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Agenda item
Cave within East Hill behind no 31 Rock a Nore Road (HS/FA/18/01007)
Minutes:
Proposal
Installation of a concrete slab with beam and column and mass fill around a rock column
Application No.
HS/FA/18/01007
Conservation area
YES - Old Town
Listed building
NO
Public consultation
YES
The Principal Planning Officer, Ms Prior, presented the planning application for the installation of a concrete slab with beam and column and mass fill around a rock column. The application is for stabilisation works within a cliff on the East Hill. The works are proposed to provide structural protection and support to the natural rock pillar to reduce the rate of its deterioration.The Committee was advised that an additional informative in relation to bird nesting has been added to ensure that the applicant is aware of the bird nesting season which runs from March to July. She explained that there is separate legislation regarding protected species and the informative is to remind the applicant of this.
Councillors were shown plans, photographs and elevations of the application site. The Principal Planning Officer explained that the base was showing erosion and the works were to protect the cliffs above.
Councillor Scott proposed a motion, with the additional informative, seconded by Councillor Roberts, to grant the application as set out in the resolution below.
RESOLVED – (unanimously) that Full Planning Permission be granted subject to the following conditions:
1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
8247 - WML-00-XX-DR-S-01-P2, Block Plan, Site Location Plan,
Remediation Specification - 02578AE_R_001B_RP_Hastings Cave Spec -
(December 2018), Preliminary Ecological Appraisal - EA/69818 - (December
2018).
2. A full photographic record is to be made before and during the works hereby approved with the documentation being submitted to the Local Planning Authority upon completion of the works.
The record images shall be in colour and be dated and could be as simple
as a series of overlapping images that record the sedimentary structures
(cross-bedding, ripple lamination, soft sediment deformation structures). Each image should include a scale and be linked to a plan showing the location of each image. Each image should also have a coverage of no more than a square metre.
Copies of the images and the plan of their locations are to be provided to Natural England for their records.
3. If the concrete is to be matched to the surrounding exposure in terms of similar texture and colour, a clear level of definition between the existing surface and the concrete should be retained to ensure the stabilization works and bedrock cannot be confused with each other.
Reasons:
1. For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2. To ensure suitable recording of the geological features.
3. To allow for future recording of the geological features.
Notes to the Applicant
1. Failure to comply with any condition imposed on this permission 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 paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
3. The applicant is advised that they must ensure the proposed works, hereby approved, do not contravene laws protecting wildlife including the Countryside and Wildlife Act 1981. Where the applicant is in doubt they should contact Natural England on wildlife@naturalengland.org.uk Telephone 020 802 61089 or Environment and Natural Resources on parks@hastings.gov.uk Telephone 01424 451107 prior to commencement of any works.
4. Should the developer wish to discuss the detail of measures to mitigate the effects described above with Natural England, it is recommended that they seek advice through the Natural England Discretionary Advice Service.
5. The applicant is advised to carry out a risk assessment in relation to nesting birds before accessing the site to ensure the proposed works, hereby approved, do not contravene laws protecting wildlife including the Countryside and Wildlife Act 1981.
Supporting documents:
- MAP_HS_FA_18_01007_Cave on east Hill, item 111c PDF 332 KB
- HS-FA-18-01007 Cave within East Hill behind no 31, Rock a Nore Road, item 111c PDF 95 KB
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