Agenda and minutes

Members of the committee should declare any interests which fall under the following categories:

a)    disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI);

b)    other significant interests (OSI);

c)    voluntary announcements of other interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider and approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2022.

The minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2022 were submitted, approved and signed by the Chairman.

Retrospective application for change of use to lorry park, including siting of mobile units for toilet/shower facilities and rest area and extension of hard surfacing to provide parking for 15 extra trucks incorporating hard surfacing and storm and foul drainage, for a temporary period of 5 years.

Retrospective application for change of use to lorry park, including siting of mobile units for toilet/shower facilities and rest area and extension of hard surfacing to provide parking for 15 extra trucks incorporating hard surfacing and storm and foul drainage, for a temporary period of 5 years.

The CIL & Enforcement Team Leader informed members of additional information received from a local resident who expressed concern with regards to traffic delays through the village, pollution, floodlighting and the lorries entering and exiting the site.

Linda Hedley, Sellindge Parish Council spoke against the application.

Councillor Ms Susan Carey, Ward Member spoke against the application.

Mr Morgan, applicant spoke on the application.

Proposed by Councillor David Wimble

Seconded by Councillor John Collier and

Resolved:

That temporary planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out at the end of this report, subject to an amendment to condition 8, to require the operator of the site to maintain a log of bookings and lorries using the lorry park and to make it available on request to the Local Planning Authority, and any other conditions that the Chief Planning Officer considers necessary.

(Voting: For 8; Against 2; Abstentions 2)

Retrospective application for the change of use of land for the provision of supervised practical training in the use of construction plant and machinery.

Retrospective application for the change of use of land for the provision of supervised practical training in the use of construction plant and machinery.

This application was deferred to a future meeting.

The demolition of the warren club house and erection of 16 apartments and 5 terrace houses, including one golfers 'dormy' accommodation unit and the extension and improvement of the existing main club house, including revised parking, landscaping and access works.

The demolition of the warren club house and erection of 16 apartments and 5 terrace houses, including one golfers 'dormy' accommodation unit and the extension and improvement of the existing main club house, including revised parking, landscaping and access works.

This application was deferred to a future meeting.

Proposed 4no new dwellings and associated external areas within the curtilage of Hillboro (proposed to be demolished) and accessed from Sunnyside Road via a new private shared drive (re-submission of 20/1356/FH).

Proposed 4no new dwellings and associated external areas within the curtilage of Hillboro (proposed to be demolished) and accessed from Sunnyside Road via a new private shared drive (re-submission of 20/1356/FH).

This application was deferred to a future meeting.

Erection of 30 Industrial Units arranged in five blocks, comprising Industrial Processes (Class Eg(iii)), General Industry (B2) and Storage and Distribution (Class B8) together with associated parking and landscaping.

The Strategic Sites Lead Specialist informed that 4 further conditions are recommended in respect of  (1) BREEAM, (2) Carbon emissions - 10% improvement on buildings regulations, (3) Hours of Use and (4) Strategies in respect of  B2 uses to deal with noise, smell or any other potential impact, to be submitted and approved prior to occupation of those uses.

Members of the committee highlighted that an hours of operation condition would be inflexible and likely to harm the economic function of the use, instead only wishing the hours of use condition to be attached to B2 uses as part of suggested condition (4).

Anthony Ralph, applicant, spoke on the application.

Proposed by Councillor David Wimble

Seconded by Councillor Philip Martin and

Resolved: That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out at the end of the report, those added in the verbal update (with the exception of (3) above, which is to be included in condition 4, relating to the B2 uses only), and that delegated authority be given to the Chief Planning Officer to agree and finalise the wording of the conditions and add any other conditions that he considers necessary.

(Voting: For 10; Against 0; Abstentions 2)