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Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE.

Contact: Committee Services on 01273 471600. 

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Deputy Chair

To elect a Deputy Chair of the Planning Applications Committee for the remainder of the 2023/2024 municipal year.

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Minutes:

That Councillor Paul Keene be elected Deputy Chair of the Planning Applications Committee for the remainder of the 2023/2024 municipal year.

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 191 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on 19 April 2023 (attached herewith).

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Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on the 19 April 2023 were submitted and approved and the Chair was authorised to sign them as a correct record.

3.

Apologies for absence/Declaration of substitute members

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Christoph von Kurthy, Sean MacLeod and James Meek. It was declared that Councillor Wendy Maples would be acting as Substitute for Councillor Meek for the duration of the meeting.

4.

Declarations of interest

Disclosure by councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

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Minutes:

Councillors Ian Alexander, Graham Amy and Paul Keene each declared a personal and non-prejudicial interest in Agenda Item 10 (planning application LW/23/0179) as they were patients of the Quayside GP Practice.

5.

Urgent items

Items not on the agenda which the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances as defined in Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

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There were none.

6.

Petitions

To receive petitions from councillors or members of the public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13 (Page D9 of the Constitution).

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There were none.

7.

Written questions from councillors

To deal with written questions from members pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 12.3 (page D8 of the Constitution).

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There were none.

8.

Officer update pdf icon PDF 55 KB

Where additional information has been received by Planning Officers subsequent to the publication of the agenda, a supplementary report will be added to this item and published on the Council’s website the day before the meeting to update the main reports with any late information.

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Minutes:

A supplementary report was circulated to the Committee prior to the start of the meeting, updating the main reports on the agenda with any late information (a copy of which was published on the Council’s website).

9.

LW/22/0427 - Fingerpost Field Recreation Ground, The Broyle, Ringmer pdf icon PDF 197 KB

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Councillor John Whitlock spoke on behalf of Ringmer Parish Council. Barry Giles (Immediate Neighbour) and Andrew Smith (Local Resident) spoke against the proposal. Councillor Johnny Denis spoke in his capacity as the Lewes District Ward Councillor.

 

Resolved:

 

That planning application LW/22/0427 for the construction of a skate park be approved, subject to the conditions set out in the report and supplementary report.

10.

LW/23/0179 - 5-8 and 10 Newhaven Square, Newhaven, BN9 9QP pdf icon PDF 192 KB

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There were no registered speakers for this item.

 

Resolved:

 

That planning application LW/23/0179 for alterations and extensions to existing Co-operative and Peacocks buildings and external works to facilitate creation of a health, wellbeing and cultural hub to accommodate Quayside GP Practice and Wave Leisure Centre be approved by the Head of Planning, subject to no additional material matters being introduced through public representations prior to the expiry of the statutory consultation period on 16 June 2023, the conditions set out in the report and supplementary report, and an additional condition in respect of lighting and further crime-deterring measures on the application site.

 

 

11.

Date of next meeting

To note that the next meeting of the Planning Applications Committee is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, in the Council Chamber, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE, commencing at 5:00pm.

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Minutes:

It was noted that the next meeting of the Planning Applications Committee was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, in the Council Chamber, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE, commencing at 5:00pm.