'Change of use from retail (Use Class A1) to hot food takeaway (Use Class A5) and installation of external duct to the rear of the building
Recommendations: Refusal
Decision:
RESOLVED That: the application be refused.
Minutes:
Officers introduced the report which sought consent for the change of use from retail (Use Class A1) to hot food takeaway (Use Class A5) and installation of external duct to the rear of the building. Members were informed that the site was located within the Old Uxbridge / Windsor Street Conservation Area. It was confirmed that, according to the Annual Shopping Survey 2016, Uxbridge retail frontage with A1 use was currently at 67.1% which was below the minimum 70% required. As such it was considered that the proposed change would not comply with Policy S11 of the Hillingdon Local Plan.
Members expressed concern regarding the visibility of the external duct and the fact that it would be sited in close proximity to an existing first floor window; this raised concerns regarding the potential for noise and smell.
The officer's recommendation was moved, seconded and, when put to a vote, unanimously agreed.
RESOLVED That: the application be refused.'
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