PLANNING STATEMENT J T Leavesley Group Leavesley Container
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PLANNING STATEMENT J T Leavesley Group Leavesley Container
PLANNING STATEMENT J T Leavesley Group Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Planning Statement has been prepared to accompany a planning application submitted to Dudley MBC on behalf of J T Leavesley Group. The application seeks consent for retention of use of the application site for open storage (45 no. self-storage houses) within Use Class B8 – Storage and Distribution. The Application Site 1.2 The application site is located approximately 1 km to the south west of Dudley Town Centre. The site has a frontage to Wellington Road (B4177) of some 46 metres. The site is located some 100 metres to the north of the junction of Wellington Road with the A4101 Stourbridge Road. 1.3 The application site comprises some 0.182 hectares. The application site is located within an area of mixed character. There are a variety of uses in the vicinity of the application site, including shops, a scrap yard, a Social Services Day Centre, a club and a public house. There are various residential developments to the north of the site on Wellington Road and to the north east on Westley Street. 1.4 Along the site frontage to Wellington Road, there is a narrow railing some 2.4 metres in height that has been erected on top of a brick dwarf wall and between brick pillars. The site has a 2.4 x 59 metre visibility splay. Planning History 1.5 Planning permission (reference P08/0678) was granted, following an appeal to the Secretary of State (see Appendix 1) in April 2009 for the use of the site as a storage housing facility to accommodate 33 storage houses (on the western half of the site) with a new café cabin on the eastern half of the site. Planning permission was subsequently granted in August 2013 (reference P13/0786 – Appendix 2) for the use of the eastern half of the site (previously occupied by the café granted on Appeal) for open storage (B8) J T Leavesley Group Ltd 2 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement with boundary walls/fencing and provision of lighting above for storage containers. Both the 2009 and 2013 consents lapsed in April 2014. Application Proposals 1.6 On the basis that the planning provisions for the use of the site for open storage (45 no. self-storage houses) lapsed in 2014, this planning application seeks to retain the use of the site for open storage (45 no. selfstorage houses) within Use Class B8 – Storage and Distribution. J T Leavesley Group Ltd 3 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement 2.0 PLANNING POLICY National Planning Policy Framework 2.1 In the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) the Government states (paragraph 18) its commitment to securing economic growth in order to create jobs and prosperity. The Framework goes on to state (paragraph 19) that significant weight should be placed on the need to support economic growth through the planning system. The Framework advises that Planning Authorities should support existing business sectors and have policies flexible enough to accommodate needs not anticipated in the Plan. 2.2 At the heart (paragraph 14) of the Framework is a presumption in favour of sustainable development which should be seen as a golden thread running through both plan making and decision taking. The Framework sees (paragraph 7) sustainable development having three dimensions namely economic, social and environmental. 2.3 The Framework reports (paragraph 18) the Government’s commitment to securing economic growth in order to create jobs and prosperity. The Framework goes on to state (paragraph 19) that the Government is “committed to ensuring the planning system does everything it can to support sustainable economic growth.” In this context, the Framework states that planning should operate “to encourage and not act as an impediment to sustainable growth.” Therefore the Framework states (paragraph 19) “significant weight should be placed on the need to support economic growth through the planning system.” J T Leavesley Group Ltd 4 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement The Development Plan 2.4 The Development Plan includes the Black Country Core Strategy (2011), together with those Policies saved in the Dudley Unitary Development Plan (2005). The following Policies are considered relevant to the determination of this application:Black Country Core Strategy (2011) ENV3 – Design Quality Saved Dudley Unitary Development Plan (2005) DD1 – Urban Design EP7 – Noise Pollution J T Leavesley Group Ltd 5 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement 3.0 PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS Principle of Development 3.1 The principle of the use of the application site for open storage of storage houses within Use Class B8 Storage and Distribution was first established in April 2009 through the grant of planning permission (P08/0678 – Appendix 1) following an Appeal to the Secretary of State. The principle of using the entire site for these purposes was established through the grant of planning permission (reference P13/0786 – Appendix 2) in August 2013. This application simply seeks to retain the use of the site for open storage (45 no. self-storage houses) within Use Class B8. Having regard to the fact that the site is located within an area of mixed use, it is submitted that the continued use of the application site for open storage within Use Class B8 is acceptable. Character and Appearance 3.2 Along the site frontage to Wellington Road, railings some 1.8 metres in height have been erected on top of a 0.6 metre dwarf wall and between brick piers; the existing boundary treatment has an overall height of 2.4 metres. This boundary treatment was regarded in the Planning Officer’s report to application P13/0786 (Appendix 3) to be a “....... visual improvement upon the existing boundary treatment enclosing the site and would largely screen the proposed containers from view from Wellington Road.” The existing boundary treatment is proposed to be retained; as a consequence, it is not considered that the retention of the use of the site for open storage (45 no. self-storage containers) would be particularly prominent and would be well screened from Wellington Road, such that the retention of the use would not have an adverse impact upon the mixed use character of the surrounding area. J T Leavesley Group Ltd 6 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement Living Conditions 3.3 The application site has been used for open storage within Use Class B8 since 2010. As the Planning Officer’s report in relation to application P13/0786 (Appendix 3) confirms “There have not been any complaints against the existing facility and, as there are no residential properties in the immediate vicinity, there is no reason to suspect the proposed development will have a negative impact on amenity in terms of noise thereby being in accordance with saved Policy EP7 of the Adopted Dudley Unitary Development Plan.” It is respectfully submitted that the use of the entire site for open storage (45 no. self-storage houses) within Use Class B8 has not given rise to any harm to the living conditions of any nearby residential property. Access 3.4 The existing use of the site has a single vehicular access to Wellington Road. No changes are proposed to the existing access, parking or turning facilities. There is adequate space within the application site for the safe manoeuvring of vehicles such that vehicles entering the site can turn and leave the site in a forward gear. Consequently, the continued use of the site for open storage (45 no. self-storage houses) within Use Class B8 would not raise any concerns regarding highway safety. Conclusion 3.5 The use of the application site for open storage (45 no. self-storage houses) within Use Class B8, was established through the grant of planning permission in April 2009 (P08/0678 – Appendix 1) following an Appeal to the Secretary of State. The use of the site is screened by the existing railings along the site frontage. As a consequence, the use of the site for open storage does not give rise to any harm to the mixed use character of the surrounding area. J T Leavesley Group Ltd 7 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement 3.6 The use of the site for open storage has now subsisted for some 5 years. There is no evidence to suggest that the use of the site for such purposes is giving rise to demonstrable harm being caused to the living conditions of any nearby residential property by reason of noise, disturbance or any other adverse effect. Furthermore, the site has a safe means of access and there is no evidence of the use causing harm to highway safety. In these circumstances, the proposed development is considered to be an entirely appropriate form of development within this area of mixed land use. 3.7 The proposed development is entirely consistent with the Policies of the Framework that encourage economic development uses in sustainable locations. The proposed development is also consistent with the Polices of the Development Plan. Planning permission should therefore be granted. J T Leavesley Group Ltd 8 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement 4.0 APPENDICES Appendix 1 : Decision P08/0678 Appendix 2 : Decision P13/0786 Appendix 3 : Planning Officer’s Delegated Report in respect of P13/0786 CET/DY/4417 5 November 2015 J T Leavesley Group Ltd 9 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Planning Statement A P P Decision P08/0678 E N D I X 1 J T Leavesley Group Ltd 10 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Appeal Decision Hearing held on 3 March 2009 Site visit made on 3 March 2009 by JP Roberts BSc(Hons) LLB(Hons) MRTPI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government The Planning Inspectorate 4/11 Eagle Wing Temple Quay House 2 The Square Temple Quay Bristol BS1 6PN 0117 372 6372 email:enquiries@pins.gsi.g ov.uk Decision date: 7 April 2009 Appeal Ref: APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 Former Wellington Road Service Station, Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB • • • • The appeal is made under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 against a refusal to grant planning permission. The appeal is made by JT Leavesley Ltd. against the decision of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. The application Ref P08/0678, dated 14 April 2008, was refused by notice dated 16 July 2008. The development proposed is the demolition of an existing café and forecourt canopy and change of use to a storage housing facility to accommodate 33 storage houses and including a new café cabin. Decision 1. I allow the appeal, and grant planning permission for the demolition of an existing café and forecourt canopy and change of use to a storage housing facility to accommodate 33 storage houses and including a new café cabin at the former Wellington Road Service Station, Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref. P08/0678, dated 14 April 2008, and the plans submitted with it, subject to the conditions attached in the Annex to this decision. Main issues 2. The main issues are: i) the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; ii) whether satisfactory arrangements would be made for parking, and iii) whether the proposal would result in a net increase in trips made from the site, and if so, whether adequate arrangements are in place to mitigate any harm from those additional trips. Reasons 3. The appeal site is occupied by a former petrol filling station. The pumps have been removed and the former shop, which was last used as a café, is now empty. A number of steel containers have been placed at the rear of the site, which the appellants say is to prevent fly-tipping. 4. The area has a mixed character; there are various uses nearby, including shops, a scrap yard, a monumental mason’s, a social services day centre, a Appeal Decision APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 club and a public house. There is residential accommodation to the north on Wellington Road and to the north-east on Westley Street. 5. The Council describes the site as a strategic gateway to the town centre, but this is not reflected in any formal or even informal designation of the site or wider area. From what I saw of the area on my visits, I agree that Wellington Road is a well-used route to parts of the town centre. Having said that, the site, whilst clearly visible in a number of views, is not especially prominent amongst the mix of mainly commercial uses in the vicinity. There are few buildings or other townscape features of notable merit in the area. The appeal site itself has a dilapidated appearance, even discounting the steel containers on the rear of the site, and there is no disagreement between the main parties that the proposal would look better than what currently exists. 6. The proposed café cabin would be a flat-roofed modular building, to be sited behind a wall, whilst the storage cabins would comprise freestanding steel containers, again screened behind boundary enclosures. The submitted plans show a 3.1m high brick wall surrounding the café and a similar height steel palisade fence enclosing the storage houses compound. At the Hearing, it was suggested for the appellants that an alternative lower boundary treatment, possibly involving a mix of wall and railings could be sought by the imposition of a condition. The Council had no objection to this, and I have borne it in mind, being satisfied that such a condition would not significantly alter the nature of the development. 7. I also acknowledge the Council’s concerns that the proposal would be inward looking, largely hidden by boundary screening and lacking an active frontage towards the street. Walls, fences, a modular building and steel containers would provide an uninteresting appearance, and would fail to take advantage of the potential of the site to enhance the character and appearance of the area. Having said that, the area possesses a number of bland or even unattractive buildings, and the proposal, with appropriate planting and maintenance, would improve the current appearance of the site. 8. Along with current initiatives aimed at improving the nearby town centre, the Council wishes to see similar upgrading of Wellington Road, and points to the advice in Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development (PPS1) which says that design which fails to take the opportunities available for improving the character and quality of an area should not be accepted. I accept that the proposal would only go a small way towards meeting that aim. Thus, I consider that it is relevant, that in making the appeal, the appellants suggested that any permission should be a temporary one. 9. The Council disputes the appropriateness of a temporary permission. Whilst the advice in Circular 11/95 The Use of Conditions in Planning Permissions indicates that temporary permissions are not appropriate for buildings, I regard the proposal as being essentially for the use of land, with minor ancillary built development as an adjunct to it, and thus I see no reason why, in principle, a temporary permission would not be appropriate. 10. The appellants say that a temporary permission would be justified in the current economic circumstances, where there is a general slump in development, and having regard to the higher re-development costs of the 2 Appeal Decision APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 appeal site which would arise from the need to deal with contaminated land from the previous petrol filling station use. 11. I approach such arguments with caution, as there can be no certainty that the current economic position will persist. Even so, as I consider that the harm that would be caused by the development would not be to the current character and appearance of the area, but more to the longer-term potential to improve the quality of the area, I consider that a temporary permission would cause no harm to either interests, and would not conflict with Dudley Unitary Development Plan (UDP) Policies S10 or DD1 which deal with urban design. 12. The proposal would provide 8 car parking spaces to serve the café use, but there are no specific spaces proposed for the storage houses. The appellants envisage that traffic generated by the storage use will be low and that visits to the site will be short in duration, so that parking can take place outside the individual units. The Council, referring to its own parking guidelines for Class B8 uses, sees a need for a maximum of 30 spaces. 13. As the appellants point out, Government policy expressed in paragraph 51 of Planning Policy Guidance Note 13: Transport (PPG13) is that developers should not be required to provide more parking than they themselves wish, other than in exceptional circumstances, such as where there are road safety issues which cannot be dealt with through parking controls. 14. In this case, there are double yellow lines along Wellington Road in the vicinity of the appeal site. The Council expressed concerns that enforcement of parking restrictions in respect of short-term parking is difficult. I accept that parking on Wellington Road outside the site, especially of goods vehicles, would be likely to interfere with the free-flow of traffic on a busy route. 15. However, it seems to me that tenants of the storage units would be most unlikely to wish to transport goods from the highway across the café car park and yard to access their storage unit, especially with the additional risk of receiving a parking penalty. I attach greater weight to the appellants’ operational experience of this kind of use, which forecasts little traffic and short duration parking, than to the fears of the Council which have insufficient evidential basis to amount to the exceptional circumstances needed to require more parking than the developer wishes. 16. There would be some space available within the storage yard for more than one vehicle to park, especially if a height barrier were in place to prevent very large goods vehicles from entering the site, and in these circumstances I am satisfied that the parking arrangements for the storage use would be acceptable, and would not conflict with UDP Policies DD6 and AM4 which concern access and parking respectively. 17. With respect to café parking, I would envisage that much of its custom would come from local businesses from where customers would travel on foot. Even if the amount of parking provided were to be insufficient to cater for car borne customers, there is unrestricted car parking not far away, on Wellington Road and also on Westley Street on the opposite side of the road from the site. There is no evidence that such parking would cause clear harm, and thus I have no reason, subject to the provision of a disabled parking space, to conclude that the space available for café parking would be unsatisfactory. 3 Appeal Decision APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 18. The Council seeks financial contributions towards mitigating the impact of the development on the transport infrastructure. The rationale for requesting such contributions is set out in UDP Policy DD7 and the Council’s Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Planning Obligations. The principle of such contributions is not disputed by the appellants. 19. The Council has calculated the net increase in trips of a B8 use with reference to the use of the site as a café, that being the use of the site at the time when the application was made, which has since ceased. However, that use did not have the benefit of planning permission, and thus the lawful use of the site is as a petrol filling station. There is no disagreement that a petrol filling station would generate a significantly greater number of trips than the proposal. 20. At the hearing the Council suggested that I should have regard to the nature of trips connected with a petrol filling station, where many customers would be likely to visit as part of a trip linked with some other purpose, such as filling up on the way to or from work, or a shopping trip. I agree that in practical terms in assessing the true impact of proposed uses, the extent of linked trips may be important. 21. There is no substantive evidence before me to show what degree of linked trips might exist, but more pertinently, the SPD does not make any reference to such linkages. Thus, I consider that there would be no conflict with the terms of the Council’s own SPD expressed at paragraph 3.122, in that there would not be a net increase in trips made from the appeal site, and therefore there would be no necessity to make financial contributions. 22. The Council suggested a number of conditions which I assessed in accordance with Government advice and in the light of the discussion which took place at the hearing. 23. The permission should be a temporary one for the reasons I have explained. Conditions requiring the use and layout of the site to be in accordance with the approved plans, and for the containers to be painted in green before they are placed on the site, are necessary in the interests of appearance. A condition prohibiting the external storage of goods or materials is also necessary in the interests of appearance and to ensure that adequate access can be obtained. Details of materials and an alternative design of enclosures, and landscaping conditions are also required in the interests of appearance; although the Council considered it unduly onerous, I consider that the boundary enclosures would play an important part in screening the utilitarian storage containers and café cabin, and need to be in place to protect the appearance of the area. 24. There is a need to make amendments to the layout of the car park as explained above, and a condition to require further details and their implementation is needed for highway safety reasons and in the interests of providing for the disabled. Cycle parking provision is needed to promote travel other than by car. A condition to require details of a height barrier to prevent large lorries from entering the site, and the implementation of the approved scheme is needed for highway safety reasons. 25. Conditions dealing with fume extraction, hours of opening and restrictions on time of deliveries are needed to protect the amenities of nearby residents. 4 Appeal Decision APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 26. For the reasons given above I conclude that the appeal should be allowed. JP Roberts INSPECTOR 5 Appeal Decision APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 APPEARANCES FOR THE APPELLANTS: Mr Christopher Timothy BSc(Hons), DipTP, MRTPI CT Planning, Trafalgar House, 20A Market Street, Lichfield , Staffordshire WS13 6LH Mr Russell Mason Leavesley Container Services, Lichfield Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE1 3ND FOR THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY: Mrs Caroline Reeve, BA(Hons), MRTPI Senior Planner Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Mr Ian Hunt, HND Civil Eng, AM-IHIE Senior Engineer Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Cllr Malcolm Davis Local Member Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council DOCUMENTS Document 1 Petition submitted by Cllr Davis 6 Appeal Decision APP/C4615/A/08/2085397 ANNEX 1) The uses hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the land restored to its former condition on or before a date ending 5 years from the date of this decision or in accordance with a scheme of work submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. 2) The site shall be used solely for the siting of 33 storage houses and a café cabin which shall be sited wholly in accordance with the approved layout plan Ref: 2470-01, Rev B. 3) No storage house shall be placed on the site without first having been painted green (RAL 605). 4) No goods or materials shall be stored or placed on the site other than within the storage houses or the café cabin hereby approved. 5) Notwithstanding the submitted plans, details of the proposed means of enclosure, the layout of the car park and parking for cycles shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved schemes shall be implemented before the uses hereby approved are commenced. 6) Prior to the commencement of development on the site, details of a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the end of the first planting season following the initial occupation of the development. Thereafter, the landscaped areas shall be retained in the form shown in the approved details throughout the life of the development, and shall not be used for any other purpose, unless first agreed in writing by the local planning authority. 7) Prior to the commencement of development, details of a barrier to restrict the height of vehicles entering the storage site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented before any of the storage houses are put to beneficial use and thereafter the barrier shall be retained as approved at all times. 8) No deliveries shall be made to the site, and it shall not be open, before the hours of 07:00 or after 22:00 on any day. 9) Prior to the commencement of development, details of fume extraction and odour control equipment, including any external ducting and flues, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved equipment shall be installed in its entirety before the café use is commenced and thereafter the equipment shall be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and shall be operated at all times when cooking is being carried out, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority. 7 Planning Statement A P P Decision P13/0786 E N D I X 2 J T Leavesley Group Ltd 11 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 Deposited on: 26 June 2013 Application number P13/0786 Applicant: MRS N. LIGHT LEAVESLEY CONTAINER SERVICES RYKNIELD HOUSE ALREWAS BURTON UPON TRENT STAFFORDSHIRE DE13 7AB Agent: SITE: LEAVESLEY CONTAINER SERVICES, (FORMER WELLINGTON ROAD SERVICE STATION), WELLINGTON ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 1RB PARTICULARS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: USE OF LAND FOR OPEN STORAGE (B8) WITH PROPOSED BOUNDARY WALL/FENCING AND PROVISION OF LIGHTING ABOVE STORAGE CONTAINERS The Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council as local planning authority hereby grants permission for the above described development proposed in the application numbered as shown above and in the plans and drawings attached thereto, a copy of which is attached to this notice. Subject to the following condition(s) 1. The use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the land restored to its former condition on or before the 7 April 2014. 2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: L_Dudley-004C, 15235-01 and L_Dudley-002B.L_Dudley-001 and L_Dudley-003 3. The site shall be used solely for the siting of 12 storage houses laid out in accordance with Drawing L_Dudley-002B. 4. No storage house shall be placed on the site without first having been painted green (RAL 605). 5. No goods or materials shall be stored or placed on the site other than within the storage houses hereby approved. Page 1 Date of Decision: 16 August 2013 PPUDECapproved-cond TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 Deposited on: 26 June 2013 Application number P13/0786 6. No deliveries shall be made to the site, and it shall not be open, before the hours of 0700 or after 2200 on any day. The reason(s) for the condition(s) is/are as follows: 1. In the interests of proper planning and to ensure compliance with the temporary permission relating to the wider site. 2. For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning. 3. In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with saved Policy DD1 of the Adopted Dudley Unitary Development Plan (2005). 4. In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with saved Policy DD1 of the Adopted Dudley Unitary Development Plan (2005). 5. In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with saved Policy DD1 of the Adopted Dudley Unitary Development Plan (2005). 6. In order to protect residential amenity in accordance with saved Policy DD4 of the Adopted Dudley Unitary Development Plan (2005). APPROVAL STATEMENT INFORMATIVE In dealing with this application the local planning authority have worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner, seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to dealing with the application, by seeking to help the applicant resolve technical detail issues where required and maintaining the delivery of sustainable development. The development would improve the economic, social and environmental concerns of the area and thereby being in accordance with paragraphs 186 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Informative Given the proximity of the development to the Dudley Tunnel, care must be taken during construction and operation of the site to ensure that the tunnel structure is not detrimentally affected. The surface development should not load the tunnel structure nor rely on the tunnel structure for support. All works should comply with the “Code of Practice for Works Affecting Canal & River Trust” a copy of which is available on our website. Page 2 Date of Decision: 16 August 2013 PPUDECapproved-cond TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 Deposited on: 26 June 2013 Application number P13/0786 The Canal & River Trust offer no right of support to the adjacent property. The land owner should take appropriate steps to ensure that their works do not adversely affect the canal tunnel infrastructure at this location. Note(s) to Applicant(s) In addition to the above you should also be aware of the notes attached to this decision notice. J B Millar Director of the Urban Environment The Council does not accept any liability for loss or damage of any nature relating to the foul or storm water drainage of the site. If you have any concerns regarding such matters, you should contact Severn Trent Water, Edgbaston Depot, Waterworks Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9DD Page 3 Date of Decision: 16 August 2013 PPUDECapproved-cond This is not a Decision under the Building Regulations or other Legislation APPEALS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE If you are aggrieved by the decision of your local planning authority to refuse permission for the proposed development or to grant it subject to conditions then you can appeal to the secretary of state: a) b) c) d) e) Under Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (non-householder) under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (householder) in the case of Listed Building Consents under Sections 20 and 21 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 in the case of Certificates of Lawful Use or Development under Sections 195 and 196 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in the case of advertisements under Regulation 17 of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements, England) Regulations 2007. If you want to appeal, then you must do so within 6 months of the date of this notice in respect of appeals referred to in paragraphs a) and c) above, within 12 weeks of this notice in respect of appeals referred to in paragraph b) above, or within 8 weeks in respect of appeals referred to in paragraph e). There is no time limit in respect of appeals referred to in paragraph d) above. Appeals must be made using a form which can be obtained online at www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs or from The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN. N.B. Only the applicant has the right to appeal. The Secretary of State can allow longer periods for giving notice of an appeal, but he will not normally be prepared to use his power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of the appeal. The secretary of state need not consider an appeal if it seems to him that the local planning authority could not have granted planning permission for the proposed development or could not have granted it without the conditions it imposed, having regard to statutory requirements, to the provisions of any development order and to any directions given under a development order. In practice, the secretary of state does not refuse to consider appeals solely because the local planning authority based it decision on a direction given by him. You have the right to appeal to the secretary of state where consent to fell or lop trees is refused or if you object to any conditions attached to your consent. The appeal must be made within 28 days of receiving the decision on your application. The secretary of state may allow or dismiss an appeal or vary the original decision by the authority in any respect. As in any case of orders to which there are objections, the appeal will normally be decided on the basis of written representations but both the applicant and the authority have the right to a public local enquiry or hearing. To appeal a decision made on an application relating to trees, you should contact the Planning Inspectorate, The Environment Team, Room 4/04, Kite Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN. PURCHASE NOTICE If either the local planning authority or the secretary of state refuses permission to develop land or grants it subject to conditions, the owner may claim that he can neither put the land to a reasonable beneficial use in its existing state not render the land capable of a reasonable beneficial use, by the carrying out of any development which has been or would be permitted. In these circumstances, the owner may serve a purchase notice on the Council. This notice will require the Council to purchase his interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. This decision is given under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (amended). You are reminded of the need to ensure due compliance with the Building Regulations 1991 (as amended), with other Public General Enactments relating to the development (in particular the Public Health Act 1936 and 1961, Clean Air Act 1993 the Highways Acts1959, 1971 and 1980, the Control of Pollution Act 1974, the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990, the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and with the Local Enactments for the time being in force in the Borough. Nothing herein contained is to be regarded as dispensing with such compliance beyond the extent (if any) herein specified. The permission specified does not modify or affect any personal or restrictive covenant applying to the land or any right of any person entitled to the benefit thereof. Should the development result in the provision of a building or premises to which the public are admitted or in which persons are to be employed, the applicant is reminded of the need to observe Sections 4, 7 and 8A of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (as amended) and the codes of practice “Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people” (BS 8300). If the development will result in the provisions of an educational building then the applicant is reminded of the need to observe Sections 7 and 8 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled persons Act 1970 and DfES constructional standards It is advisable that this notice be carefully retained, possibly with the deeds of the property Planning Statement A P P Planning Officer’s Delegated Report in respect of P13/0786 E N D I X 3 J T Leavesley Group Ltd 12 Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB PLANNING STATEMENT J T Leavesley Group Ltd Leavesley Container Services Ltd (Former Wellington Road Service Station), Wellington Road, Dudley DY1 1RB Our Reference: CET/DY/4417 Date: 5 November 2015 CT Planning Limited Trafalgar House 20a Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LH Tel: 01543 418779 Fax: 01543 418115 Email: plan@ctplanning.co.uk