Agenda and minutes

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Two Councillors declared a personal interest in item 4. Councillor Jackson declared that he is a Member for Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common Parish Council.  Councillor Chapman declared that he had received a one off payment from Homes England to promote the consultation for the development on his website in 2018. 

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The Chairman confirmed that all Members had received the Agenda Update Sheet.

A comprehensive, phased, mixed-use development comprising approximately 3,040 dwellings including 60 units of extra care accommodation (use class C3) and 13 permanent gypsy and traveller pitches, including a centre for community sport with ancillary facilities (use class D2), three local centres (comprising use classes A1-A5 and B1, and stand-alone community facilities within use class D1), healthcare facilities (use class D1), and employment development comprising a 4 hectare dedicated business park (use classes B1 and B2), two primary school campuses and a secondary school campus (use class D1), public open space, recreation areas, play areas, associated infrastructure including pedestrian and cycle routes, means of access, roads, car parking, bridges, landscaping, surface water attenuation, recycling centre and waste collection infrastructure with associated demolition of existing buildings and structures, earthworks, temporary and permanent utility infrastructure and associated works.

The Chairman confirmed that all Committee Members had received the Agenda Update Sheet and that they had all visited the site.  He noted that this is a large site with a complex report. He reminded the Committee that the site had already been allocated in the District Plan and had been accepted by the Inspector at public examination, having first been identified as land for potential development within the Burgess Hill Town Wide Strategy.

Tom Clark, Solicitor to the Council advised the Members that this is a site that is allocated under policy DP9 in the Council’s District Plan.  460 of the homes in that policy were given outline permission earlier this year at Freeks Farm, Burgess Hill and the remaining 3,040 are the subject of this outline application.  The principle of the development is established by the District Plan which was the subject of a number of public hearing days before an independent inspector who then endorsed the District Plan for the Council to adopt it in March 2018.  Legally, Members start this debate with a site allocated in an up to date District Plan, and which has the benefit of a Masterplan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan

& Phasing Strategy which have been approved by the Council as material considerations.

Stuart Malcolm, the Northern Arc Strategic Development Manager highlighted the agenda update sheet.  He confirmed that additional representations had been received from Councillor Budgen, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Friends of the Earth, and four other third parties.   West Sussex County Council (WSCC) has confirmed it’s requirements for the provision of a secondary school, and the WSCC Gypsy and Traveller Manager is content with the proposed provision and size of the permanent gypsy and traveller site.  He confirmed that condition 28 had been deleted as it was no longer required, additional conditions detailed protection measures for the river Adur and the use of sports pitches for community and public use. He also confirmed that Highways England were not raising any objections subject to conditions on matters that were already secured within the draft legal agreement.

He advised that in 2011 the Burgess Hill Town Wide  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

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