Site Address: Bullingdon Community Centre,  Peat Moors,  Oxford

Proposal: Part demolition of existing community centre.  Erection of part single part double height front and side extension.

Recommendation

The Committee is recommended to:

(a) approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

(b) delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to:

Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary.

The Committee considered an application for the part demolition of the existing community centre and erection of part single part double height front and side extension at Bullingdon Community Centre, Peat Moors, Oxford.

The Planning Officer reported that:

·         Sections 14 and 15 of the report (human rights and crime and disorder) should make reference to a recommendation to approve.

Steve Dawe and Richard Bryant, Chair and Secretary of the Bullingdon Community Association, spoke in support of the application, and accompanied by Juliet Burch, the architect answered questions from the Committee.

The Committee asked questions of the officers and speakers. They encouraged the provision of solar panels and noted these could be provided under permitted development rights. They noted that existing cycle racks would be relocated to maintain the existing 4 spaces in addition to provision of 10 new spaces and agreed to require the minimum of 16 spaces in compliance with the standards for the floorspace of the whole building.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    approve application 17/03426/CT3 for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required 7 planning conditions set out in section 12 of the report and an additional condition to secure a minimum of 16 cycle parking spaces (new and reprovision of existing) and grant planning permission; and

2.    delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services to:

Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services considers reasonably necessary.