Two commercial buildings at Land South Of Severn Road, Severn Beach

What was proposed

The application sought reserved matters approval for the layout, design and appearance of two commercial buildings with parking, servicing and associated works.

“OFFTEM • See section 5.28 onwards • Photographs from within the site for context • Will be presented at committee 1.THE PROPOSAL 1.1The application seeks reserved matters consent pursuant to condition 1 of planning permission ref. SG4244 (dated 27th November 1957 - throughout this report, any reference to the 1957 consent or the 57 consent refer to this application) comprising the layout, design and external appearance of 2 no.”

“This application purely seeks agreement to the layout, design and external appearance of the building. The site lies within the SG4244 1957 consent buffer zone or ‘perimeter area’ as defined by Condition 1(a). 1.3The proposals comprises two buildings: Building One is the smaller building on the site with a ridge height of 14.5m. It will be rectangular in shape and have a total internal floor area of 80,000 sq ft. It will be 123m wide and 56m deep.”

Officer report

Planning history

The 1957 outline permission remains extant, while later permissions authorised ground raising and pond relocation and confirmed that an environmental impact assessment was not required.

“OFFTEM 3.RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY There is a long history to the site and the wider Sevenside area. The most relevant applications are included below. 3.1SG4244: Mixed development, predominately industrial, in excess of 1,000 hectares. Outline planning permission application 27 November 1957. At appeal in 2003 the Secretary of State confirmed that the 1957 outline planning permission remains extant.”

“EIA not required December 2024 3.4P94/0400/8Development of 87.9 hectares of land for the layout and construction of a distribution park (Class B8 as Defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987). N.B. This application is included for information only – the current application site is not covered by the application site for this historical application.”

Officer report

What officers recommended

Officers recommended approval because the buildings’ layout, design and appearance were acceptable and the reserved matters scope did not allow refusal based on the development principle.

“5.4Counsel opinion confirms therefore that the only issues that can be taken into account in the assessment of this reserved matters application are layout, design and external appearance, as set out in condition 1 of the 1957 consent. As the application site would be situated within the approved area of 1957 consent, given the nature of the scheme, there is no objection in principle to the proposal.”

“OFFTEM Given its siting and nature of the site, it is considered the design, scale and appearance of both buildings are acceptable. As such, the proposal would comply with Policy CS1 and PSP1. Residential amenity 5.8Condition 1 of the 57 consent only allows for consideration of layout (design and external appearance) of buildings.”

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Consultation responses

National Highways, the Environment Agency, ecology, crime prevention and economic development officers raised no objection, while other consultees requested conditions or further information.

“4.3National Highways No Objection 4.4Environment Agency No Objection but recommends conditions 4.5Highway Officer Recommends conditions and informatives are applied. 4.6Public Right of Way Officer Raise no objection but would expect to see warning signs on PROW ORN56 4.7Landscape Officer No response 4.8Ecology Officer No objection subject to conditions 4.9Drainage Engineer Request further information and that the LSIDB are consulted 4.10LSIDB No comment received…”

“OFFTEM The submitted landscape plans are acceptable 4.16Active Travel England Refer to standing advice Other Representations 4.17 Local Residents A total of 9 letters of objection have been received from local residents.”

Officer report

Who spoke

An alderman spoke for the parish council, an agent spoke for the applicant, and the Development Manager introduced the report and responded to questions.

The vote

Councillor June Bamford moved approval with the reported conditions and delegated authority for an additional sample-materials condition; the motion passed 8:1:0.

“That the details pursuant to Condition 1 of SG4244 be approved subject to the conditions set out within the report.”

“That officers be granted delegated authority to impose an additional condition requiring the submission of sample materials…”

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