Colin James Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 Proposed plans have been submitted to convert the former Johnson's Dry Cleaners, first, second and third floors from retail space to residential apartments. We need to look at the bigger picture, the city centre will face no end of objections for future planning applications from RESIDENTS when businesses what to put up illuminated signs and extend business hours to accommodate functions in restaurants and bars etc, this happened recently when Yates applied to extend their opening hours (they won the court case in the end) and they received objections from the flats next door. We should keep the city centre as a city centre and protect the businesses now and in the future, either that or a clause should be put in place for all new planning applications to cover new builds/conversions to prevent such objections, in other words, if you rent/buy a property in the city centre don't complain when the local business wants to put up an illuminated sign or extend their opening hours etc Planning application here
Alex Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 Unfortunately we see this happening more and more, I sincerely hope that the planners object to this change of use.
Aylestone Voice Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 I think it is a good idea to use the otherwise vacant upper floors for flats in the city centre. In this case a retail unit will be kept albeit with a reduced space. Perhaps useful for a start up business? Already in Eign Gate there are a number of upper floors which are flats
Alex Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 I think it is a good idea to use the otherwise vacant upper floors for flats in the city centre. In this case a retail unit will be kept albeit with a reduced space. Perhaps useful for a start up business? Already in Eign Gate there are a number of upper floors which are flats Upper floors yes but this application is for change of use from retail to residential to include the ground floor
Aylestone Voice Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 Upper floors yes but this application is for change of use from retail to residential to include the ground floor No it is not. Retail will remain on the ground floor
Adrian symonds Posted December 4, 2016 Report Posted December 4, 2016 Upper floors yes but this application is for change of use from retail to residential to include the ground floor Do it matter? We have so many empty shops, if anyone want to set up a shop there is plenty to choose from, but some of them have been empty for years and I doubt they will ever get anyone in them.
Colin James Posted December 4, 2016 Author Report Posted December 4, 2016 This only applies to the upper floors Alex, my point is more about 'new residents' in former retail units complaining in the future because of noise, lighting from adjacent businesses or people making a noise walking through town etc etc I have no real objection about turning these upper floors into residential apartments but I do think there should be a clause in place to protect high town and it's businesses.
Denise Lloyd Posted December 5, 2016 Report Posted December 5, 2016 It is like people who live next to a Church and object to the church bells or people who move to the countryside and don't like the noise the farm animals make. The list is endless. There is no answer these people will object whatever
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