of railings and gates, erection of bin store, provision of external air conditioning unit and associated landscaping, at 60 Queens Road, Aberdeen, be approved conditionally.

Conditions

(1)  that no development shall take place unless samples of all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved have 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.

Reason: to ensure that the visual amenity of the area is maintained.

(2)  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. A_200 Rev D 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 parking of cars ancillary to the development and use thereby granted approval.

Reason:- to ensure that  public safety and the free flow of traffic is not compromised.

(3)  that the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless the cycle storage facilities as shown on drawing number A_200 Rev D, or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority, have been provided.

Reason: - in the interests of encouraging more sustainable modes of travel.

(4)  that all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping as shown on drawing No’s. A700 Rev A and A701 Rev A, or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority, shall be carried out no later than the first planting season following 1^st occupation of the development and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the 1^st occupation 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.

Reason:- in the interests of maintaining the amenity of the area.

(5)  that prior to occupation, an appropriate noise assessment  is undertaken by a suitably qualified noise consultant to predict likely noise impact associated with plant equipment (i.e. air conditioning units) on neighbouring properties and any necessary control measures.  The assessment should (a) be in accordance with Planning Advice Note (PAN) 1/2011 Planning and Noise and its accompanying Technical Advice Note; (b) identify whether noise mitigation measures are required to reduce noise from the noise sources to an acceptable level, in order to reasonably protect the amenity of the occupants of the existing neighbouring properties; (c) the methodology for the noise assessment should be submitted and agreed in writing with ACC Environmental Health officers in advance of the assessment.

Reason:-in the interests of maintaining the amenity of the area.

The Committee heard from Robert Forbes, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the application and answered various questions from members.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally.