Work has started to create a new shop front on the left of the ground floor which was formally occupied by Barclay's bank.
The ATM was removed when the branch closed on the 28th April 2024. Stone mason did a good job, filling the hole left by the removal of the ATM. The new front will see the removal of all the stone facia on the left side of the ground floor.
The new shop front will look similar to the front of Loros next door.
Planning application ref: 2024/0270/FUL
PROPOSAL: New Shop Front
LOCATION: 10 High Street Oakham Rutland LE15 6AN
Decision: Approved.
Current Application for being considered by Rutland County Council to convert 8 - 10 High Street, Oakham into 7 flats.
A previous application to convert the buildings to 8 flats and 2 shops was refused earlier this year.
REFUSE PLANNING PERMISSION for the following reasons:
1 The proposed parking and turning provision indicated on the plans associated with the application is
severely constrained with regard to the amount of space available for parking and turning, and no
demonstration of the usability of the provision (vehicle tracking) is included within the application.
The driveway leading to the parking and turning area at the front entrance is narrow with no provision
for vehicles to pass each other once they are off the highway. The proposed plan provides five parking
spaces within the site, but it remains unclear to whom these are allocated, and this provision is
significantly less than the requirements of Rutland's parking policy for both residential and commercial
parking. The proposed development would also be likely to affect the usability of vehicles associated
with the proposal and change the character of the traffic that uses the access.
The proposal would therefore fail to provide safe and convenient access for all uses and it is
considered to be contrary to Sections 9 and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policy
CS19 of the Rutland Core Strategy (2011), Policy SP15 and Appendix 2 of the Site Allocations and
Policies Development Plan Document (2014), Supplementary Planning Document - Design G
