Agenda item

Change of use of the building to allow for the storage and maintenance of historic and classic vehicles (Use class B8)

An objection letter dated 18 December from residents was circulated by the public speaker.

Public speaker, Objector – objected to the activities on site on the grounds of: a detrimental impact on the amenities of neighbours; there is a long history of planning contravention at the site; only three vehicles on site could be considered as classic; residents are requesting some amendments to the recommendations detailed in the report circulated with the agenda to define historic and classic and to prevent modern commercial vehicles and inappropriate heavy plant to be stored at the site; condition 4 to be amended to add at least 20 years old at the end; condition 6 to be amended to read no overnight parking of vehicles or storage of parts…….; condition 9 to be amended to include two passenger vehicles and the words and no modern commercial vehicle less than 20 years old to be added to the end; condition 10 be amended to read no parts or machinery shall …….;

condition 13 be amended to have noise levels measured from the boundary of the site instead of the nearest noise sensitive premise(s).

Comments from Councillors included: the long history of planning contravention at the site such as the unauthorised storage of car parts, scrap vehicles, large pieces of equipment, heavy plant, non-agricultural machinery, and the use of the site for a transport depot, shipping and scrap merchants; and detrimental to the quality of life and amenities of neighbouring residents.

The Business Manager advised that the residents’ suggested amendments to the recommended conditions are reasonable and the dialogue with them has been helpful; the conditions are enforceable; the site has been cleaned up since the last enforcement procedure; and the enforcement notices would remain with the land. 

It was proposed by Councillor Hook (was Brodie), and seconded by Councillor Keeling that the application be approved as set out in the report circulated with the agenda and including the additions suggested by residents in the letter dated 18 December 2017.

Resolved

Permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1. Standard 3 year time limit for implementation.

2. Development to proceed in accordance with the approved plans.

3. No external lighting shall be installed on the building for which the change of use is hereby approved without the prior submission and approval of an external lighting scheme. Only the approved lighting shall be installed on the building.

4. The building shall be used only for the storage of historic and classic vehicles, of at least 20 years old.

5. Only the area marked as workshop area as indicated on the indicative storage layout diagram shall be used as a workshop. This area shall only be used to repair and maintain the vehicles stored within the building and all other areas of the building shall be used for the storage of historic and classic vehicles and associated parts only.

6. No overnight parking of vehicles or storage of parts shall take place on the site outside of the building.

7. No vehicle parts or scrap materials shall be stored outside the building at anytime.

8. No overnight storage of vehicles shall take place outside the building, and during daylight hours historic and classic vehicles shall only be stored on the

hardstanding area on occasion when space is needed inside the building to

undertake works on the vehicles. Only one historic and/or classic vehicle shall

be stored on the hardstanding to provide space within the building at any one

time.

9. The hardstanding area shall only be used for the parking of two passenger vehicles for the owner to access the site, and no modern commercial vehicles less than 20 years old.

10. No parts or machinery shall be stored within the building, other than those needed to repair the historic and classic vehicles stored within it

11. Repair and maintenance works shall at no time be undertaken outside of the building.

12. All doors to the building for which the change of use is hereby approved shall be kept shut whilst noise generating equipment is being used to facilitate the repair and maintenance of vehicles stored within it.

13. Noise arising from the use hereby approved including any equipment or

machinery associated with the use shall not exceed more than 5dB above the

background noise levels prevailing at the time of operation measured at the boundary of the site.

14. No burning of waste created from the use of the building shall take place on the site.

(14 votes for and 0 against)