Non-material amendment to approved Application (Ref: 2018/01500/FUL granted 22 October 2019) relating to the Demolition of 181-187 King Street, Town Hall Extension, Quaker Meeting House 20 Nigel Playfair Avenue (West), Register Office Nigel Playfair Avenue (West) and remainder of former Cineworld 207 King Street. Redevelopment, to include the Nigel Playfair Avenue (West) Car Park and Nigel Playfair Avenue (East), to provide four new build blocks comprising existing and new basements plus between six and eight storeys in height comprising 204 dwelling units (Class C3), retail (Class A1), Restaurant/café use (Class A3), Cinema (Class D2) and Office (Class B1) to include enterprise units; internal and external alterations and roof extension of the Grade II Listed Town Hall building to provide refurbished civic centre and new office use (Class B1); creation of a civic square and public realm works, play space, landscaping and associated residential and non-residential car parking (including disabled), cycle parking, motorcycle parking, access and servicing (EIA Development), amendments relate to the position of Block C to be moved to the West by 350mm.

Non-material amendments to planning permission reference: 2020/01790/VAR dated 15th December 2020, which was for minor material amendments to planning permission reference: 2017/01898/FUL dated 14/08/2019 for the "Demolition of existing building and erection of part 7, part 8 storey plus basement building for use as Class C1 Hotel with ancillary restaurant and bar; new retail unit (Class A1), and supporting facilities, ancillary plant, servicing, cycle parking, plus highway, public realm and landscaping improvements", comprising the variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings), 45 (no. of bedrooms), 43 (parking spaces for disabled persons, 46 (cycle storage), 47 (short stay bicycle parking) to allow for: Changes to internal hotel layout, including omission of ancillary basement restaurant area and rationalisation of back of house, the provision of 23 additional bedrooms, and minor external detailed design. Also the variation of conditions 12 (Sustainable Urban Drainage Strategy), 13 (SUDs Management Programme), 14 (details of the external sound level emitted from plant/machinery/equipment and mitigation measures), 15 (Noise Assessment), 21 (external artificial lighting), 31 (BREEAM Assessment) to enable the deemed consent of these conditions. Amendments comprise the relocation of an external service access door, plus minor internal amendments at 7th floor level, requiring the replacement of approved drawings within Conditions 2 and 45.

Non-material amendment to planning permission reference: 2018/01500/FUL dated 22 October 2019 for the "Demolition of 181-187 King Street, Town Hall Extension, Quaker Meeting House 20 Nigel Playfair Avenue (West), Register Office Nigel Playfair Avenue (West) and remainder of former Cineworld 207 King Street. Redevelopment, to include the Nigel Playfair Avenue (West) Car Park and Nigel Playfair Avenue (East), to provide four new build blocks comprising existing and new basements plus between six and eight storeys in height comprising 204 dwelling units (Class C3), retail (Class A1), Restaurant/café use (Class A3), Cinema (Class D2) and Office (Class B1) to include enterprise units; internal and external alterations and roof extension of the Grade II Listed Town Hall building to provide refurbished civic centre and new office use (Class B1); creation of a civic square and public realm works, play space, landscaping and associated residential and non-residential car parking (including disabled), cycle parking, motorcycle parking, access and servicing (EIA Development)". The proposed amendments seek Replace 2 car lifts to basement with a Car Ramp to access the basement car park. Amendments to landscaping around the proposed ramp.

Internal alterations to include a new internal retail fitting at ground floor level, consisting of the installation of new display and serving counters, back bar and installation of a DDA WC at ground floor level; provision of back of house accommodation, kitchen, store, dumbwaiter and 2no. DDA WCs to the first floor with associated balustrades and handrails and removal of 1no. rooflight. Removal of existing internal partitions between retail unit and staff room and installation of new internal partitions. (Part retrospective)

Internal alterations to include: refurbishment of the internal shop area to use as a restaurant with seating and serving counter for in house and take away service, refurbish basement area and install new commercial kitchen equipment, alterations and installation of new toilet facilities, new wiring, install fire safety signs and equipment, installation of a dumb waiter/lift between shop floor service area level 1 and kitchen area level at basement; alterations to shopfront glazing to include the replacement of existing plate glass with laminated glass to existing doors and window; change of use from retail (Class E) into a mixed use restaurant (Class E) and hot food takeaway (Class Sui Generis).

Minor material amendments to planning permission reference: 2017/01898/FUL dated 14/08/2019 for "Demolition of existing building and erection of part 7, part 8 storey plus basement building for use as Class C1 Hotel with ancillary restaurant and bar; new retail unit (Class A1), and supporting facilities, ancillary plant, servicing, cycle parking, plus highway, public realm and landscaping improvements" comprising the variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings), 45 (no. of bedrooms), 43 (parking spaces for disabled persons, 46 (cycle storage), 47 (short stay bicycle parking) to allow for: Changes to internal hotel layout, including omission of ancillary basement restaurant area and rationalisation of back of house, the provision of 23 additional bedrooms, and minor external detailed design. Also the variation of conditions 12 (Sustainable Urban Drainage Strategy), 13 (SUDs Management Programme), 14 (details of the external sound level emitted from plant/machinery/equipment and mitigation measures), 15 (Noise Assessment), 21 (external artificial lighting), 31 (BREEAM Assessment) to enable the deemed consent of these conditions.

Change of use from retail (Class A1) to residential (Class C3), consisting of a one bedroom self-contained ground floor dwelling house; external alterations including moving the position of the entrance door from the front elevation to the side elevation; bricking-up of existing shop entrance and windows to the front elevation; removal of the front part of the existing flat roof to incorporate a glass box roof; and installation of a rooflight to the rear part of the existing flat roof.