The Head of City Development has submitted a report which details a planning application for the temporary change of use of existing car park at Harcourt House to a public car park.  Provision of two pay machines (Note: This application is to provide temporary replacement car parking during the closure of St. Clement’s Car Park during construction works).  (Additional information).

Officer recommendation: Approve subject to conditions.

The Head of City Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) which detailed an application for the temporary change of use of existing car park at Harcourt House to a public car park.  Provision of two pay machines.

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Sietske Boeles of behalf of the East Oxford Residents Association and Clinton Pugh spoke against the application raising issues including, location, capacity, displacement of vehicles and pedestrian safety.

The Committee considered all submissions, both written and oral and agreed to support the application in principle but to defer the application to Officers to approve under delegated authority in the event of planning and conservation area consent applications relating to the St. Clement’s car park being approved, subject to the following conditions and informatives:

Conditions

(1)       The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration to three years from the date of this permission.

(2)       This permission shall be for a limited period of up to 2 years or until it was no longer needed from the date of this planning permission, when the use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the land shall revert to its former use unless prior to that date a renewal of the permission shall have been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

(3)       The development permitted shall be constructed in complete accordance with the specification in the application and approved plans listed below, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

(4)       That the development shall not take place until improvement works to the junction with Marston Road, including white lining, pedestrian crossing markings, re-surfacing, footway provision and dropped kerbs, have been implemented in accordance with details that shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The erection of signage in both directions, visible to motorists warning of pedestrians crossing.

(5)       That the development shall not take place until works have been carried out to provide the vision splays at the Marston Road junction in strict accordance with plan No. C0514/01/01 rev B.  Thereafter the affected areas shall be kept clear of obstruction, including vegetation, to maintain sight lines indicated for the extent of time the car park is used for the approved use.

(6)       That the development shall not take place until works to provide improvements to the access to the car park including an extended footway into the car park for pedestrians, cross hatched lining of a junction box to stop vehicles blocking the access to the car park in accordance with details that shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and that carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.

(7)       Prior to the use commencing details of direction signs to be displayed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and installed prior to first use and retained until the approved uses ceases whereupon they shall be removed.

(8)       Prior to the use commencing details of the white lining layout of the car park, including parking bays for the disabled and motor cycles together with a lighting scheme, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and carried out prior to first use and retained for the duration of the approved use.

(9)       Prior to the use commencing, measures shall be in place to prevent use of the southern pedestrian access, details of which shall first be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and retained for the duration of the approved use.

(10)     Prior to the use commencing details of site surveillance, including CCTV and/or physical patrols, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the approved measures shall be retained for the duration of the use herby approved.

(11)     Prior to the use commencing droppable bollards shall be positioned so as to prevent vehicles being parked to the side and rear of the building.

Informatives

(1)       That the parking charge tariff be amended to take into account the location of the car park to the St. Clement’s area.