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Consideration was given to planning application 20/1244/COU  Change of Use from Retail to Drinking Establishment (sui generis), with outdoor beer garden and smoking shelter to front at 2 High Newham Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8RQ.

Planning permission was sought for the change of Use from Retail to Drinking Establishment (sui generis), with outdoor beer garden and smoking shelter to front at 2 High Newham Road, Stockton-on-Tees.

The application remained outstanding as a noise report was to be submitted. This had never been received and therefore it needed to be considered whether to refuse the application and take enforcement action or approve the application based on the information we had.

The application had been reviewed and following discussions with Environmental Health no noise complaints had been received post the pandemic and equally no further complaints had been received following the original consultation exercise.

Given these circumstances, it was considered that conditions could be applied to successfully control the development to ensure that the proposed development would not have an adverse impact on neighbouring properties.

The consultees that had been notified and the comments that had been received were detailed within the main report.

Neighbours were notified and the comments received were detailed within the main report.

The planning policies and material planning considerations that were relevant to the consideration of the application were contained within the main report.

The Planning Officers report concluded that the application be Approved with Conditions for the reasons as detailed within the report.

There were no Applicants, Agents or Members of the public in attendance at the meeting.

Members were given the opportunity to ask questions / make comments. These could be summarised as follows: -

- Since the original issues at the premises the Licensing Service had worked hard with the premises to establish licensing conditions. There had been a change of landlord with no further concerns. It was a small establishment and enjoyed by local residents.

- Clarity was sought that if the application site was ever to be extended then would another application need to be made?

- Concerns were raised in terms of the willingness of the current landlord to engage with local residents should there be any further concerns raised.

Officers were given the opportunity to respond to comments/issues raised. Their responses could be summarised as follows:

- An application would need to be submitted to the Council should the landlord request to extend the premises.

- There were a number of conditions to ensure there would be no adverse impact on neighbours. The Licensing Authority had also agreed to a licence with conditions.

A vote took place and the application was approved.

RESOLVED that planning application 20/1244/COU be approved subject to the following conditions and informatives:

01 Approved Plans

The development hereby approved shall be in accordance with the following approved plan(s);

Plan Reference Number                                         Date Received

SBC0001 A                                                               20 November 2020

SBC0002                                                                   20 November 2020

02 Opening hours

The drinking establishment (Sui-Generis Use Class) hereby permitted shall not be open  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15