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Conditions relating to both
01
The premises shall be used as a health and fitness centre or retail (with only 20% of the floor area available for food sales) only and for no other purpose (including any other purposes in Classes E (a) and E (d) of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order.
Reason
The premises are not considered suitable for general use within the Class quoted for policy, amenity and highway reasons.
02
A maximum of 138 No. car parking spaces shall be made available within the site, as indicated on the plan attached to the decision notice for RB2013/0872.
Reason
To ensure the provision of satisfactory parking spaces and to avoid the necessity for the parking of vehicles on the highway in the interests of road safety.
03
All surface water from the site shall be intercepted and disposed of separately such that it does not flow into the highway or affect the existing highway drainage.
Reason
The highway drains are incapable of adequately accommodating the additional drainage.
Conditions that relate solely to the health and fitness centre (class E (d) part of the application
04
The health and fitness centre use hereby permitted shall be open to customers / deliveries 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Reason
In the interests of the amenities.
Conditions that relate solely to the retail (class E (a) part of the application
05
If the building is used for retail sales no more than 20% of the building’s floorspace shall be used for the sale of food or convenience goods.
Reason
In order to minimise the impact on the town centre.
06
Before the premises are brought into use for retail the car parking area shown on the plan approved under RB2012/0241 (Drawing No. P01, received 4 July 2012) shall be provided, marked out and thereafter maintained for car parking.
Reason
To ensure the provision of satisfactory parking spaces and avoid the necessity for the parking of vehicles on the highway in the interests of road safety.
07
The area hatched and marked ‘A’ on the plan attached to the decision notice for permission RB2012/0241 shall at no time be used for the parking of vehicles.
Reason
To ensure the number of parking spaces provided do not exceed the Council’s Maximum Parking Standards.
08
Before the site is brought into use for retail purposes, details of cycle parking provision shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and the approved details shall be implemented within an agreed timeframe.
Reason
In order to promote sustainable transport choices.
09
Before the building is brought into use for Class E (a) retail purposes, a Travel Plan shall have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The plan shall include clear and unambiguous objectives, modal split targets together with a programme of implementation, monitoring, validation and regular review and improvement. The Local Planning Authority shall be informed of and give prior approval in writing to any subsequent improvements or modifications to the Travel Plan following submission of progress performance reports as time tabled in the monitoring programme. For further information please contact the Transportation Unit (01709) 822186.
Reason
In order to promote sustainable transport choices.
10
Within the site lines as delineated on the plan attached to the original application RB1983/1673 no obstructions to visibility greater than 0.6 metres shall be erected or placed.
Reason
To safeguard visibility.
Informative(s)
01
It should be noted that once the building is first occupied either by the Health and Fitness centre or the retail use with 20% floorspace for food retail hereby approved, the other alternative use cannot be implemented after a period of 10 years from the date of the permission RB2013/0872 which is 14 October 2023.
Positive and Proactive Statement
Whilst the applicant did not enter into any pre application discussions with the Local Planning Authority, the proposals were in accordance with the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework and did not require any alterations or modification.
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