Agenda item

Removal of condition 15 (restricted to football use only) of application 09/00474/FUL for erection of club house with associated parking [Rural West York Ward] [Site Visit]

Members considered a full application by Mr Val Duggan for the removal of condition 15 (restricted to football use only) of application 09/00474/FUL for the erection of a club house with associated parking.

Officers advised the committee that Sport England had confirmed they had no objections to the application.

Representations were heard from Councillor Gillies, Ward Member for Rural West York Ward, in support of the application. He explained that Poppleton Junior Football Club (Poppleton Tigers) was a subsidiary of Poppleton Community Trust who manage The Poppleton Centre. While building work had been taking place at The Poppleton Centre, some classes had been rebooked at the football club house by people who had been unaware of the restrictions on the planning permission limiting use of the facilities to football use only. He informed Members that since then, the club had met with the trustees and had taken the decision to apply to vary the conditions to allow for extended community use. He stated that in response to the alleged problems regarding nearby residents being disturbed by noise from the venue on one occasion, the in- and out- entrances had been changed round so vehicles now exit the site further up Millfield Lane away from residential properties.

Officers advised that condition 1 should be amended to include the words  “.... and community uses as generally listed.....” so the club is not required to apply for a change each time a new class/group requests to hire the facilities.

Members agreed that this was a fantastic community asset and that they were happy with the proposed amendment to condition 1.

RESOLVED:             That the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the report and the amended condition and informative below:

Amended Condition 1

The proposed building shall be restricted to the use of football clubhouse and community uses as generally listed in the applicant's "Statement in support of Application" and repeated in informative 2 below and for no other purpose, including any other use falling within D2 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, (or any provision equivalent to the Class in any Statutory Instrument revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) unless a further change of use is granted planning permission by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect the openness of the greenbelt and to protect the residential amenity of the occupants of the nearby dwellings in accordance with policy GB3 and GP1 of the local plan.

Informative 2 – Approved “Community Uses”:

Pilates; Yoga; Cake decorating; Seminars and meetings (max 40 persons); Art classes; Weight watchers; Zumba; Dance classes; Chess and dominoes; Table tennis; Crochet and crafts; Children’s parties; Children’s fitness classes; Baby ballet and signing groups and other baby activities; Mums and toddlers; Afternoon tea dances; Beetle drives and Community Bingo.

REASON:                  The proposal, subject to the conditions listed in the report and the amended condition (and informative) above, would not cause undue harm to interests of acknowledged importance, with particular reference the residential amenity of the neighbours, the visual amenity of the building and the locality, impact on the openness of the greenbelt and highway safety. As such, the proposal complies with Policies GP1, GB1, and GB3 of the City of York Council Development Control Local Plan (2005); and the National Planning Policy Framework (2012).