| No. | Condition Text |
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| 1. | Policy R5 identifies the application site as being within a Local Centre and states that within Local Centres, proposals to change the use of existing active ground floor uses to uses other than retail, leisure, community and offices will not be permitted. The application proposed to convert the active ground floor from retail to residential use contrary to Local Plan Part 2 Policy R5. |
| 2. | The property is located within the Local Centre of Martham which has predominantly active retail frontages at ground floor. The change to the ground floor front elevation of the property would have eroded the retail character of the area and will cause harm to Conservation Area No.8 Martham which is contrary to Local Plan Core Strategy Policy CS09 and CS10, and Local Plan Part 2 Policy E5. The proposed change would also be contrary to Section 72 (1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 due to causing less than substantial harm to the of Conservation Area No. 8 Martham. There are no public benefits from the proposal to outweigh the harm, therefore contrary to paragraph 215 of the NPPF. |
| 3. | STATEMENT OF POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT (REFUSALS): In accordance with the NPPF, in determining this application for planning permission, the Borough Council has approached it in a positive and proactive way and where possible has sought solutions to problems to achieve the aim of approving sustainable development. Unfortunately, despite this, in this particular case the development is not considered to represent sustainable or an acceptable form of development and has been refused for the reasons set out above. |
