Agenda item

Alterations to convert existing barns to café and seating area and formation of parking facilities Gledhill Farm, Kaye Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield.

Contact Officer: Stuart Howden, Planning Services.

Ward(s) affected: Newsome.

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Development to approve as detailed in the considered report and the planning update.

The Sub Committee gave consideration to Planning Application 2021/90743 Alterations to convert existing barns to café and seating area and formation of parking facilities Gledhill Farm, Kaye Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37 the Sub Committee received representations from Stephen King (Objector) and Steven Griffiths (applicant).

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 36 (3) the Sub Committee received a representation from Councillor Andrew Cooper (ward members).

RESOLVED –

Delegate approval of the application and the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of Planning and Development in order to complete the list of conditions including those contained within the considered report and the update report including:

1. Development to commence within 3 years of permission.

2. Development to be undertaken in accordance with submitted plans/specifications .

3. Internally, the café to be strictly contained to the red dashed area of the livery

building as displayed in drawing No. TS112-2, and shall not exceed a floor area

of 143m2.

4. Cooking odour impact assessment prior to the first use of the café to be submitted and approved.

5. Details of surface improvements and widening the first 30 metres of the access lane into site from Kaye Lane, widening in accordance with Drawing No.

H3451/02, to be submitted and approved and the approved scheme completed

prior to the first use of the café.

6. The car park laid out in with accordance with Drawing No. TS112-2 prior to the first use of the café.

7. A scheme detailing the boundary treatments (including acoustic fencing) between the site and the neighbouring residential properties of No.126 and 132

Kaye Lane to be submitted and approved prior to the first use of the café.

8. A method statement for enhancing biodiversity prior to the first use of the café.

9. No heat exchange unit, air conditioning unit or other plant installed until an acoustic report is submitted and approved.

10.Noise assessment to be submitted and approved prior to an outdoor seating

area in connection with the café.

11.Artificial lighting scheme to be submitted and approved prior to the installation of any external artificial lighting.

12.Energy Statement to be submitted and approved prior to the first use of the

café.

13.Details of bin/refuse collection and storage areas to be submitted and approved prior to the first use of the café.

14.Hours restricted to customers to 09:00 to 18:00 any day, as well as deliveries

and no deliveries on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

15.Work to stop and Phase I survey to be submitted if unsuspected contamination encountered.

16. The menage area, included within the application site, shall be retained as

such and shall not be used for customer or staff parking.

A recorded vote was taken in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 42(5) as follows:

A vote for deferment.

For: Councillors: Bellamy, McGuin, A Smith and Lyons (4 votes)

Against: Councillors: Davies, Homewood, Sarwar, Sokhal, Ullah and Uppal (6 votes)

A vote to approve the application.

For: Councillors: Davies, Homewood, Sarwar, A Smith, Sokhal, Ullah, Uppal and Lyons (8 votes)

Against: Councillor Bellamy (1 vote)

Abstained: Councillor McGuin.