Installation of defibrillator and bleed kits approved outside Chesham bank
Plans have been lodged to create a gas training facility in High Wycombe.
This is just one of the many applications considered by Buckinghamshire Council during the past seven days. To view more details for each application, go to the council’s planning portal with the reference number attached.
PL/26/04828/FA | Change of use from industrial unit to gas training facility (Class F.1(a)) | Unit 1 Marlborough Industrial Estate West Wycombe Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2LB
Better Training Solutions Ltd had applied for permission to convert an industrial unit at the Marlborough Industrial Estate to provide training for gas engineers.
The application stated: “No external alterations to the building are proposed. Changes will be made internally, and the purposes to which each area will be put are shown on the submitted floor plans.
“The applicant is not aware of any existing restrictions on operating hours at the Marlborough Industrial Estate.
“Nevertheless, the intended operating hours for the training facility, when students may be present, would be as follows: Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm Saturday: 8am – 12 noon Sundays and Bank / Public Holidays: closed.
“Up to three staff members would be present at the facility at any one time. Training group sizes would be small, with only one class of up to 6 attendees at a time.
“Part of the training would involve classroom, desk-based learning and testing. The remainder would involve practical, hands-on training – such as taking apart and repairing gas boilers and related equipment, testing, removal and safety practices. These are by their nature very similar to industrial activities.”
Planning officers said they found the development to be acceptable. They said: “The proposal would therefore make productive use of a currently vacant unit, support the development of skills within the industry, assist new entrants into employment.
“And enable existing gas engineers to maintain the qualifications and accreditations necessary to undertake their work safely and competently.
“In this respect, Officers consider the proposal to constitute a form of industrial training and, as such, consider the principle of the development to be acceptable.”
The plans were approved on Tuesday August 11.
PL/26/04439/FA | Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall | Nationwide 75 The Broadway Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1BX
A bid to install a defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets in Chesham have been given the go-ahead. Nationwide Building Society applied for permission to install the equipment at their branch on The Broadway.
The cabinets would be located on the side of the building. Each cabinet would be 625mm high and 440mm wide. They would project 285mm from the side of the building and the bottom of each cabinet would be approximately 900mm above pavement level.
Chesham Town Council said it had no objections and welcomed the plans for the kits.
PL/26/02799/FA | Replacement of all existing timber windows and rear doors, timber fascia and soffit and the renewal of rear elevation handrails. | Flats 18-34 Sandygate Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 3AZ
Plans for works to a house in Marlow have been approved. The application sought permission for the replacement of all existing timber windows and rear doors, timber fascia and soffit and the renewal of rear elevation handrails.