Restaurant floor conversion at Abdal's Kitchen, Spruce Lane, Ulceby

What officers recommended

Officers recommended approval, finding the proposal acceptable in principle and unlikely to cause significant harm to appearance, residential amenity, parking or highway safety.

“It is considered, therefore, that the impact of this current proposal on the residential amenity of the area would not be significant or unacceptable to warrant refusal. Parking and highway safety The concerns of residents regarding parking issues and highway safety have been considered in the assessment of this application.”

“The concern of the Ulceby Road Safety Group about the lack of dedicated parking is noted. Whilst there is no dedicated car park for the restaurant, it is noted from the restaurant’s website that the car parking arrangement to use the village hall is still in place. Whilst this is a voluntary arrangement which cannot be conditioned, the understanding at the time of assessing this proposal is that the parking arrangement at the village hall would suffice.”

Officer report

Official responses

Highways, flood authorities, environmental protection and the parish council raised no objection or further comments, while highways noted the voluntary village hall parking arrangement.

“T1 Location of development T2 Access to development T19 Car parking provision and standards North Lincolnshire Core Strategy: CS1 Spatial strategy for North Lincolnshire CS2 Delivering more sustainable development CS3 Development limits CS5 Delivering quality design in North Lincolnshire CS17 Biodiversity CS18 Sustainable resource use and climate change CS19 Flood risk Housing and Employment Land Allocations Development Plan Document: PS1…”

“However, there are existing on-street parking restrictions in the vicinity of the restaurant. Therefore, taking the above into consideration, Highways have no further comments to make on this application. Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA): No objection or comments. Environmental Protection: No objections. PARISH COUNCIL No objections or comments.”

Officer report

Who spoke

An objector spoke for himself and the road safety group, the applicant addressed parking measures, and a ward councillor’s letter was read aloud.

What members discussed

Members considered the officer’s assessment, the site visit, parking mitigation and the restaurant’s evening-only opening hours.

“Councillor C Ross believed that the applicant had been proactive in seeking out solutions to the parking problem in and around the restaurant. The Planning Officer’s report was comprehensive and addressed many of the points raised by both speakers.”

“Councillor C Sherwood confirmed that the site visit had been useful to assess the available parking in and around the restaurant. The applicant had attempted to implement measures to mitigate the issues his customers could cause on the highway.”

Minutes

The vote and decision

Members moved and seconded approval in line with the officer’s recommendation, and the motion was carried.

“It was then moved by Councillor C Ross and seconded by Councillor C Sherwood –”

“That planning permission be granted in accordance with the recommendations contained within the planning officer’s report.”

Minutes