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Agenda item
Carisbrooke Surgery, Bowling Green, White Rock Pleasure Gardens, Falaise Road, Hastings
Minutes:
Proposal:
Variation to condition 1 of Planning Permission HS/FA/15/00742 - To extend the temporary permission granted for 2 years for a further 2 years.
Application No:
HS/FA/17/00827
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Bowling Green and associated car park
No
No
None. Application on Council owned land
The Senior Planning Officer, Mrs Meppem, presented this report to extend the temporary permission granted for 2 years for a further 2 years at Bowling Green, White Rock Pleasure Gardens, Falaise Road.
The site is one of two disused bowling greens, west of Falaise Road. The site is adjacent to Falaise Indoor Bowls Club to the north and there are various recreational areas including tennis courts; ball court, bike/skate board ramp, etc to the south. The site has been the location of the temporary Doctors’ surgery since November 2013.
The temporary buildings consist of three ‘portakabins’ linked together providing a pharmacy with consulting room and kitchenette, doctors’ surgery with 6 consulting rooms, 3 nurse rooms, one minor operations room, associated administration rooms and WC facilities.
This application seeks permission to the continued use of the Carisbrooke Surgery buildings on the Bowling Green at White Rock Pleasure gardens for a further 2 years. This was originally approved in 2013 and again in 2015, each time for a temporary period of 2 years.
Previously located at Marlborough House, both Carisbrooke and Warrior Square doctors’ surgeries were affected by a major roof fire in 2013. Due to the level of repairs and time taken to commence the repairs due to weather, mould etc Marlborough House is presently unsuitable for a doctor’s surgery and pharmacy.
Members were shown plans and photographs of the application site.
The Planning Services Manager advised that meetings had been held with East Sussex County Council regarding a potential development of a Medical Centre at an alternative site in the borough. She said the agent had advised that they are formally under offer for the purchase of a site. It is hoped that contracts will be exchanged by the end of January 2018.
Councillor Beaver proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Dowling.
RESOLVED – (Unanimously) that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-
1.
This permission shall be for a limited period of two years from the date hereof and on or before the expiration of such period the building hereby permitted shall be removed and the use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the site shall be restored to the condition in which it was before such building was erected and such use was commenced and left in a clean and tidy condition; and
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The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
P040-PL01
Reasons:
1.
In the interests of the character and amenity of the White Rock Gardens and the area in general; and
2.
For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
Notes to the Applicant
1.
Failure to comply with any condition imposed on this permission may result in enforcement action without further warning; and
2.
Statement of positive engagement: In dealing with this application Hastings Borough Council has actively sought to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner, in accordance with paragraphs 186 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Supporting documents:
- MAP_Carisbrooke Surgery, item 24c PDF 328 KB
- Carisbrooke Surgery, Bowling Green White Rock, item 24c PDF 89 KB
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