Agenda item

Change of use of existing public house to create 5 no. apartments and erection of 8 no. terraced properties to the rear of public house with associated landscaping and highway improvement works

Change of Use of Existing Public House to Create 5 No.Apartments and Erection of 8 No. Terraced Properties to the Rear of Public House with Associated Landscaping and Highway Improvement Works

Consideration was given to the report of the Principal Planning Officer (Durham Area) which recommended approval of the application.

The Principal Planning Officer gave a detailed presentation on the main issues outlined in the report, which included photographs of the site. Members had visited the site that day and were familiar with the location and setting.

The Officer advised that the wording of condition 4 regarding materials was to be amended, together with an amendment to paragraph 80 of the report regarding ecology issues.  The reference made in the paragraph to The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc) Regulations should read 2010 and not 1994.

Councillor D Southwell, local Member expressed his support to the proposals, stating that whilst it was unfortunate that residents of Gilesgate had lost the former DLI Public House as an amenity, the proposed development would make good use of the site and was therefore welcomed.

In deliberating the application Members reiterated the comments made by Councillor Southwell regarding the loss of such an amenity in Gilesgate but noted that there was a public house across the road from the development. It was felt that the proposed terraced houses to the rear of the development could easily be accommodated on the site with no impact on nearby residential properties.

RESOLVED

That the application be approved, subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 Legal Agreement and to the conditions outlined in the report, with the following amendment to condition 4:-

4.         Notwithstanding the submitted plans full details (including cross-sections) and materials and colour of all windows, doors and roof lights at a scale of 1:20 shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, prior to development commencing. The submitted details shall demonstrate that windows and doors have a recess of at least 100mm from the outer face of the wall. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.’