Issue - meetings

Proposal for the conversion of the ground floor to health centre including a reception area, interview rooms, meeting rooms and staff well being facilities and conversion of first floor to 2 no. flats.

The Case Officer delivered his presentation and showed the front and rear elevations, the window changes, the ground floor and first floor plans and explained that the property was 3 flats originally that had been reduced to 2 flats. He highlighted an extract from Schedule 3 Part A of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and advised Members that the site had provision for class E.

Members expressed concerns relating to the potential nature of the business and location in the town centre. Members requested more information on what type of health centre the proposed site would be. It was proposed and seconded that the decision be deferred.

RESOLVED that the application be deferred so that more information could be obtained relating to the nature of health centre being proposed.