Agenda item - BH2014/03268 - Kings School Lower School, Mile Oak Road, Portslade - Full Planning

Revised kitchen servery incorporating installation of ventilation system. (Retrospective)

RECOMMENDATION – GRANT

Revised kitchen servery incorporating installation of ventilation system (Retrospective).

1)               The Principal Planning Officer, Guy Everest, introduced the report with reference to plans, photographs and elevational drawings; it was also noted that the application included revisions to Condition 2. The application sought permission for a single kitchen servery incorporating installation of ventilation equipment. The plant had been in situ since September 2014, and was located approximately 6 metres from neighbouring properties. There had been some complaints in relation to noise; these had been confirmed by Environmental Protection, but no noise had been identified. In relation to use beyond the normal hours for the kitchen there was the additional condition to manage this. The application was recommended for approval for the reasons set out in the report.

Questions for Officers, Debate and Decision Making Process

2)               It was confirmed for the Chair that to use the facility at weekend would require an application to vary the planning consent.

3)               Councillor Hamilton noted that he had received complaints about the site in his capacity as one of the local ward Councillors; he noted that were the Committee minded to grant the application then any future nuisance issues could be pursued through Environmental Protection.

4)               A vote was taken by the 12 Members present and the Officer recommendation that permission be granted was carried on a vote of 11 in support in 1 abstention.

139.4    RESOLVED –That the Committee has taken into consideration the recommendation and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation set out in section 11 and resolves to GRANT planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in section 11 with condition 2 amended as set out below:

      Amended condition 2:

The ventilation system hereby permitted shall be only be in use between the hours of 08.00 and 16.00 Monday to Friday, and shall not be in use at any other time.

Reason:  To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of neighbouring properties and to comply with policies SU10 and QD27 of the Brighton & Hove Local Plan.