Agenda and minutes

Venue: COUNCIL CHAMBER

Contact: Email: committees@midsussex.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

To note Substitutes in Accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4 - Substitutes at Meetings of Committees etc.

Minutes:

The Committee noted that Councillor Margaret Hersey substituted for Councillor Moore.

 

2.

To receive apologies for absence.

Minutes:

The Committee noted that apologies had been received from Councillors Moore and Wyan.

 

3.

To receive Declarations of Interest from Members in respect of any matter on the Agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Christopher Hersey and Margaret Hersey both declared non-predetermined interests as serving Members of Lindfield Rural Parish Council; they advised that they have not taken part in any discussions on this application at the Parish Council.

 

4.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 9 August 2018.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Committee held on 9 August 2018 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman after an amendment was made to the comments made by Councillor Clarke with regard to DM/17/2739 – Hurst Farm.  He commented that the residents will have to cross the road from West to East to walk to the new school, shop or hospital up Hurstwood Lane as no footpath has been included on the plan.  The residents from the existing houses on the east side and the new development  would need to cross to the west side to access the path for the town centre or bus stop for the town or station as the path is only on the west side and no path on the east side of Fox Hill.

 

 

5.

To consider the report of the Divisional Leader for Planning and Economy upon planning applications and other matters submitted to the Committee for determination. pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

DM/17/3413 - Land at 37 - 55 Perrymount Road and 1 - 5 Clair Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3BN

 

The Chairman advised Committee that since the last application for this site the District Plan had been adopted and the new National Planning Policy Framework came into effect in July; the details of this planning application were identical to that which were reported to the Committee in January 2018 except for a proposed change in the location of the proposed vehicular access onto Clair Road. 

 

Steve King, Planning Applications Team Leader introduced the report and drew Members attention to a couple of extra conditions which were detailed on the agenda update sheet. 

 

The Chairman noted that no Members wished to speak so moved to the recommendation, which was agreed unanimously.

 

RESOLVED

 

That permission be granted subject to the conditions suggested in Appendix A, the additional conditions outlined in the Agenda Update Sheet and the completion of a section 106 legal agreement to secure the necessary infrastructure provision and affordable housing.

 

DM/18/1394 - Land at Barn Cottage Lewes Road Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath Reserved Matters Application in Relation to Outline Planning DM/16/3119 For 51 Dwellings for the Matters of the Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale. New Plans Received Showing Amendments to Design.

 

Susan Dubberley, Senior Planning Officer, introduced the report and drew Member’s attention to the agenda update sheet which contained details of the representations and amended conditions.   

 

The Officer advised that currently the site is an open field with a two store building with a single storey extension, and highlighted areas of ancient woodland adjacent to the site.  The scheme is a perimeter block layout with a mix of detached and semi-detached units with two x 3 storey blocks of flats at the entrance to the site.   Following receipt of some objections the design was amended and the Urban Designer has no objections to the revised design and layout.  She advised that there is a 15 meter buffer zone with the ancient woodland and that the Arboriculturist had no objections to the scheme. 

 

Ms Kathrin Mann, on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application. She advised that the design needed to take into consideration the slopping topography of the site and now had a perimeter design to protect the ancient woodland.  The level of houses facing the Hillcrest properties had been reduced and the application had been revised in collaboration with the Independent Design Review Panel and the Urban Designer to meet all their requirements.   

 

Councillor Linda Stockwell, ward Member for High Weald, spoke in objection to the application and was concerned with the two blocks of flats sited at the entrance to the development, which is also the highest point of the site.  She advised that Scaynes Hill is a Category 3 settlement with no buildings over 2 storeys high.  She commented that the blocks of flats will dominate the area, are out of keeping with the design of the rest of the village and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

To consider any items that the Chairman agrees to take as urgent business.

Minutes:

None.

7.

Questions pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 10 due notice of which has been given.

Minutes:

None.

 

 

 

Chairman.