Issue - meetings

Proposal: Partial temporary change of use of building from light industrial B1 use to D2 use incorporating a climbing wall facility, yoga studio, ancillary cafe and offices, and retention of a portion of the existing B1 light industrial use.

Recommendation: grant permission subject to conditions.

RESOLVED to grant temporary planning permission, subject to conditions.

The Committee considered a report on the application to grant partial temporary change of use of building from light industrial B1 use to D2 use incorporating a climbing wall facility, yoga studio, ancillary cafe and offices, and retention of a portion of the existing B1 light industrial use.

The Planning Officer gave a short presentation highlighting the key aspects of the report. 

In response to the presentation, the Committee raised a number of questions and issues:

-           With regard to the temporary nature of the planning permission, the Committee were advised that the applicant could re-apply for permission once the five years were up, but if they did not apply then the use class would revert back to the original B1 use.

-           Councillor Carroll referred to the statement in the report that D2 leisure use within a local employment area was not strictly policy compliant, and requested that the policy be reviewed, as the proposal would increase employment levels in the area, and therefore should be compliant with the policy.

The Chair moved the recommendation of the report and it was

RESOLVED

That the Committee GRANT temporary planning permission and that the Head of Development Management is authorised to issue the planning permission and impose the conditions and informatives set out below.

1.         This permission shall be for a limited period expiring on 28/02/2022 when the use hereby approved shall be discontinued and determined and the land reinstated.

Reason: In order to enable the Local Planning Authority to review and assess the use following experience after a period of operation

2.         The development hereby authorised shall be carried out in accordance with the

following approved plans and specifications:

Drawing Nos. 1166/ 01, 02 & 03, Planning Statement prepared by Jones Town Planning dated January 2017, Design and Access Statement prepared by CG Architects dated January 2017.

Reason: In order to avoid doubt and in the interests of good planning.

3.         The approved uses in the detailed planning permission are as follows:

D2 use incorporating a climbing wall facility, yoga studio, ancillary cafe and offices, and B1 light industrial use

a)     The floor area of both the D2 use with ancillary cafe and B1 light industrial use shall not at any time be enlarged and shall not exceed the floor areas indicated on the drawings hereby approved.

b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended), there shall be no change of the particular use of the D2 or B1 light Industrial hereby approved.

Reason: In order to control the nature of the D2 use with ancillary cafe and B1 light industrial use uses on the site and in order to ensure the uses are compatible with the surrounding area because other uses within the same Use Class or another Use Class are not necessarily considered to be acceptable consistent with Saved Policy UD3 of the Haringey Unitary Development Plan 2006.

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