Agenda item

Renewal of planning permission HGY/2006/1222 for the continuation of permission for use as a Day Nursery.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions.

The Committee was informed that this application was a renewal of planning permission HGY/2006/1222 for the continuation of permission for use as a Day Nursery opened on a previous temporary permission.

The Committee was asked to consider a further temporary planning condition and grant permission to expire in 2008.

The Committee queried why permission could not be granted for three years instead of one.  The officer informed the meeting that consultation was on the basis of the application being for one year and that the Committee could not extend the application.

RESOLVED

That temporary permission be granted subject to conditions with a temporary expiry date of 3 December 2008.

INFORMATION RELATING TO APPLICATION REF: HGY/2007/1947

FOR PLANNING COMMITTEE DATED 04/12/2007

Location: 24 Willoughby Road N8

Proposal: Renewal of planning permission HGY/2006/1222 for the continuation of permission for use as a Day Nursery.

Recommendation: Grant subject to conditions

Decision: Grant subject to conditions

Drawing No’s: No drawings.

Conditions:

1.       That this permission shall be for a limited period expiring on 3rd December 2008 when the use hereby approved shall be discontinued and determined and the land reinstated to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

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 complete accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interests of amenity.           

3.       No more than 30 children including babies under 12 months, shall occupy the premises at any one time.

Reason: In order to limit the total number of occupants in the interests of the amenity of current and future occupants in the premises and locality.

4.       The use hereby permitted shall not be operated before 0800 or after 1800 hours on Mondays to Fridays and not at all on Saturdays and Sundays.

Reason: This permission is given to facilitate the beneficial use of the premises whilst ensuring that the amenities of adjacent residential properties are not diminished.

5.       That the parking spaces shown on the frontage shall be provided prior to the commencement of the use and permanently retained to the satisfaction  of the Local planning Authority and be kept free during operating hours, for vehicles  to drop off and collect children and shall be permanently retained and used in connection with the use.

Reason: In order to ensure that the approved standards of provision of garages and parking spaces are maintained.

REASONS FOR APPROVAL

The day nursery use was previously granted at Committee on 27 June 2005; however it was not officially opened until September 2007. Therefore it is considered that the use will need a reasonable period of time to monitor in order to assess any possible impact on neighbourhood. The location is considered to be well suited for nursery use and Transportation Group have commented that they have no objections on highway and transportation grounds. Accordingly the proposal is considered to be consistent to the following Policies CW1 'New Community / Health Facilities',  UD3 'General Principles' and SPG 11b 'Buildings Suitable for Community Use' of the Haringey Unitary Development Plan.

Section 106: No