Agenda item

Application Number: 18/0004: Cambridge Hotel, 121 London Road, Camberley, GU15 3LF

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The application was for the erection of a part three storey part four storey building containing 21 flats (3 studios, 8 one beds and 10 two beds), including conversion of Cambridge Hotel building with its ground floor as a flexible Class A1 (Retail), A3 (Restaurant/Cafe) or Class A4 (Public House) Use and demolition of two storey/single storey part of hotel building and attached nightclub with parking, bin and cycle storage. (Amended Plans/Additional Information - Rec'd 19/04/2018.)

 

Members were advised of the following updates on the application:

 

“Officers have had sight of the letter dated 14 November written on behalf of the applicant, emailed to the Chairman of the Planning Applications Committee on the same date. This letter summarises the proposal and the officer’s report and introduces no new material considerations.”

 

Furthermore the Planning Case Officer verbally advised the Committee that an additional condition was added to the Officer’s recommendation. An additional pre-occupation condition would be agreed with the Chairman and Vice Chair of Planning Applications Committee in order to agree the precise location and size of the refuse store of the flexible commercial space. The location and size of the space would be dependent on the A1, A3 or A4 use and the requirements of the future tenant.

 

Some Members were concerned that the plans were of an inappropriate scale and the designs did not compliment the historic Cambridge Hotel frontage, which was a non-designated heritage asset. It was also stated that the lack of soft landscaping and the minimal distance between the proposed new building and the A30 was unsympathetic to the proposal’s prime position as the gateway to the Town Centre.

 

RESOLVED that application 18/0004 be granted subject to the conditions set out in the officer’s report as amended as per the Planning Officer’s Verbal Update.

 

            Note 1

It was noted for the record all members of the Committee had received correspondence from the agent in regard to the application.

 

Note 2

In accordance with Part 4, Section D, paragraph 18 of the constitution, the voting in relation to the application was as follows:

 

Voting in favour of the recommendation to grant the application:

 

Councillors Mrs Vivienne Chapman, Surinder Gandhum, Edward Hawkins, Oliver Lewis, Jonathan Lytle, Max Nelson, Robin Perry.

 

Voting against the recommendation to grant the application:

 

Councillors David Mansfield, Ian Sams, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler and Valerie White.

 

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