Agenda and minutes

Members of the Committee and Officers present introduced themselves to all those who were present during the meeting.

Apologies had been received from Councillor Hugh Parker, Deputy Chair.

Councillor Parker, was not present for the meeting due to a prejudicial interest in item 46, Eastbourne Bandstand as he is the director of the Friends of Eastbourne Bandstand CIC.

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 October and 17 October 2022 were submitted and approved as a correct record, and the Chair was authorised to sign them.

The Chairman to notify the Committee of any items of urgent business to be added to the agenda.

There were no urgent items. 

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.

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

Structural repair works to the stage, mortar and faience tiles repair and roof repairs – TOWN CENTRE.

The Senior Specialist Advisor (Planning) presented the report.

The Committee was advised by way of an Addendum that the Conservation Advisory Group (CAG) had met since the publication of the report and their views were reported in the addendum. Attention was drawn to the wording of Condition 10.4 of the Officers Committee report. Historic England (HE) had made no further comments on the application and no further representations had been received since the publication of the committee report.

The Committee queried the condition of the protective timber doors and their reinstatement, flooring and retaining the materials to listed building status. Members welcomed the closure of the timber doors to protect the Bandstand, but raised questions over maintenance and emphasised the importance of starting works as soon as possible. The Senior Specialist Advisor responded to the matters raised andwould recommend to the Development Team the reinstatement of the protective timber doors as soon as possible.

Councillor Taylor requested that there be a named vote and this was approved.

Councillor Vaughan proposed a motion to approve the Listed Building application in line with the officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Councillor Morris and was carried. 

RESOLVED: (by 6 votes for and 1 against) that Listed Building consent be granted subject to the conditions set out in the officer’s report.

(For: Councillors Lamb, Miah, Morris, Murdoch, Murray and Vaughan. Against: Councillor Taylor. No abstentions).

To note the next meeting of the Planning Committee is scheduled to be held on Monday, 12 December 2022.

It was noted that the next meeting of the Planning Committee was scheduled to commence at 6:00pm on Monday, 12 December 2022.