Agenda item

PROPOSAL: Change of use from retail (Use Class E(a)) to a digital

technology and education campus (Use Class F1a) with

ancillary cafe facilities and co-working / studio space, cycle

storage, refuse storage together with installation of plant at roof

level, and elevational refurbishments

It was proposed by the Chair and seconded by the Vice Chair:

‘THAT the officer’s recommendation be adopted namely:

That the application be approved for the following reasons:

1.  The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

GROUND:

In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Purchase Act 2004).

2.   The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted application and the approved drawings numbered 08695 LEP-SC-00-DR-A-20015 PA02(received 23/06/22), 08695-LEP-SC-01-DR-A-20016 Revision PA02 (received 23/06/22), 08695-LEP-SC-02-DR-A-20017 Revision PA02 (received 23/06/22), 08695-LEP-SC-03-DR- A-20018 Revision PA02 (received 23/06/22), 08695-LEP-SC-04-DR-A-20019 Revision PA02 (received 23/06/22) and 08695-LEP-SC-XX-DR-A-20035 Revision PA02 (received 23/06/22)

GROUND:

To secure the proper development of the area.

3.  The use hereby permitted shall only be carried out between the hours of 6am and 11pm on any given day.

GROUND:

To safeguard the residential amenities currently enjoyed by the occupiers of nearby residential properties in accordance with Policy QD03 of the Thanet Local Plan.

4.  All external roof top mechanical plant hereby permitted shall only be operated between the hours of 7am and 11pm on any day.

GROUND:

To safeguard the residential amenities currently enjoyed by the occupiers of nearby residential properties in accordance with Policy QD03 of the Thanet Local Plan.

5.  Noise from the running/operation of any mechanical plant shall not exceed at the façade of the nearest noise sensitive receptors: 44 dB LAr (day-time) / 45 dB LAr (up to 20.00 hrs) and 39 dB LAr (20.00 to 23.00hrs). All measurements shall be defined and derived in accordance with BS4142: 2014

GROUND:

To safeguard the residential amenities currently enjoyed by the occupiers of nearby residential properties in accordance with Policy QD03 of the Thanet Local Plan.

6.   An acoustic assessment of compliance with condition 5 shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority no later than two months after commencement of the operation of the development hereby permitted.

GROUND:

To safeguard the residential amenities currently enjoyed by the occupiers of nearby residential properties in accordance with Policy QD03 of the Thanet Local Plan.

7.   The area shown on ground floor plan 08695-LEP-SC-00-DR-A-20015 PA01 adjacent to ground floor windows to the High Street elevation shall be kept unobstructed of any internal structures to maintain views into the building.

GROUND:

To maintain an active frontage and avoid visual fragmentation of the retail area to the detriment of the character of the area and the vitality and viability of the town centre, in accordance with Policies QD02 and E04 of the Thanet Local Plan.

Upon being put to the vote, the motion was declared CARRIED.