Planning Report December 2011
The Tesco development (11/00019/FL) on Dean Road was approved by Planning & Development Committee on 8th December. We objected to the application.
Demolition of curtilage listed buildings at Dean Road Jail, 11/00030/LB was also approved at the same Planning Committee meeting. We objected to the application.
Sainsbury Extension (10/2538/FL) was approved at the same Planning Committee meeting. We supported the application.
94 Filey Road, 10/01636/FL, new student accommodation still remains undecided from August 2010. We objected to the application.
An application was submitted to convert the former Newby and Scalby Parish offices into a house, 11/00929/FL. The Society objected. Planning officers recommended the Planning Committee to refuse the application but it was approved.
An unusual application was for the conversion of the Salisbury Arcade between Huntriss Row and Bar Street to a shop, 11/01368/FL. The Society is concerned that the loss of this pedestrian route between both areas would affect the trade in both, particularly Bar Street. Still awaiting decision.
There is a house proposed in the garden of 10 The Meads, Eastfield 11/01124/FL, to which the Society objected as an over development and garden grabbing. Still awaiting decision.
There is a proposal to place bird deterrent netting about the Station Clock Tower, 11/01670/LB, While the Society would prefer the tower to be left unprotected we appreciate that netting will preserve the stonework and therefore support the application. Application permitted.
The Art Gallery have applied to have additional signage on the building, 11/01727/LB, which is in keeping with the building and we support the proposal. Application approved.
An application to which the Civic Society object strongly is the installation of sixteen wind turbines on the roof of the grade 2* listed building, the Crown Spa Hotel on the Esplanade, 11/01534/FL and 11/01535/LB. Not only would the proposal be ugly to view but it would set precedence for many other listed properties in Scarborough. The application was refused bt the Planning Committee.
New Applications
We objected to an application for a wind turbine 34m high at Scalby Hayes, Barmoor (11/01836/FL). Planning officers wrote a report recommending refusal but the application was withdrawn before the Planning Committee meeting.
We objected to a planning application to install 178 solar photo-voltaic panels on 3 roof slopes at Bramcote School, Filey Road 11/01980/FL. The school is in a Conservation Area and adjoins one of the main routes into the town. Two of the roof slopes in question will have a strong visual impact on Filey Road and the Conservation Area. Although renewable energy sources are desirable, the character of the Conservation Area must also be considered.
Application 11/01844/FL Erection of holiday lodges, holiday homes, family restaurant, a water park, parking amenity areas and landscaping at The Sands, Burniston Road.
Middle Deepdale.
An outline planning application has been submitted for up to 1350 dwellings to the north of Eastfield. This proposal includes the construction of a link road between the A165 and the A64. We have objected to the application because of the high number of dwellings (1134) already granted planning permission elsewhere in the Borough, but building has not started. A further 1350 dwellings could lead to oversupply in the present state of the housing market. We also see the development as isolated from Eastfield which it is supposed to regenerate. There are other issues in the application about which we have concerns. Our letter is available on the Council’s web-site as one of the external documents pertaining to this application, 11/01914/OL.
Bramcote Tennis Pavilion, corner of Belvedere Road and Holbeck Hill.
Bramcote School has applied for Conservation Area consent to demolish this pavilion 11/02355/CA. We have objected to the demolition of this characterful Victorian building which has been neglected by its owners. There is an application for permission to build 4 flats on the site 11/02248/FL.
Sports Village Consultation
This development brief has been out to public
consultation. It proposes building a football stadium and sports
village on the former Weaponness Park & Ride site, and building houses on
the site of the McCain Stadium and the Filey Road Tennis and Sports Centre. The society objected to the whole plan.
Spa Coastal Protection Scheme.
This is a long term proposal to protect the Spa and cliffs
from rising sea levels and coastal erosion. We will keep an eye on
developments.
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