12-unit business buildings at Land North Of Bunn's Bank Road, Attleborough

What was proposed

Two buildings would provide 12 flexible business, storage and distribution units with parking, turning, landscaping and drainage works.

“The application seeks the erection of 2no buildings comprising of 12no units of flexible business, and storage and distribution use at Bunn’s Bank, Attleborough, an existing commercial and industrial estate which also forms part of a General Employment Area. Associated works involve the provision of hard standing to form parking and turning, soft landscaping to screen the development from the neighbouring dwellings at Bellibone Gardens, and drainage works.”

“The two proposed buildings are two steel portal frame buildings with the eastern building highlighted in orange on the proposed site plan comprising of 1223.5sqm in total floor space subdivided into five units (Units 8-12), and the western building highlighted in purple and green with the total floor space of 1332sqm and is subdivided into seven units (Units 1-7).”

Officer report

The site and surroundings

The 0.77-hectare site is mainly vegetation and hardstanding within an employment area, beside homes, an industrial estate and a scheduled monument.

“The application site, which covers an area of 0.77ha, comprises of predominately vegetation and a small section of hard standing where an existing car park and gate is located in the north eastern corner of the site and has direct access onto the access road serving the wider Bunn’s Bank Industrial Estate.”

“The site is located within a General Employment Area and is within the Attleborough settlement boundary. To the south of Bunn’s Bank Road, is Bunn’s Bank, a linear piece of earthwork which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument of potential early Anglo-Saxon origin.”

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Planning history

There were no recent relevant historic planning applications on the site.

“There have been no recent relevant historic planning applications on this site.”

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Officers’ recommendation

Officers recommended approval, subject to conditions, concluding that the proposal accorded with the development plan and other relevant planning considerations.

“For the reasons set out above, and subject to Environmental Health, Highways and Historic England raising no objections and matters of highways and health impacts being delegated to officers to resolve, the proposals are considered acceptable and accord with the Development Plan, taking into any other relevant material planning considerations, as set out above. On this basis, the application is recommended for approval, subject to conditions.”

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Consultation responses

Environmental Health and Highways initially raised holding objections, while other consultees generally had no objection or sought conditions and further drainage details.

“Environmental Health Holding objection over noise impacts subject to further details being provided by applicant to explain operations.”

“Highways Holding objection on on-site parking provisions, as well as accessibility and sustainability grounds.”

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Who spoke

The applicant’s agent made a representation under the committee’s public speaking scheme.

Members’ consideration

Members considered the application and explored its details against the relevant policies and guidance, with further information in the supplementary agenda.

“Members considered the matter and fully explored the details of the application in light of prevailing policies and guidance.”

“Further information had been included in the supplementary agenda.”

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The vote

Members voted unanimously in favour of the officer recommendation.

“DECISION: Members voted unanimously in favour of the Officer’s recommendation of approval, subject to the conditions as listed in the report.”

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