Agenda item

Planning Reference – 221380

 

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Planning Officer:  Dineke Brasier

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

 

That the application for Detailed Planning Permission for the change of use from residential dwelling (class 9) to mixed use (class 3 and 4) including community cafe, with ancillary office accommodation and meeting hall; erection of single storey extension to form additional seating areas to cafe; formation of access ramp, external seating area and erection of bin store with associated hard and soft landscaping works at Wallace Tower, Tillydrone Road Aberdeen, be approved subject to the following conditions:-

 

Conditions

 

(01)  DURATION OF PERMISSION

 

The development to which this notice relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years beginning with the date of this notice. If development has not begun at the expiration of the 3-year period, the planning permission lapses.

 

Reason - in accordance with section 58 (duration of planning permission) of the 1997 Act.

 

(02)  EXTERNAL MATERIALS DETAILS

 

That no development shall take place unless a scheme/samples 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.

 

Reason - in the interests of visual amenity.

 

(03)  GREEN WALL

 

That no development shall take place unless a scheme providing details and a maintenance scheme of the green wall to be installed to the west elevation of the extension 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.

 

Reason – in the interests of visual amenity.

 

(04)  LANDSCAPING DETAILS

 

That no development shall take place unless a landscaping scheme providing details of all soft and hard landscaping 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the landscaping scheme shall consider the reuse of granite to be removed from the existing boundary wall and north elevation.

 

Reason – in the interests of visual amenity.

 

(05)  METHODOLOGY STATEMENT (SLAPPING)

 

That no development shall take place unless a methodology statement providing details of the slapping to the north elevation of the original building and the finishing of the boundary wall 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.

 

Reason – In the interest of the special character of the listed building and the Old Aberdeen Conservation Area.

 

(06)  EXTERNAL LIGHTING SCHEME

 

That no development shall take place, and notwithstanding any information contained within drawing PL(00)005, unless details of an external lighting scheme 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. For the avoidance of doubt, this external lighting scheme shall take account of the recommendations contained within the Bat Survey prepared by Countrywise, dated 4th June 2023, which specifies that no lighting should be directed at the roof.

 

Reason – To ensure the development has no adverse impact on protected species.

 

(07)  INTERIOR BUILDING SEARCH – PROTECTED SPECIES

 

That prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved no works within the listed building shall take place until a further interior search of the Wallace Tower for bats and bat roosts has been carried out.

 

Reason – To ensure the development has no adverse impact on protected species.

 

(08)  TREE REMOVAL – PROTECTED SPECIES

 

That prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved no trees shall be removed until those proposed to be felled have been checked for signs of protected species.

 

Reason – To ensure the development has no adverse impact on protected species.

 

(09)  TREE REPLACEMENT SCHEME

 

That prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved no trees will be removed from within or outside the site unless details of a suitable tree replacement planting scheme have been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority in consultation with Environmental Services. For the avoidance of doubt, replacement trees shall be located within the boundary of Seaton Park, and the details to be submitted shall include a specification of their locations, number, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting.

 

Reason – In the interest of visual amenity and to ensure appropriate tree cover will remain in Seaton Park.

 

(10)  TREE PROTECTION MEASURES (1)

 

That no development shall take place until tree protection barriers as shown on drawing ‘Tree Survey Drawing’ by Struan Dalgleish, April 2023 have been erected. Once in place, these tree protectionbarriers shall remain in situ until construction of the hereby approve development has beencompleted and all plant and machinery have been removed from site.

 

Reason – In the interest of protection of trees

 

(11)  TREE PROTECTION MEASURES (2)

 

That no materials, supplies, plant, machinery, spoil, changes in ground levels or construction activities shall be permitted within the protected areas specified in the scheme of tree protection as shown on drawing ‘Tree Survey Drawing’ by Struan Dalgleish, April 2023 - without the written consent of the Planning Authority and no fire shall be lit in a position where the flames could extend to within 5 metres of foliage, branches or trunks.

 

Reason - In order to ensure. adequate protection for the trees on site during the construction of the development.

 

(12)  COOKING RESTRICTIONS

 

That no cooking or frying operations (including but not limited to deep fat frying, shallow frying, oven cooking, boiling, stewing, grilling or broiling) shall be carried out on the premises, unless a suitable Odour Impact Assessment (including a Local Extract Ventilation needs assessment) by a competent person, in line with relevant guidance, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority in consultation with Environmental Health, and subsequently the Local Extract Ventilation system has been installed in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason – In the interest of amenity.

 

(13)  INSTALLATION BIN AND BIKE STORE

 

That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the bin store and bike stands as specified on drawings PL(00)003B and PL(04)003A have been installed and are available for use unless otherwise agreed in writing.

 

Reason – In the interest of public health and to promote sustainable transport methods.

 

(14)  DISABLED PARKING SPACE

 

That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied until details of a disabled parking space to be provided in the bellmouth off Tillydrone Road have been submitted and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, and subsequently the disabled parking space shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason – To ensure accessible access to the development.

 

(15)  PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY

 

No demolition or other works in connection with the development hereby approved shall commence unless a photographic survey of the existing building on the application site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. All external and internal elevations of the building together with the setting of the building and any unusual features of the existing building shall be photographed. The photographic viewpoints must be clearly annotated on a plan to accompany the survey. The photographs and plan must be in a digital format and must be clearly marked with the planning reference number.

 

Reason: To ensure that a historic record of the building is made for the inclusion in the National Monuments Record for Scotland and in the local Historic Environment Record.

 

The Committee heard from Dineke Brasier, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the application and answered various questions from Members. 

 

The Committee then heard from Steven Berry, representing Old Aberdeen Community Council and Margaret Sleeman, representing Friends of Seaton Park, who both objected to the planning application.

 

The Committee then heard from the agent for the application, Stephen Martin, who answered questions from Members in regards to the proposed application. 

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally in line with the officer recommendation.