Agenda and minutes

Lewes District Council Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 6th September, 2023 5.00 pm

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

Contact: Committee Services on 01273 471600. 

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38.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 190 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 August 2023 (attached herewith).

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Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on the 9 August 2023 were submitted and approved and the Chair was authorised to sign them as a correct record.

39.

Apologies for absence/Declaration of substitute members

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Becky Francomb, Christoph von Kurthy, Sean MacLeod, James Meek and Stella Spiteri.

40.

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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Councillors Roy Clay and Paul Keene each declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Agenda Item 9 (planning application SDNP/21/02127/HOUS) as they both knew the Applicant in a personal capacity.

41.

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.

42.

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.

43.

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.

44.

Officer update pdf icon PDF 59 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 the day before the meeting, updating the main reports on the agenda with any late information (a copy of which was published on the Council’s website).

45.

LW/23/0417 - Land west of A275, South Common, South Chailey pdf icon PDF 448 KB

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Prior to presentation of the application, the Senior Planning Specialist highlighted that following the publication of the Officer update, a petition of approximately 219-220 signatures in objection to the application had been received by Planning Officers.

 

Councillor Robin Penfold spoke on behalf of Chailey Parish Council. John Kay (CPRE Sussex), David Baker (Immediate Neighbour) and Isabelle Linington (Local Resident) spoke against the proposal. Helen Ball (Planning Director/Agent) spoke for the proposal. Councillor Dr Mark Slater spoke in his capacity as the Lewes District Ward Councillor.

 

Resolved:

 

That outline planning application LW/23/0427 with all matters reserved except access for the erection of up to 56 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing), public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage systems and vehicular access point be deferred, so that Officers could negotiate with the Applicant regarding the withdrawal the application.

46.

SDNP/23/02127/HOUS - 50A North Way, Lewes, BN7 1DJ pdf icon PDF 129 KB

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Prior to the presentation of the application, the Council’s Principal Planning Solicitor explained that due to the declarations of interest by two of the six members of the Committee present at the beginning of the meeting, the Committee would be inquorate for this item and the application would therefore stand adjourned to the next scheduled meeting of the Committee.

 

47.

Date of next meeting

To note that the next meeting of the Planning Applications Committee is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 11 October 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, 11 October 2023, in the Council Chamber, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE, commencing at 5:00pm.