Report of the Director of Planning and Property attached

RESOLVED: (Unanimously)

That

1.    the application be granted subject to conditions outlined in the report.

2.    an additional condition be included that the use hereby approved shall not be open to the public outside the hours of 11:00 and 23:00 Monday to Friday, 11:00 and Midnight on Saturday and 12:00 and 23:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

REASON: In the interests of the amenity of the nearby residents in accordance with Policy 17 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy

3.    condition no. 9 be amended to read that any outside area to be used by patrons shall be restricted to the area immediately outside the building facing Liverpool Road. This area shall only be used between the hours of 11:00 hours to 20:00 for the consumption of food and drink.

REASON: In the interests of the amenity of the nearby residents in accordance with Policy 17 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy

4.    condition no. 10 be amended to read that table and chairs provided to the outside area shall only be provided between the hours of 11:00 to 20:00. Outside of these hours they must be removed to prevent there unauthorised usage.

REASON: In the interests of the amenity of the nearby residents in accordance with Policy 17 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy.

Speakers: Ward Councillor David Howarth and the Applicant (Mr Antony Anderson)

Address: 16 Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0AD

Applicant: Mr Antony Anderson

Development: Change of Use from Class A3 (Restaurant/Café) to Class A4 (Drinking Establishment)

An amendment was moved by Councillor Will Adams, seconded by Councillor Barrie Yates, that the application be approved subject to an additional condition that the use hereby approved shall not be open to the public outside the hours of 11:00 and 23:00 Monday to Friday, 11:00 and Midnight on Saturday and 12:00 and 23:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays, an amendment to condition 9 that any outside area to be used by patrons shall be restricted to the area immediately outside the building facing Liverpool Road. This area shall only be used between the hours of 11:00 hours to 20:00 for the consumption of food and drink, and an amendment to condition 10 that table and chairs provided to the outside area shall only be provided between the hours of 11:00 to 20:00. Outside of these hours they must be removed to prevent there unauthorised usage.

Upon being put to the vote, it was RESOLVED (Yes: 11 No: 1) that the application be approved subject to conditions outlined in the report and the additional and amended conditions outlined above.