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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Remote meeting held on Teams

Contact: Committee Services on 01323 410000 

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Deputy Chair

Minutes:

The Chair began the meeting with a minute’s silence for ex Councillor Barry Taylor, who’s funeral had taken place earlier that day.

 

The Chair invited nominations for a Deputy Chair.

 

Cllr Rodohan proposed and Cllr Ballard seconded Cllr Williams as Deputy Chair

 

Agreed (2 vote for, 0 against, 2 abstentions)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Minutes of the last meeting pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Approval of Minutes from the last meeting on 7 March 2023.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the last meeting, on 7 March 2023 were agreed as an accurate record.

3.

Apologies for absence/declaration of substitute members

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Jenny Williams.

4.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPIs) by members as required under Section 31 of the Localism Act and of other interests as required by the Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

For transparency, co-opted advisor, Richard Crook, noted his involvement as a Trustee of the Sussex Heritage Trust as well as his representing the Eastbourne Society.

 

Members took the opportunity to pay tribute to the work of ex-Councillor Barry Taylor, who’s many roles over the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Introduction to the Conservation Advisory Group

A short presentation from Chris Connelley, Conservation Specialist, to provide an overview of the work of the Conservation Advisory Group (CAG) and the role of its Members.

Minutes:

Chris Connelley, Specialist Advisor, Conservation, (CC) gave a presentation entitled ‘An Introduction to Conservation’, to help give a broad understanding of the world of conservation and the work of CAG. Questions were taken at the end. Topics of discussion included balancing green considerations, the scope of Eastbourne’s conservation areas and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

Planning Applications for Consideration pdf icon PDF 68 KB

Specialist Advisor (Conservation) to report on applications.

Minutes:

Chris Connelley, Specialist Advisor, Conservation, gave a presentation about the one application on the agenda, application, and the Group considered the application:

 

New Wilmington Hotel, 25-27 Compton Street, Eastbourne Street, Eastbourne (Town Centre and Seafront conservation area) - Ref: 230269 (Planning Permission - PP)

 

Proposal: Extension to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

New Listings

Specialist Advisor (Conservation) to update the Group on newly listed buildings in Eastbourne – Verbal Report.

Minutes:

Chris Connelley, Conservation Specialist Advisor, reported no new listings.

8.

Date of next meeting.

Minutes:

The next meeting of this Committee is scheduled to be held at 6 pm on Tuesday 8th August 2023, via Teams.

 

The Group discussed the possibility of holding future meetings in person. At the end of the discussion the Chair confirmed that the majority were in agreement with the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.