Issue - meetings

Change of use of 96-bed into 62 one-bed self contained student accommodation units, erection of a four storey front extension with roof terrace above linking the Mill and annexe and demolition of part of enclosure wall.

It was proposed by Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox and seconded by Councillor Colin Hartley, contrary to the officer’s recommendation in the report:

“That the application be refused on the grounds that it fails to satisfy the following requirements:

·         Proposals respect the character of the surrounding built form and its wider setting in terms of design, siting, scale, massing, height and the materials used; and

·         Proposals will not result in the loss or alteration of features which contribute to the special character of the building and area; and

·         Proposed uses are sympathetic and appropriate to the character of the existing building and will not result in any detrimental impact on the visual amenity and wider setting of the Conservation Area.”

Upon being put to the vote, eight Councillors voted in favour of the proposal with six against and one abstention, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to have been carried.

Resolved:

That the application be refused on the grounds that it fails to satisfy the following requirements:

·         Proposals respect the character of the surrounding built form and its wider setting in terms of design, siting, scale, massing, height and the materials used; and

·         Proposals will not result in the loss or alteration of features which contribute to the special character of the building and area; and

·         Proposed uses are sympathetic and appropriate to the character of the existing building and will not result in any detrimental impact on the visual amenity and wider setting of the Conservation Area.