Agenda item

Planning Reference – 211453

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Planning Officer:  Jane Forbes

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

That the application for detailed planning permission for the erection of a coffee shop with drive thru, (sui generis) and associated infrastructure and landscaping works at site to the north of KFC, Intown Road, Bridge of Don Aberdeen, be approved subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions

1.     CAR PARKING

That the development hereby approved shall not be brought into use unless the car and motor cycle parking areas hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No. P(00) 003 Rev PO1 (Proposed Site Plan) 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 and motorcycles ancillary to the development and use thereby granted approval. 

Reason: In the interests of public safety and the free flow of traffic and to ensure compliance with Policy T2 (Managing the Transport Impact of Development) of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan and the associated ‘Transport and Accessibility’ Supplementary Guidance.

2.     ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS

That prior to development commencing on site, details of the type of electric vehicle charging stations to be installed in association with the 2 EV car parking spaces identified on drawing No. P(00) 003 Rev PO1 (Proposed Site Plan) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter the charging stations are installed in accordance with the agreed detail prior to the use hereby approved commencing. 

Reason:  In order to encourage the use of electric vehicles and comply with the Council’s ‘Transport and Accessibility’ Supplementary Guidance.

3.     Cycle Parking (Short and Long Stay)

That the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be brought into use unless the secure cycle storage and parking facilities identified on drawing No. P(00) 003 Rev PO1 (Proposed Site Plan) of the plans hereby approved or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority have been fully installed and made available for use.

Reason: In the interests of encouraging sustainable travel, as required by Policy T3 (Sustainable and Active Travel) of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

4.     Travel Plan

That the coffee shop hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless full details of a Staff Travel Plan which includes an overarching aim, outlines sustainable measures to deter the use of the private car, in particular single occupant trips and provides detailed monitoring arrangements, realistic modal share targets and a series of measures to obtain these targets as set out in an Action Plan, are submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority and thereafter the Travel Plan is implemented in accordance with the approved details. 

Reason:  In order to encourage the use of alternative and sustainable modes of travel, as required by Policy T3 (Sustainable and Active Travel) of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

5.      Landscaping Scheme

That all soft and hard landscaping proposals shall be carried out in accordance with drawing No. 0001 Rev D (Proposed Landscape Layout) and drawing No. 0002 Rev C (Proposed Planting Plan) of the plans hereby approved or such other drawing(s) as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority, with all planting, seeding and turfing carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development.    Any planting which, within a period of 5 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.  Once provided, all hard landscaping works, including all boundary treatment, shall thereafter be permanently retained. 

Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

6.     Carbon Reduction and Water Efficiency

The building hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless an Energy Statement and Water Efficiency Statement applicable to that building has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter any measures agreed within that submission have been implemented in full.

The Energy Statement shall include the following:

• Full details of the proposed energy efficiency measures and/or renewable technologies to be incorporated into the development; and
• Calculations using the SAP or SBEM methods which demonstrate that the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions rates for the development, arising from the measures proposed, will enable the development to comply with Policy R7 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

The Water Efficiency Statement shall include details of all proposed water saving technologies and techniques, along with evidence that the required BREEAM standard has been achieved.

Reason: To ensure the development complies with the on-site carbon reductions required in Scottish Planning Policy and Policy R7 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

7.     Restricted Use

That no cooking/frying operations or hot food preparation shall be carried out on the premises of the coffee shop hereby approved other than the re-heating of pre-cooked produce by means of a microwave oven.

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the surrounding area and in the absence of a suitable commercial Local Extract Ventilation (LEV system), the premises are considered unsuitable for unrestricted Class 3 uses.

The Committee heard from Jane Forbes, Planner who spoke in furtherance of the application.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally.