Decision details

Proposal Description: Item 8: Change of use of Agricultural Barn to a mixed use between Light Industrial (Class E (g)(iii)) and Storage & Distribution (Class B8)

The application was introduced. Members were referred to the Update Sheet which set out details of a report received from a local resident which did not alter the recommendation to the application and stated that appropriate conditions would be included regarding the use of the building, if approved.

During public participation, Norma Morris spoke in support of the application and answered Members’ questions thereon.

Councillor Cook spoke as a Ward Member. In summary, Councillor Cook, stated that she was speaking in support of the application, but raised the following points:

·       The concerns of residents at the nearby mobile home park with the number of vehicles coming and going at the application site over the last three years which had impacted on their health and wellbeing.

·       Environmental Health raised refusal to an application on this site in September 2022 due to the lack of an acoustics report. The extractor to the paint shop was removed as due to the problems caused by the proposed activities of the car repairer’s and paint works. However, the acoustics report was not carried out and no justification was provided regarding why this was not undertaken. Environmental Health was consulted again in March 2023 once the extractor had been removed.

·       The use of the wording relating to storage within the application concerned residents.

·       She queried the hours of opening and suggested that hours of trading be amended as this was land in a countryside location.

·       In conclusion, Councillor Cook requested that the committee consider adding conditions to the class and the use to restrict the hours of operation and that enforcement action be taken in a timely manner if these are not adhered to.

The Committee proceeded to ask questions and debate the application.

          RESOLVED:

The committee agreed to grant permission for the reasons and subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Report and the Update Sheet