Agenda item

Description:

The erection of a new building to provide a car dealership with the provision of car parking, associated infrastructure and landscaping.

Additional Information:

The Planning Development Manager reported the following:

With reference to paragraph 7.15 (Air Quality), the applicant has confirmed in writing that they agree to the payment of £6,000 towards the cost of providing a public electric vehicle charging point. This is attached as a Head of Term for a S106 agreement on page 68 of the agenda.

The planning agent has also requested amendments to some of the planning conditions in the committee report.  We have reviewed these and have accepted some of the changes which are set out below:

Condition 3

Before any work on the development hereby permitted is first commencedPrior to the erection/installation of external facing materials, details of the materials and detailing to be used for the external surfaces of the building and the surface material for the parking spaces be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

Condition 10

Demolition works and Construction of the development hereby approved must only be carried out on site between 08:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 13:00 Saturday and none at all on Sunday, Public Holidays or Bank Holidays, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Condition 11

Before any construction commences, Prior to occupation of the building details including a technical specification of all proposed external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The external lighting on the site shall at all times accord with the approved details.

Condition 14

Notwithstanding the submitted travel plan, prior to the commencement occupation of the development a Travel Plan shall be submitted for the written approval of the Local Planning Authority in accordance with the sustainable development aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, and Surrey County Council’s “Travel Plans Good Practice Guide”.

Condition 21                                                                  

With the exception of cars, Nno goods or articles shall be stored on any part of the application site except inside the buildings.

Condition 25

Prior to the commencement of construction occupation of the building, a scheme to provide bird and bat boxes on the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The agreed scheme shall be implemented before the buildings are occupied and thereafter maintained.

Condition 28

That the premises be not used be open to visiting members of the public for the purposes use hereby permitted before 06:00 hours or after 23:00 hours on any day.

Public Speaking:

There were no public speakers.

Debate:

During the debate the following key issues were raised:

• Will be a great asset for Spelthorne and Sunbury.
• Increase in jobs for the borough.
• Traffic issues.
• Will be a statement site for the brand – top prestige car company – Spelthorne means Business.
• Fire safety issues (Officer note: not a planning matter).
• Would lead to a reduction in noise as the building will block traffic for residents.

Decision:

The application was approved subject to the amendments set out above and the prior signing of the s106 agreement.