The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

A petitioner addressed the meeting.

The applicant’s agent addressed the meeting.

A ward Councillor addressed the meeting.

It was moved by Councillor Kelly and seconded by Councillor Realey:-

“That the application be refused on the grounds that

1)  The Local Planning Authority considers the proposal unacceptable in that vehicles waiting on the highway at the proposed address or manoeuvring in the carriageway to enter and/or leave the site of the proposed development would create hazardous conditions, contrary to the interests of highway safety and the free flow of traffic. (R06E).

2)  The Local Planning Authority considers the proposal would be contrary to the interests of highway safety in that an inadequate provision has been made within the site to cater for the servicing needs likely to be generated by the proposal. (R07D)”.

The motion was put and lost (4:7).

It was moved by Councillor Mitchell and seconded by Councillor Elderton:

“That the application be approved.”

The motion was put and carried (8:4).

Resolved – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2. The premises shall be closed for the development hereby permitted between 23.00 hours and 06.00 hours.

3. No deliveries shall take place at the site outside the hours of 06.00 hours until 22.00 hours unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

4. Commercial waste collection shall not take place between the hours of 21.00 hours and 07.00 hours.

5. Before development commences details of the position, type and insulation of external refrigeration and ventilation equipment should be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and retained thereafter.

6. Details of the positioning of security lights should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the store opening, and retained thereafter.

7. Development shall not commence until detailed proposals for indicating the in/out arrangement of the vehicle accesses have been submitted and approved in writing. The approved proposals shall be implemented to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority prior to first opening.

8. No part of the development shall be brought into use until space and facilities for cycle parking of a type and in a location previously submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority have been provided and these facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter. The submitted proposals shall include details of cycle parking for both staff and customers and clear, safe cycle access routes to that parking.

9. No part of the development shall be brought into use until detailed proposals for clear, safe pedestrian routes from the highway to the store entrance have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and retained thereafter.

10. No part of the development shall be brought into use until detailed proposals for alterations to the westernmost vehicle access to facilitate safe access by larger service vehicles have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and retained thereafter.

11. Development shall not commence until detailed proposals for tactile paving to be provided on each side of both vehicle accesses have been submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and retained thereafter.

12. Delivery and service vehicles servicing the premises shall be no more than the overall length of 11m.