Agenda item - BH2011/03791 - Land Adjoining Unit 5, 274 Old Shoreham Road, Hove

Erection of new single storey non-food retail unit with mezzanine floor.

Recommendation – MINDED TO GRANT

B         BH2011/03791, Land Adjoining Unit 5, 274 Old Shoreham Road, Hove

(1)       Erection of new single storey non-food retail unit with mezzanine floor

(2)       It was noted that this application had formed the subject of a site visit prior to the meeting.

(3)       The Planning Officer, Guy Everest gave a presentation detailing the proposed scheme by reference to photographs and plans indicating the style and siting of the unit and elevational drawings. He explained that that it had been demonstrated that there was a need for the development which could not be met from a sequentially preferable site and that the impact on surrounding established shopping centres would be limited. The additional car parking requirements resulting from the development could be accommodated within existing facilities and no harmful demand for travel would be created. The proposed development was the same as that approved in 2009, except for the inclusion of additional floorspace in a mezzanine floor.

(4)       The development was of an appropriate height, scale, bulk and design having regard to the immediate surroundings and would not result in unacceptable harm to the amenity of neighbouring occupiers by reason of loss of light or increased noise and disturbance, minded to grant approval was therefore recommended.

Questions of Officers, Debate and Decision Making

(5)       A vote was taken and on a vote of 11 to 1 minded to grant planning approval was given.

187.2  RESOLVED – That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation set out in the report and the guidance in section 7 of the report and resolves that it is MINDED TO GRANT planning permission subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement and to the conditions and informatives set out in the report.