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Proposed Visitor Centre Hastings Country Park, Lower Coastguard Lane, Fairlight, Hastings
Meeting: 07/03/2018 - Planning (Item 17)
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Minutes:
Proposal:
Variation of condition 13 (approved drawings) of planning permission HS/FA/14/01033 - Amendments to roof structure, window openings, ventilation unit and weatherboarding material.
Application No:
HS/FA/17/01018
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
No
No
12 letters of objection received, 1 letter of support received
and 1 neutral comment received.
Having declared his prejudicial interest, Councillor Street was absent during discussion and voting of this item. The Vice Chair, Councillor Scott, took the Chair for this item.
The Planning Services Manager, Mrs Evans, presented a Section 73 application to vary Condition 13 (approved drawings) of planning permission HS/FA/14/01033 – Amendments to roof structure, window openings, ventilation unit and weatherboarding material at Proposed Visitor Centre, Hastings Country Park, Lower Coastguard Lane, Fairlight, Hastings.
Members were informed of several updates to the report:-
· Southern Water comments: No objections.
· Fairlight Parish Council comments:
v Support the principle of a visitor centre
v The proposed building is unattractive and in a prominent position in the AONB.
v The proposed bike rack is in Rother.
· Friends of Hastings Country Park:
v Have serious concerns. The changes proposed are significant.
v Metal shutters are not acceptable.
v Changes of this magnitude need proper scrutiny.
· 4 additional objections have been received raising the following points:
v Insufficient drainage details submitted
v A septic tank is proposed.
v No additional consultation on amended plans.
v Insufficient details of septic tank.
v Proposal conflict with the AONB.
v Errors on the plans.
v Objectors comments ignored.
v All conditions not copied over from original decision.
v Changes to drainage not included.
· Comments on additional objections:
v The Planning Committee report addresses a majority of these objections.
v The septic tank is a subterranean packaged sewage treatment plant.
v SuDS is dealt with via a condition.
v Sewerage details have already been discharged.
Members were shown plans and photographs of the application site. Mrs Evans explained that planning permission had previously been granted and that the development had started. She explained that metal shutters were not acceptable and the application had been amended to reinstate wooden shutters.
Councillor Beaver 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.
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before 6 March 2018;
2.
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.
3.
The visitor centre shall not be used except between the following hours:-
9am - 5pm Monday - Sunday
4.
The foul sewerage disposal/management shall be carried out in accordance with the details approved under application HS/CD/17/01101 and no use of the building hereby approved shall occur until those works have been completed.
5.
i) Prior to the ... view the full minutes text for item 17
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