Issue - meetings

The Head of Planning and Regeneration Services reported the receipt of additional information from the applicant relating to the proposed ventilation system which would be used, together with amended plans, and stated that the description of the application had been altered accordingly.  She also reported the additional comments of the Environmental Health Manager and stated that four further objections had been received.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. A. Hopwood addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition to the application, followed by Mr. C. Ascott who spoke in favour.  Councillor Mrs. C. M. McDonald also addressed the Committee in her capacity as one of the Ward Members for the area in which the application site was located.

RESOLVED that permission be granted subject to:

(a)       the conditions, with the exception of Condition No. 4, and notes set out or referred to on pages 13 and 14 of the report; and

(b)       the following additional condition and note, together with an amended Condition No. 4:

4.         Notwithstanding the submitted information, the development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a scheme for ventilation and the control and extraction of fumes, gases, odours and other effluvia from the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The submitted scheme shall include details of the fittings and installation of the proposed fan required to prevent reverberation and amplification of noise.  All elements of the approved system shall be installed, implemented and in full working order prior to the use commencing and shall thereafter be properly maintained.  Such equipment must be used at all times when cooking activities are undertaken at the premises.

Reason: To protect the amenity of nearby residential occupiers in accordance with policy SD.2 of the Worcestershire Country Structure Plan 2001 and policy DS13 of the Bromsgrove District Local Plan 2004.

6.         Details of the storage and disposal of food preparation and cooking waste shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority before commencement of any trading from the premises of the use hereby permitted.

Reason: To protect the amenity of nearby residential occupiers in accordance with policy SD.2 of the Worcestershire Country Structure Plan 2001 and policy DS13 of the Bromsgrove District Local Plan 2004.

Note:   The applicant is strongly advised to provide external waste bins on the area of the application site to the front of the building.  The bins should be suitable for the disposal of containers (for example, pizza boxes) used in the sale of food from the premises.