Agenda item - BH2015/02881 - 37 Preston Drove, Brighton - Removal or Variation of Condition

Variation of condition 2of application of BH2004/03648/FP (Change of use from house(C3) and Doctor’s Surgery (D1) to children’s nursery for 60 children and bedsit. Erection of partsingle storey/part two storey rear extension) to state the numberof children using the day nursery at any time shall not exceed 80 without the prior approval of theLocal Planning Authority.

RECOMMNEDATION – GRANT

Variation of condition 2 of application of BH2004/03648/FP (Change of use from house (C3) and Doctor’s Surgery (D1) to children’s nursery for 60 children and bedsit.  Erection of part single storey/part two storey rear extension) to state the number of children using the day nursery at any time shall not exceed 80 without the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority.

1)               It was noted that the application had formed the subject of a site visit prior to the meeting

Questions for Officers, Debate and Decision Making Process

2)               The Planning Manager (Applications) noted that an additional condition was now recommended for the management plan to be submitted for the outside area.

3)               Councillor Wares noted the additional condition dealt with the concerns raised by Members at the site visit.

4)               A vote was taken of the eleven Members present and the Officer recommendation that the application be granted was carried unanimously.

130.5    RESOLVED – That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation set out in section 11 of the report and the policies and guidance in section 7 and resolves to GRANT planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in section 11 and the additional condition set out below.

i.       Prior to implementation of this planning permission, details of the management of the outdoor space should be submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority.  The details shall include mechanisms to ensure that the total numbers of children outside of the buildings at any one time does not exceed 40 children in total. The outside area of the nursery shall only be used in accordance with these approved details. 

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of the locality and in order to comply with policy QD27 of the Brighton & Hove Local Plan.