MINUTES of the meeting of the Planning & Environment Committee, held on Thursday 1st April 2021 at 7.30 pm via Microsoft Teams video conferencing.
Committee Members present:
Martin Machan (Chairman) Tony Lank (Vice-Chairman) Allan Brown Michael Avery Also present: Helen Valler, Assistant Clerk One member of the public John Lowman Julia Shorrocks Seth Jee David Evans
P&E20/21.088 Apologies for absence: Due to the Coronavirus the meeting was not held in person. Apologies for absence were received and accepted by Peter Griffiths and Bob Sampson.
P&E20/21.089 Declarations of Interest; the following declarations were received:
DM/21/0820 41 Orchard Way – Cllr Shorrocks
DM/21/0764 Pakyns House – Cllr Evans
DM/21/0867 Cemetery South Avenue – All Planning Committee members
P&E20/21.090 of the Planning Committee meeting held on 4th March 2021: The minutes were agreed. Due to the Coronavirus the minutes will be signed by the Chairman at the next available opportunity.
P&E20/21.091 arising from the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 4th March 2021: There were no matters arising.
P&E20/21.092 Adjournment for questions from the public: Members considered whether to adjourn the meeting in order to receive questions from members of the public in attendance. One member of the public present who spoke in support of LI/21/0185.
P&E20/21.093 Planning applications delegated to Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman in accordance with Minute P17/048. The following Applications were reported to the Committee and the Recommendations to the Planning Authority agreed:
(1) 63 Wickham Hill Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NR. DM/21/0677. Variation to condition 2 relating to planning application DM/20/2964 to replace the approved plans as the scheme has been reduced in size.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(2) 1 South Avenue Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QB. DM/21/0621. Erection of a wooden summerhouse at the rear of garden.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(3) 41 Orchard Way Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9UB. DM/21/0820. Loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights to create first floor. Demolition of existing conservatory with replacement single storey rear extension. Lawful Development Certificate.
RECOMMENDATION: No comment
(4) 34 Nursery Close Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9WA. DM/21/0914. Ground floor extension to rear of kitchen with internal alterations to create kitchen/dining/living area and conversion of garage to create an additional bedroom and bathroom.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(5) 24 Western Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9TA. DM/21/0917. Single storey mono-pitched side extension.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(6) 5 Lynton Close Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AN. DM/21/1084. Single storey rear extension.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
P&E20/21.094 Planning applications – Committee decision: The Committee considered the following and made RECOMMENDATIONS to the Planning authority:
(1) Pakyns House Albourne Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ET. DM/21/0764. Demolition of an existing barn and the erection of one detached dwelling together with permeable driveway and associated hard and soft landscaping works.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted subject to Conservation Officer support and recommendations from the Ecological Report are incorporated.
(2) Ailsa Craig Abberton Field Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QD. DM/21/0835. T1 – Conifer, remove to ground level to allow replanting.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(3) Hampton Lodge 2 Hassocks Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QN. DM/21/0833. T1 – Yew, reduce canopy by 2 meters, T2 – Yew, reduce canopy by 2 meters, T3 – Holly, bracing placed on tree to prevent uprooting, T4 – Yew, reduce south canopy by 2 meters, T5 – Field Maple, remove to ground level, T6 – Field Maple, reduce west side by 4 meters.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(4) The Stables Pookbourne Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HD. DM/21/0801. Change of use of office to holiday let.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(5) Cemetery South Avenue Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QB. DM/21/0867. Lime (T1-T6) – re-pollard. Willow (T7 & T8) – reduce crown by 3m.
RECOMMENDATION: No comment
(6) Hurstpierpoint College College Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JS. DM/21/0904. Extension to St Johns House at Hurstpierpoint College to form twenty new boarding rooms with associated facilities.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(7) 91 Cuckfield Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9RS. DM/21/0907. Extension to side and rear with room in the roof conversion and garage conversion.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(8) Hurst Wickham Barn College Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AD. DM/21/0994. Details approved for access to allow for the implementation of planning permission DM/17/0948 as extended by DM/20/3713 have begun. Lawful Development Certificate.
RECOMMENDATION: No comment
(9) Geniefa Cuckfield Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9LL. DM/21/0647. Proposed roof extension over existing double garage and over part of existing first floor rooms, proposed plant room, and garden store, with lean-to pitch roof over. Proposed new solar panels to new roof extension south roof slope (permission for existing solar panels on existing south and east roof slopes, installed in 2015). Amended plans received 17.03.2021 showing change to roof form, reduction in height and scale of extension and removal of side dormer window.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(10) Mishon Mackay 106 High Street Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9PX. DM/21/0968. Conversion of upper floor offices into 3 self-contained flats with natural daylight to all habitable rooms.
RECOMMENDATION: A full planning application is required. The car parking provision does not consider usage by Office Staff and is therefore considered insufficient. The location of the proposed bicycle store creates a safety issue due to its proximity to the fire escape.
(11) Kingsland Laines Reeds Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JG. DM/21/1062. Reserved matters application (pursuant to outline planning permission 12/01540/OUT) relating to matters of appearance, landscape, layout and scale for the construction of a 70-bedroom care home and associated car parking, waste and recycling store, cycle store, foul and surface water drainage, landscaping and tree works, boundary treatments, garden structures, greenhouse and garden shed.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Parish Council would firstly like to reiterate that the footpath from the Linden Homes development that leads past our Recreation Ground and out onto Reeds Lane is owned by the Parish Council and is not a public right of way. It has been repeatedly shown on numerous documents as part of the development. (Ref: Travel Plan page 12)
Travel plan and carparking:
Whilst we acknowledge that the provision for 28 vehicles is based on accepted guidelines, because of the size of the Home based in a rural location, we do not believe that such guidelines are appropriate in this particular case, and that the provision is wholly inadequate. The exact nature of the care home is not specified. A 70-bedroom care home could potentially accommodate 140 residents. Furthermore, if it were to be a high dependency nursing facility, then a staff/resident ratio of 2 to 1 is required, meaning at certain times there could be as many as 140 staff on site. That is before you allow for visitors, administration staff, kitchen staff, doctors etc. The rural location of Sayers Common means the bus service is limited and doesn’t operate during unsociable hours leaving staff reliant on cars to travel to and from the care home.
Foul & Surface water drainage:
It has not been identified how surface water from the north side recreation ground will continue to be received into the site and move north through the site, or the impact on our recreation ground of raising ground levels on their site. With the raised ground levels that already exist there is standing water at the edge of the recreation ground with nowhere for it to drain. Given the change in ground level once the care home is constructed it is imperative that the hedge/ditch is maintained to allow surface water to drain from the eastern and westerns end of our Recreation Ground.
Landscaping:
The landscape plan appears to remove a Hawthorn tree (T3-C1) that is not within the outlined area. It is not clear whether our existing boundary hedge will be maintained when they install metal fencing and plant shrubs as screening along the boundary with the Recreation Ground. If a similar approach is the house builder is adopted the existing hedge will be removed and buried as the ground level is altered.
We recommend that approval of the Reserved matters is withheld until the above points have been
addressed and resolved satisfactorily.
(12) Star House Hurstpierpoint College College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex. DM/21/1096. Replacement of a number of windows/doors to Star House and Star Link buildings. Listed Building Consent.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(13) Star House Hurstpierpoint College College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex. DM/21/1093. Replacement of a number of windows/doors to Star House and Star Link buildings.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
P&E20/21.095 – Licensing Applications – The Committee considered the following and made RECOMMENDATIONS to the relevant authority:
(1) Wolstonbury Farm, New Way Lane, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9BB. LI/21/0185. New Premises Licence. One member of the public spoke in support.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
(2) The Horse Inn Hurst Albourne Road Hurstpierpoint West Sussex BN6 9SP. LI/21/0212. Provision of outside bar.
RECOMMENDATION: Permission is granted
P&E20/21.096 MSDC Planning Decisions: (All as HP&SCPC recommendation, except where noted)
(1) Granted: The Committee noted permissions granted by MSDC:
a) 4 The Sycamores Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9XP. DM/21/0157. Replacement of existing conservatory roof with new flat roof and roof lanterns. Raise half height walls, new windows, door and parapet walls.
b) Naldretts Farm Pookbourne Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HD. DM/20/3040. Demolition of existing fire damaged building and erection of replacement dwelling. Repair and re-build of Piggeries and Barn. Re-build barn to form garage/workshop/store (Amended plans received on 2 December 2020 and updated Ecology report received on 11 December 2020) (Amended plans showing new internal wall to enclose courtyard received on 2 March 2021)
c) Fieldside Hassocks Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QW. DM/21/0185. Ash tree – Fell. Sycamore tree – crown lift to remove the lower branch and reduce the crown by 20%.
d) 117 College Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AF. DM/21/0084. To remove the restrictions of condition No: 2 -To allow for external solar lighting of horse exercise arena. (HPP&SC PC recommended refusal)
e) 6 The Sycamores Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9XP. DM/21/0121. Proposed single storey pitched side extension. (Amended plans and elevations to omit junction detail between houses. 05.02.2021)
f) Bridgers Farm Langton Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HA. DM/20/3882. Change of use from agriculture buildings to form flexible commercial use and associated external alterations to the buildings. Amended plans received 28/01/2021 revising red edged area of application site removing buildings 1 and 2 from the proposal, and the stable doors to building 4 to remain. (HPP&SC PC recommended refusal)
g) Bridgers Farmhouse Langton Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HA. DM/21/0218. Proposed new garage with studio in roof void. New access to Langton Lane. New rear orangery and internal alterations to include removal of secondary rear staircase.
h) Bridgers Farmhouse Langton Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HA. DM/21/0219. Proposed new garage with studio in roof void. New access to Langton Lane. New rear orangery and internal alterations to include removal of secondary rear staircase.
i) South Lodge South Avenue Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QB. DM/20/3522. Replace a single storey garage and store with a new two storey garage with dormer windows and an attached bin store. Arboricultural report and tree protection plan received 08.02.2021.
j) 19 High Street Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9TT. DM/21/0253. Remove old and damaged render from the front of the property and re-render.
k) White Oaks London Road Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HT. DM/21/0283. Proposed outbuilding with a pitched roof, comprising home gym, office and shower room. (amended plans received 02/03)
l) Hampton Lodge Cottage Brighton Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9EF. DM/20/4518. Single storey extensions to front and rear.
m) Land South Of A2300 Gatehouse Lane Goddards Green West Sussex. DM/20/3614. Variation of condition 18 of application DM/20/3649 to provide a further 15,000 sqm capable of being occupied for Class B8 purposes. (HPP&SC PC recommended refusal.
n) Oak Tree St Georges Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QU. DM/20/4625. Two storey side extension with associated internal alterations and reinstating integral garage and a new front porch. (Description updated 18.01.2021) (Revised plans received 23.02.2021)
o) Bankyfield 21 Hassocks Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9QH. DM/21/0602. T1 – Beech, Fell
(2) Refused: The Committee noted refused applications:
a. Field to The South of New Way Lane, Randiddles Close, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex. SDNP/21/00476/APNB
Sussex Oak Barn with hip ends and traditional clay-tiled roof. (Decision issued by SDNP – Prior Approval Required and Refused – Full application required)
(3) Withdrawn: The Committee noted withdrawn applications:
No notifications received.
(4) Appeals: The Committee noted planning appeals:
No notifications received.
There being no other business the meeting closed at 8.34p.m.