Agenda and minutes

No declarations were made on this occasion.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 4^th July 2017.

The minutes of the meeting held on 4^th July 2017 were confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Please note that any late material relating to the applications detailed below will be published on the Council’s website as a supplement in the late afternoon of the day of the meeting.

Late material in respect of Agenda item 5, application 17/00196/COU had been circulated.

Application for determination:

Change of use of land and buildings from non-residential institution (use class D1) to 24-hour gym (use class D2) and installation of external air-conditioning units on rear elevation of building at 133, Bristol Road.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the report which detailed an application for change of use of land and building from non-residential institution (use class D1) to 24 hour gym (use class D2) and installation of external air conditioning units on rear elevation of building at 133, Bristol Road.

Councillor Pullen, Ward Member for Moreland, addressed the Committee in opposition to the application.

Councillor Pullen stated that he was representing the other Ward Members, Councillors Hampson and Stephens and many local residents who were opposed to the application for the following reasons:-   

·        There was a more than adequate number of gyms within one mile of the site and he cited Fit Gym, The Gym and the 24/7 Gym.

·        The area was residential with many elderly people and families with small children.

·        Parking in the area was a nightmare as no houses had off-street parking and the situation was aggravated by the Shanghai restaurant and take away outlets in the locality.

·        There was concern over noise as the proposal was for a twenty four hour operation and noise would be generated by people coming and going and slamming doors and also from the air conditioning units.

·        Light pollution.

·        Security issues.

He referred Members to the issues raised on Page 16 of the report and suggested, that should the Committee be minded to grant consent, the following issues could be addressed by condition:-

·        Operating hours be restricted to 07.00 - 23.00 hrs.

·        The car park should remain open during the above hours.

·        Staff should always be present during operating hours.

·        The proposed air conditioning units should be repositioned to the Bristol Road end of the Linden Road elevation facing the church.

Ms Harriet Ouroussoff, an immediate neighbour, addressed the Committee in opposition to the application.

Ms Ouroussoff stated that she lived directly adjacent to the car park and the area was residential not mixed use. There was concern over the proposed twenty four hour operation and noise from the air conditioning, from music and from people coming and going and slamming car doors. She advised that bedrooms of the adjacent dwellings were only 20 -30 feet away and there was little general noise in the vicinity at night.

She stated that parking was extremely difficult and the busiest expected time for the gym was between 16.00 and 18.00 hrs which was the time when many residents returned home from work.

She expressed concerns regarding security, that the gates should be closed, and noted that many residents enjoyed sitting in their gardens.

They were happy for the business to be there but not to be operating for twenty four hours. She noted that the air conditioning units at Shanghai were turned off at 23.00 hrs and on Mondays. She asked that the proposed units be relocated to the Linden Road elevation and that the car park gates be closed out of hours. She also advised that the residents of St Stephen’s Court had not been notified of the application.

Susan Long, of Anytime  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

To consider a schedule of applications determined under delegated powers during the month of June 2017.

Consideration was given to a schedule of applications determined under delegated powers during the month of June 2017.

RESOLVED that the schedule be noted.

Tuesday, 5^th September 2017 at 6.00 pm.

Tuesday, 5^th September 2017 at 6.00pm.