Issue - meetings

The Committee considered an application for the retention of a single storey building in an existing car park to be used as a clothes recycling office with associated storage.

[Note: 1 The Planning Officer advised the Committed that one additional letter of objection had been received regarding the current opening hours of the unit].

[Note: 2 The Planning Officer advised the Committee of an additional informative as detailed below:

Additional Informative:

The applicant is advised that any advertisements in connection with the development hereby permitted may require separate advertisement consent].

Councillor Lyons, Ward Councillor proposed to amend the existing proposal of operating hours to alleviate concerns raised  by local residents on drop offs, which were thought to fall outside the agreed operating hours.

The Chairman sought clarification on the operating hours.  The Planning Officer confirmed that the operating hours were restricted from 08:00hrs – 20:00hrs Monday – Saturday and 09:00hrs – 17:00hrs on Sundays.  An additional letter of representation was received suggesting the unit was operating shorter hours.  It was noted that the business elected to operate during the hours of  09:30 – 17:00hrs Monday – Saturday and 10:00am – 16:00hrs on Sundays. 

Some Councillors spoke in support of the application and were not convinced that shortening of the operating hours would  address the matter of items being dropped off outside operating hours.

Councillor Lyons proposed and Councillor Hussain seconded a motion to amend the proposed operating hours to 09:30hrs – 17.00hrs Monday – Saturday and 10:00hrs – 16:00hrs on Sundays.

The votes for and against  approval of amendments to the application were recorded as follows:

In Favour:                                Cllrs Hussain and Lyons

TOTAL:                                   2

Against:                                   Cllrs Aziz, Elson, Martin and Morales

TOTAL:                                   4

Present but not voting:            Cllrs Ashall and Chrystie

TOTAL:                                   2

The proposed amendment was therefore not agreed.

It was noted that Councillor Lyons was not in support of the application.

            RESOLVED

            That the planning application be granted subject to conditions.