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Agenda and minutes
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Items No. Item Apologies for Absence
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Councillors Bacon and Councillor Webb substituted by Councillor Sinden
Declarations of Interest
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Councillor
Item
Interest
Cllr Beaver
5(a)
Personal – East Sussex County Councillor
Cllr Sinden
5(a)
Personal – Lives near to application site.
Minutes of previous meeting 22/02/23 PDF 86 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meetings held on 22nd February 2023 be approved as a true record
Notification of any additional urgent items
Minutes:
None received
Planning Applications
Land Adjacent, 777 The Ridge, (East of Harrow Lane), St Leonards-on-sea (HS/FA/22/00906) PDF 154 KB
P. Howson (Principal Planning Officer)
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Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), condition 15 (landscape drawing) and deletion of condition 19 (apartment building) of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00970 granted on appeal APP/B415/W/21/3285744 (Erection of 67 dwellings together with access, open space, parking and landscaping) - Amendment to proposed housing mix and housing types including minor alterations to landscaping, elevation treatments and fenestration.
Application No
HS/FA/22/00906
Conservation Area
No
Listed Building
No
Public Consultation
Yes – 7 objections received
The Principal Planning Officer updated that there had been four further letters of objection. These were expanding on concerns already raised and the total number of households objecting remains the same. Slides were shown showing a location plan, a block plan, an arial photography and photographs of the site from Harrow Lane and the public footpath on The Ridge. A Layout slide was shown, and the Principal Planning Officer explained the layout is largely the same as originally approved, other than the amendments discussed in the report. The main change in this application is the proposed housing mix. This to be changed to now include two houses instead of a block of four flats. It also reduces the number of two-bedroom houses with offices and replaces them with size compliant three-bedroom units to make them more marketable as family homes. Slides were shown of the street scene and The Principal Planning Officer explained how some houses will have a loss of stonework and other minor alterations. There have been seven objections to the application, and these are covered in the report. The amendments are not considered substantial and are appropriate to be dealt with by the minor material amendment process, further details, drawings and clarification have been requested and received from the applicant since the application was submitted and the viability to provide affordable housing has been independently reviewed.
Councillors asked regarding the other applications on this site. The Principal Planning officer answered that they are alternatives to this application, but it is possible to have more than one permission on the site. It just gives the developer options of which one they implement.
Councillors asked regarding this application being a minor amendment. The Planning Services Manager answered that this is a minor material amendment, and the reasons are explained in the report. The Senior Solicitor explained that this application needs to be assessed as it is. It is not for the committee to assess if this is a minor material amendment or to reopen viability issues.
Councillors asked if a section 106 agreement from the prior agreement would cover this application. The Planning Services Manager answered that the section 106 agreement will need to be amended to cover this application.
Councillors asked which permission is currently being implemented. The Principal Planning Officer explained there is currently only one extant planning permission and that is what is being implemented. That could change if subsequent applications are approved.
Councillors debated.
Councillor Edwards proposed to defer the application. There was no seconder for the proposal.
Councillor Roberts proposed approval of ... view the full minutes text for item 406.
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