Patrick O鈥橲ullivan wants to convert the former Alma Inn public house into 鈥渉igh-quality social housing within the town centre, enhancing the character and setting of the existing site鈥. However, the planning authority has raised concerns about some of the details of the proposal, including minimum room sizes and rubbish bins. Located at 2 Alma Parade, near Scarborough Railway Station, the building was previously a public house and social club consisting of three floors which contain residential accommodation on the first and second floors. The building requires modernising, according to submitted plans, which state that 鈥渕inimal changes would be made to the outside of the building to ensure it keeps the same characteristics as those around it.鈥. However, the housing standards team leader at North Yorkshire Council has said he 鈥渃annot support this application鈥 because the proposed bedrooms are not large enough. He said that two of the flats would be 鈥34m2 and the space requirement is 37m2 for a property with a shower room,鈥 while in the third flat, the two bedrooms would be 鈥8.2m2 whereas the standard requires a double bedroom to be a minimum of 11.5m2鈥. The council鈥檚 environmental health team has also raised several concerns about the application. An officer said that the submitted plans had a 鈥渓ack of provision鈥 for bins and waste management and that 鈥渢he absence of designated waste storage areas appears to conflict with local planning policies鈥. It was recommended that if the application were approved, a waste control and management scheme would have to be submitted and approved by the planning authority before the development could commence. The environmental health officer also said that a noise assessment and sound insulation and ventilation scheme would be required and would have to 鈥渋nclude the impact of any patron noise from the adjoining commercial premises鈥. 鈥淭he area of Alma Parade itself predominantly consists of flats, common to inner cities and student neighbourhoods,鈥 according to the application which concludes: 鈥淭o develop this property into a domestic residence would not be out of place within the area.鈥.