Issue - meetings

Item 8:  Full planning application for the change of use of the existing B2 Industrial Unit to a flexible B1c/B2/B8 use.

Gravel Hill Farm, Gravel Hill, Shirrell Heath, Southampton

Case number: 19/00001/FUL

The Development Manager referred Members to the Update Sheet which set out in full an amendment to Condition 5 in respect of delivery hours.

During public participation, James Cain and Parish Councillor Jim Coleman (Shedfield Parish Council) spoke in objection to the application and Jim Beaven spoke in support of the application and all answered Members’ questions thereon.

During public participation, Councillor Bentote spoke on this item as Ward Member. 

In summary, Councillor Bentote raised the following points:

-       Existing heavy traffic issues;

-       Queried the volume of traffic movements per day

-       Restrictions in place on nearby Watsons diary

-       Urged the Committee to reject the application until restrictions were in place to make the change of use viable.

At the conclusion of debate, 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, subject to an additional condition that access be granted via the primary access route only. The precise wording of conditions to be delegated to the Development Manager, in consultation with the Chairman.