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Agenda and minutes
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Items No. Item Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
None.
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
Councillor
Minute
Interest
All members
138.4 – Flat 12, Du Cros House, 37 Brittany Road, St. Leonards on Sea
Personal – Cllr Rogers, the applicant, is a serving and member of the Planning Committee Councillor
Rogers
138.4 – Flat 12, Du Cros House, 37 Brittany Road, St. Leonards on Sea
Prejudicial – she is the applicant
Scott & Roberts
Scott & Wincott
137.1 – Former St. Leonards Academy Darwell Campus, Darwell Close, St. Leonards on Sea
Personal – Knows the petitioner, Eric Hardwick.
Personal - Member of ESCC who are the applicant (landowner)
Street & Wincott
137.2 – Land rear of 15-23 Moscow Road, Hastings
Personal – The petitioner, David Hamsley, is a regular attendee to their monthly surgery.
Minutes of the meeting held on 19 October 2016 PDF 132 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting held on 19 October 2016 be approved and signed by the Chair as a true record.
Notification of any additional urgent items
Minutes:
None.
Planning Applications attracting a petition:
Former The St. Leonards Academy Darwell Campus, Darwell Close, St. Leonards on Sea PDF 421 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Outline application for the erection of up to 210 dwellings (25% affordable) with associated open
space play areas, landscaping and access.
Application No:
HS/OA/15/00168
Existing Use:
Vacant School Site
Mr Hawkins, Planning Consultant, presented this report for an outline application for the erection of up to 210 dwellings (25% affordable) with associated open space, play areas, landscaping and access at Former The St. Leonards Academy, Darwell Campus, Darwell Close, St. Leonards on Sea. Mr Hawkins explained that this was an indicative layout and the details were not considered as part of this outline application but the principle of development. He raised the objection from Sport England and stated that the site was allocated and that the Planning Inspector had regard to the loss of the playing field and considered the site suitable for housing. Mr Hawkins explained that a significant amount of work had been undertaken in respect of ecology specifically dormice, badgers and reptiles. Members were shown plans and photographs of the application site.
The Planning Manager provided several updates to the report. She advised that one additional objection had been received since the publication of the agenda and that Conditions 23 and 25 had been amended following further comments received from the Council’s Environment and Natural Resources Manager.
Mr Eric Hardwick, Petitioner spoke against the application. He accepted that houses would be built on the site but raised concerns regarding the potential for excessive use of Harley Shute junction and the need for another access. He said it was important to provide infrastructure such as a doctor’s surgery and recommended the playing field be kept as village green area for residents.
Mr Peter Rainier, Applicant, spoke in support of the application. He addressed issues covered by the Petitioner. He stated that ESCC Highways had no issues regarding the traffic moments and the increased activity makes use of the existing access point.
Councillor Beaver, Ward Member, spoke on behalf of residents. He said they had major concerns regarding the high number of dwellings proposed on site (x210); lack of amenities; restricted access to and from the site; impact on transport and the loss of the playing field and green open space. He felt the concerns raised by residents had not been taken on board.
Councillor Wincott proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below, subject to the amendment of conditions 23 and 25 and the addition of two informatives. This was seconded by Councillor Beaney.
RESOLVED – by (7 votes to 3) that the Planning Services Manager be authorised to issue planning permission upon completion of an agreement under S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act to secure:
A minimum of 25% affordable housing:
1. A contribution of £3,420 per house, and £513 per flat towards primary school education.
2. A contribution of £958 per house and £144 per flat towards nursery provision within the locality of the application site.
3. A contribution of £263 per dwelling for library provision ... view the full minutes text for item 137a
Land rear of 15-23 Moscow Road, Hastings PDF 462 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Erection of a single storey dwelling (Retrospective as previously approved (HS/FA/13/00370) not built in accordance with approved plans) As amended by site plan received 03.10.2016.
Application No:
HS/FA/16/00531
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Development site
No
No
5 letters of objection, 1 petition and 5 letters of support
received
The Planning Services Manager, Mrs Evans, provided an update to the report. She informed the Committee that two separate plans had been submitted, both containing different dimensions and therefore requested that consideration of the application be deferred to allow the amended plans to be properly considered, the report to Committee to be updated and to carry out consultation as necessary.
Councillor Dowling proposed a motion to defer the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Cooke.
RESOLVED - (unanimously) to defer the application to allow amended plans to be properly considered, the report to Committee to be updated, and to carry out consultation as necessary.
Planning Applications:
Rocklands Private Caravan Park, Rocklands Lane, Hastings PDF 281 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Discharge of condition 4 (details of the planting scheme and soft landscaping), 6 (archaeological monitoring), 7 (foul and surface water drainage scheme) and 8 (external colour scheme) of Appeal A ref. APP/B1415/C/15/3029007 – (EN/15/00028)
Application No:
HS/CD/16/00655
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Caravan Park
No
No
3 letters of objection received
The Principal Planner, Miss Roots, presented this report to discharge conditions of appeal decision ref: APP.B1425/C/15/3029007 – (EN/15/00028). This report considers condition 6 only - to consider the discharge of part of condition 6 for the written scheme of archaeological works. Conditions 4 and 7 are ongoing and will be brought to a future Planning Committee once current concerns are resolved to the satisfaction of the LPA.
The Principal Planner provided an update to the report of two further objections that had been received. In total 21 letters of objection had been received from the same 3 people/organisations. Members were advised that the Local Planning Authority is not required to consult the public or statutory consultees on the Committee report.
The recommendation was updated to state Condition 6 be ‘partially’ discharged. The Principal Planner explained that this is a two part condition. The LPA needs first to approve the written scheme of investigation to enable more field work and analysis to be carried out. Afterwards the second part of the condition can be brought back to the Committee and Condition 6 can be fully discharged if considered appropriate.
Councillor Wincott proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Rogers.
1.
RESOLVED - (unanimously) that the following condition be partly discharged:
Condition 6 of appeal decision APP/B1415/C/15/3029007:
"No further groundworks required to complete the development shall take place until the implementation of a programme of archaeological works has been secured in accordance with a written scheme of investigation submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. A written record of any archaeological works undertaken shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority within 3 months of the completion of any archaeological investigation unless an alternative timescale for the submission of the report is first agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority".
In accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Monitoring (Archaeology South-East, August 2016).
West Hill Pavilion Workshop, Exmouth Place, Hastings PDF 431 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Demolition of workshop and erection of new dwelling/attached workshop & new detached garden office.
Application No:
HS/FA/15/00924
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Workshop
Yes – Old Town
No
13 letters of objection and 2 letters of support received
The Planning Services Manager, Mrs Evans, presented this report for the erection of a dwelling house, the rebuilding of a workshop on the rear boundary and the erection of a further single storey structure on site.
Mrs Evans advised of a minor update to the report on page 74 of the agenda which stated the building was in the south-east corner of the site. The report should read the building is in the south ‘west’ corner. Members were shown plans and photographs of the application site.
Members were advised that during the excavation works there would be minimal disturbance to the existing drains and foundations.
Councillor Bacon, Ward Member, spoke on behalf of residents for Old Hastings. He said their concerns were in regard to conservation and the proximity of the development to the neighbouring Grade II listed buildings. More specifically, impact on views, lack of affordable housing, traffic and parking problems, noise and disruption, deliveries and access, land stability, ecology and loss of trees and birds.
Councillor Scott proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Rogers.
RESOLVED - (unanimously) that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-
1.
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission;
2.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: WESO11-08, WESO11-09A,WESO11-010C, WESO11-011C, WESO11-012B, WESO11-013E, WESO11-014D, WESO11-015D, WESO11-017D, WESO11-018B, WESO11-024C, WESO11-025B, WESO11-01A, WESO11;
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No development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of soft landscaping, which shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land including details of those to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development (in accordance with BS5837 2012: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations). New soft landscaping details shall include planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate together with an implementation programme;
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All planting seeding or turfing comprised in the approved soft landscaping scheme shall be carried out prior to the occupation of any part of the development, or with the written agreement of the Local Planning Authority, in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of any buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and ... view the full minutes text for item 138b
Land off Robert Tressell Close, Hastings PDF 343 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Variation of condition 6 (hard landscaping) and 21 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/14/00823
Application No:
HS/FA/16/00710
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Development site
Yes - Blacklands
No
4 letters of objection received
The Principal Planner, Miss Roots, presented this report for the variation of Conditions 6 (hard landscaping) and 21 (approved plans) in respect of the erection of a 2m high retaining wall on the western boundary of the site and to accurately identify the changes in site levels. Members were advised that this was a retrospective application.
Members were advised of an update to the report of 1 further letter of objection that had been received regarding the report and visibility of the wall from the street scene. Miss Roots clarified where the proposed works would be visible from. She advised that the retaining wall was needed to make the adjoining gardens usable for future residents.
Councillor Clarke proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Wincott.
RESOLVED - (unanimously) that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-
1.
No development shall take place until the measures outlined in the submitted ecological statements and reports (Land off Robert Tressell Close, Hastings, Ecological Impact Assessment by the Bourne Valley Consultancy dated September 2007; and the update letter from the Bourne Valley Consultancy dated 17 October 2014) have been fully implemented, unless:
(i) the programme for such measures is otherwise specified within that document (for example with regard to measures related to monitoring, further survey work, the erection of bird boxes on buildings or other conservation enhancements), in which case the works shall be carried out in accordance with the timescales contained therein or;
unless the scheme(s), or programme(s) of measures contained within the ecological statements and reports is otherwise first varied, by way of prior written approval from the Local Planning Authority.
2.
(i) Construction of the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details of the proposed means of foul sewerage and surface water disposal/management; and
(ii) The dwellings approved shall not be occupied until those works have been completed.
The dwellings shall not be occupied until the Local Planning Authority has confirmed in writing that it is satisfied, that the necessary drainage infrastructure capacity is now available to adequately service the development.
3.
Development shall be carried out in accordance with the details approved under reference HS/CD/15/00867 for a scheme of soft landscaping, which includes indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land including details of those to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development (in accordance with BS5837 2012: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations). The new soft landscaping details include planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities, together with an implementation programme;
Flat 12, Du Cros House, 37 Brittany Road, St. Leonards on Sea PDF 369 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Planning Services Manager, Mrs Evans, presented this report for works to prune the lateral branches of 1 x pine tree by 3 linear metres. The purpose of the application is to reduce the encroachment of the tree’s branches towards to the building on the site.
The Principal Solicitor, Mrs Cameron, advised the Committee that the application was brought before the Committee in accordance with the Council’s Constitution which requires that all applications submitted by or on behalf of a serving member of the Council is determined at Planning Committee. She explained that this was in the interests of transparency as the applicant was Councillor Rogers who was also a member of the Planning Committee.
Having declared her prejudicial interest, Councillor Rogers left the Chamber and took no part in the discussion or debate for this application.
Councillor Roberts proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Cooke.
RESOLVED - (unanimously) that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-
1.
The works hereby permitted shall be undertaken before the expiration of two years from the date of this consent;
2.
The works shall be completed in accordance with BS 3998:2010
Reasons:
1.
The works are considered acceptable at this stage in the life of the tree but the local planning authority would wish to reserve its right to review the situation in future; and
2.
In accordance with good arboricultural practice.
Notes to the Applicant
1.
Failure to comply with any condition imposed on this consent may result in enforcement action without further warning;
2.
Statement of positive engagement: In dealing with this application Hastings Borough Council has actively sought to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner, in accordance with paragraphs 186 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework; and
3.
All work should be carried out by a competent tree surgeon.
Mayfield J, Mayfield Lane, St. Leonards on Sea PDF 341 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Proposed erection of 4 x four bed houses (proposed revision to approved 35 unit housing scheme – HS/FA/15/00039 as amended by HS/FA/16/00223 – to replace 4 x bed units with 4 x four bed units on Plots 19 – 22).
Application No:
HS/FA/16/00563
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Vacant with residential permission
No
No
3 letters of objection received.
Mrs Evans, Planning Services Manager, presented this report for the erection of 4 x four bed houses (proposed revision to approved 35 unit housing scheme – HS/FA/15/00039 as amended by HS/FA/16/00223 – to replace 4 x two bed units with 4 x four bed units on Plots 19 – 22).
Members were advised that at the previous Planning Committee meeting on 19th October 2016, when the application was reported, the verbal presentation was incorrect. Members were advised incorrectly at that meeting that the application was for the addition of one bedroom per property going from 4 x 3 bed houses to 4 x 4 bed houses, therefore a decision could not be issued. Mrs Evans clarified the application was for 4 x 2 bed houses to 4 x 4 bed houses and therefore an increase of two bedrooms per property was proposed. Since the last meeting, officers re-consulted the DVS regarding the viability of the scheme. In his response, the District Valuer concluded that there is no contribution on the basis that the degree with which value of houses rise is not same as the degree to which costs rise to provide that additional space. The Planning Services Manager advised the Local Planning Authority will not seek an affordable housing contribution for this application.
Councillor Cooke proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Dowling.
RESOLVED - (unanimously) that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-
1.
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission;
2.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
1405781/201,4307/19-22/1-6
3.
With the exception of internal works the building works required to carry out the development allowed by this permission must only be carried out within the following times:-
08.00 - 18.00 Monday to Friday
08.00 - 13.00 on Saturdays
No working on Sundays or Public Holidays.
4.
No development shall take place above ground until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the dwellings hereby permitted have been submitted to or made available on site and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details;
5.
No building hereby permitted shall be occupied until the approved drainage system has been implemented as per drawing no. bx/1405781/200/S4 as approved under application HS/CD/16/00583;
6.
All hard landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with drawing no. bx/1405781/60-S4 as approved under HS/CD/16/00583. ... view the full minutes text for item 138e
Planning Appeals & Delegated Decisions PDF 9 KB
Minutes:
The Planning Services Manager reported that two planning appeals had been dismissed. She also reported on the number of delegated decisions.
All matters had arisen between 10 October to 4 November 2016.
The report was noted.
A recording of this meeting is available to view via the following link: https://vimeo.com/193907844
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