Erection of new three storey boarding house and associated external works including a new car park and landscaping.

Officer recommendation: Approve with conditions.

The Head of City Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) detailing a planning application for a Erection of new three storey boarding house and associated external works including a new car park and landscaping.

The Committee considered all written representations and it was:

Resolved to approve planning permission subject to the conditions in the officer’s report with the additional informative to encourage the development to be low carbon and to consider the use of a combined heat /power unit. The applicant should also be encouraged to plant good specimen trees as part of the landscaping proposals to mitigate the loss of the lime and yew trees due to be removed.