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Agenda and minutes
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Items No. Item Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
Apologies were received from Councillor Wincott.
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
The following Councillors declared their interest in the minutes as indicated:
Councillor
Minute
Interest
Dowling
5B – 56 Alma Terrace, St. Leonards on Sea
Prejudicial - Very personal reasons.
Dowling
5C – Land rear of 23 Martineau Lane, Hastings
Personal – Knows the owner of the property next door.
Roberts
5B – 56 Alma Terrace, St. Leonards on Sea
Prejudicial – Close friends live opposite the site.
Roberts
5C – Land rear of 23 Martineau Lane, Hastings
Personal – A friend lives in the area
Rogers
5C – Land rear of 23 Martineau Lane, Hastings
Personal – Knows two people who live fairly close to the site.
Scott
5B – 56 Alma Terrace, St. Leonards on Sea
Prejudicial – Close friends with several residents in the area.
Street
5C – Land rear of 23 Martineau Lane, Hastings
Personal – Applicant is a resident in the ward he represents. They have discussed procedural matters relating to the application.
Minutes of the meeting held on 20 September 2017 PDF 60 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting held on 20th September 2017 be approved and signed by the Chair as a true record.
Notification of any additional urgent items
Minutes:
None.
With the agreement of the Chair, the Committee resolved to change the order of items on the agenda. Item 5(b) 56 Alma Terrace, St. Leonards on Sea, was discussed last.
Other planning applications
Rocklands Private Caravan Park, Rocklands Lane, Hastings PDF 279 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Erection of 13 ground based solar panels on hardstanding to be retained with associated cabling and wall mounted controllers
Application No:
HS/FA/17/00294
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Caravan park
No
No
26 letters of objection received.
The Principal Planner, Mr Batchelor, presented this report for the erection of 13 ground based solar panels on hardstanding to be retained with associated cabling and wall mounted controllers at Rocklands Private Caravan Park.
The site is within Rocklands Private Caravan Park, along Rocklands Lane, surrounded by Hastings Country Park and within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The solar panels are located to the north-east of Rocklands House, the site’s owners’ accommodation, with the ancillary cabling and mounting being attached to the house and its boundary retaining wall.
The application is partly retrospective, because the hardstanding already exists. Some solar panels are already on site (currently in a different configuration to that proposed) and the cabling and wall-mounted controllers are already installed (although this proposal includes the burying and pinning of some cabling).
Each solar panel is 1m by 1.6m, which at a 30 degree angle on a timber base makes the installation approximately 1.15m tall. The panels are proposed to be split into two arrays – one of 6 panels and one of 7 panels.
This application follows a refusal for the retention of some solar panels in a position closer to, and directly east of, Rocklands House. No objections have been received from statutory consultees. A number of representations have been received from Save Ecclesbourne Glen campaign group and residents. The main issues to consider were the principal of development, the impact on the landscape, the impact on heritage assets and the impact on biodiversity and trees. He considered that the proposals in their new location overcome the reason for the refusal of the previous application and do not cause any harm to landscape character, historic assets or matters of biodiversity.
Members were shown plans and photographs of the application site.
Mr Batchelor explained that the glinting of sunlight on the solar panels would be similar to a pond or still water, only to be experienced at certain times of the year between March and September and at certain angles. He stressed that this will not in any way be harmful.
Mr Batchelor explained what the differences were between the previous application that had been refused and the current application. He said that the main difference was that the previous application encroached onto the scheduled monument area. Although in a slightly different location, the current application sits outside of the ancient monument and is less harmful to the AONB, the Country Park and ecological areas.
Councillor Edwards proposed a motion to approve the application as set out in the resolution below. This was seconded by Councillor Rogers.
RESOLVED – by (9 votes to 1 against) that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:-
1.
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the ... view the full minutes text for item 10a
Land rear of 23 Martineau Lane, Hastings PDF 284 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Erection of a two-storey chalet style detached dwelling
Application No:
HS/FA/17/00468
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Open green land being used as C3 garden extension.
No
No
6 letters of objection received and 1 letter of support
received.
The Planning Services Manager, Mrs Evans, presented this report for the erection of a two-storey chalet style detached dwelling on land to the rear of 23 Martineau Lane.
Number 23 Martineau Lane is a large detached two-storey family dwelling house with a large rear garden. The application site/garden includes greenfield land that is not within the AONB, but it extends up to the boundary line of the AONB. The land level rises from 135.5m at the level of the existing dwelling, to approximately 137m at the area of land for the proposed new dwelling and continues to rise up to the boundary of the AONB and to the hedged ridge at the top of the field behind.
Previously a large agricultural workshop/store stood on part of the site. The workshop/store was demolished in recent years but the footprint of that previous development remains close to Mill Lane.
The detached chalet-style dwelling will be a larger property both in height and footprint than the existing dwelling No.23 and would be situated at a higher level on the upward sloping land at the rear of the existing dwelling.
At ground floor level the new dwelling would provide an ‘L’ shaped open plan living-room/kitchen/family breakfast room; a shower-room and fourth bedroom/study room. At first floor level there will be 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. At lower ground level there will be a built-in garage, small workshop and utility room (the lower ground level would cover a smaller area measuring approximately 85sqm due to being built to the natural slope of the land.
To the front of the dwelling, there would be a hardstanding area for car parking with drive access off Mill Lane. To the rear there would be a large garden area and small patio.
Members were shown plans, photographs and elevations of the application site.
The Planning Services Manager explained that there had been a number of applications for dwellings on the site, some of which had been refused, notably a refusal for a 4 bed dwelling in 2008 and subsequent to that an application for a 3 bed dwelling that was approved in 2009. Condition 15 attached to that permission restricted permitted development rights for extensions and outbuildings. An application was applied to remove that condition which was refused and dismissed at appeal. In dismissing it, the Planning Inspector was concerned about the plot size of that particular application in that any extension might feel crammed in the site and he recommended a condition be attached so that extensions or outbuildings be more carefully considered as part of an application.
She said the dwelling and plot size of the current application is much larger than the previous approval, the dwelling will sit on the site without ... view the full minutes text for item 10b
56 Alma Terrace, St. Leonards on Sea PDF 415 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Proposal:
Approval of reserved matters relating to the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, including drainage infrastructure and biodiversity enhancements of Outline Permission HS/OA/15/00211 (Conditions 1, 2, 5 & 9) - Proposed demolition of chalet bungalow and garage and construction of 10 No. new dwellings with associated off-street parking.
Application No:
HS/DS/17/00507
Existing Use:
Conservation Area:
Listed Building
Public Consultation
Dwellinghouse
No
No
Proposal within two years of previous Committee
refusal
Having declared their prejudicial interests, Councillors B Dowling, Roberts and Scott were absent from the Chamber during discussion and voting.
The Principal Planner, Mr Batchelor, presented this report for approval of reserved matters relating to the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale including drainage infrastructure and biodiversity enhancements of outline planning permission HS/OA/15/00211 (Conditions 1, 2, 5 & 9) – Proposed demolition of chalet bungalow and garage and construction of 10 No. new dwellings with associated off-street parking at 56 Alma Terrace, St. Leonards on Sea.
The local area is made up of residential properties which vary in type and size including terraced houses, bungalows, detached two-storey houses and semi-detached properties. Alma Terrace is a cul-de-sac leading straight to the application site – with a pedestrian access only. The site is served by Burry Road. The site is a detached bungalow within substantial grounds. There was a small flat roofed garage in the western corner of the site which has been demolished since outline consent was granted.
Although this application has not attracted any objections, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, the application is brought before members as it is similar to an application refused by the Planning Committee within the last 2 years.
The applicant previously applied for approval of reserved matters under a separate application HS/DS/16/00485. It was refused by the Planning Committee on 5 April 2017 due to concerns about the height, mass and bulk of plot 1 and its impact on neighbouring residential amenities, the lack of design detail at plot 8 and the level of soft landscaping. The applicant has made a number of amendments to address these concerns: Plots 1-6 are significantly lower than the two-storey houses proposed previously and will appear as 1 or 1.5 storeys to the front and 2 storeys to the rear. Plots 7-10 are two-storey dwellings. Each house will be perceived differently due to the slope of the site and level of the proposed road. Each property has two off street parking spaces and each property has storage for wheeled bins.
To facilitate the development, the existing householder vehicular access onto Burry Road will be widened from 2.7m (the width of the current vehicular gate) to 4.5m for the estate road and approximately 10.25m at the access’s widest point where it meets the carriageway. The proposed access will result in the loss of 3 spaces which is only a net loss of 1 on-street space. 25 spaces are proposed, 2 per property and 5 visitor spaces. Cycle storage shed and bin storage areas have been provided for each property. ... view the full minutes text for item 10c
Planning Appeals and Delegated Decisions PDF 51 KB
Minutes:
The Planning Services Manager reported that two planning appeals had been received; two planning appeals had been dismissed and one appeal had been allowed. She also reported on the number of delegated decisions.
All matters had arisen between 9 September to 6 October 2017.
The report was noted.
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