Issue - meetings

To inform Members that Furnival House has been Listed as a building of Special Architectural and Historic interest and to advise of the implications of this for dealing with the current Planning and Listed Building Consent applications.

The Committee was informed that this was an information item.  Members were advised that at the Planning Committee meeting of 25 September 2008, Members had considered the report on a planning application to do works of conversion and extension to Furnival House.  It was resolved to grant permission subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement covering affordable housing, education and highways contributions.

Prior to the signing of the agreement and the issue of the decision, the Council were notified that the building had been made a Grade II Listed Building, following an inspection by English Heritage.  The listing of the building now became a material consideration for dealing with the planning application.  It also meant that a Listed Building Consent was required for alterations to the building and that the applicants had already submitted an application for Listed Building Consent.

English Heritage had visited the property and advised the Council that they had concerns about the details of the scheme submitted as part of the planning application. 

Given the above the Council was not in a position to issue the Planning permission.  It was the intention to bring both planning and listed building applications to the Committee at the same time.  Members were asked to note the current position with regard to proposals for Furnival House, in light of the Listing of the building as being of special historic and architectural interest.

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.