Planning Committee 2.30pm

Agenda

HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL

To:   All Members of the Planning Committee (Cllrs Jane Baker, Kristian Berggreen, Robert Brewer, Leslie Campbell, Bill Hatton and Nick Owens) with copies to all other Councillors for information.

A virtual meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE will be held on Monday 22 June 2020 at 2.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.

Parish Clerk

16 June 2020

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Disclosure by Councillors of personal and/or pecuniary interests in matters on the agenda and whether the Councillors regard their interest as prejudicial/pecuniary under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

3. MINUTES. To accept Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 1 June 2020 (previously circulated)

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

5. APPLICATIONS (copies of each application can be viewed online via the
Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) Website – https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/

5.1      SDNP/20/01676/FUL Land at Keymer Road Ditchling East Sussex To retain the use of the land on a permanent basis following temporary permission granted under reference SDNP/16/05154/FUL. 

5.2      DM/20/0762 West Coombe North Bank Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JG (Amended description 21.05.2020) Part two storey part single storey rear extension with side porch. New detached garage.

5.3      DM/20/0940 26 Priory Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8PS Build a temporary single storey office with toilet in side garden forward of front elevation of house.

5.4      DM/20/0826 31 Keymer Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8AG Planning permission sought for the Use of Outdoor space measuring (6 metres by 4.3 metres) for cafe premises.

5.5      DM/20/1941 6 The Poplars Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8PZ (T1) Sycamore – 3m Crown reduction.

5.6      DM/20/1968 6 Pine Trees Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JT Oak Tree – Raise crown by 3m, reduce branch to east (overhanging 2 Stanford Avenue) by 4m

6. DECISION NOTICES   

7. Urgent Matters at the discretion of the Chairman for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda.

8. Date of Next Meeting: Monday 13 July 2020 at 2.30pm

Please Note
All members of the public are welcome to attend to attend meetings of the Parish Council and its Committees.

Item 4 – a period of 15 minutes will be set aside for the public statements and questions relating to the published non-confidential business of the Meeting.  It may be necessary to consider particular items in confidential session and where this arises, these items will be considered at the end of the agenda.

If you wish to attend this virtual meeting please email info@hassocks-pc.gov.uk before 9.00 hrs on Monday 22 June to be sent an electronic invitation by12.00 noon on that same day.

FILMING, RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
During this meeting members of the public may film or record the Committee and officers from the public area only providing it does not disrupt the meeting. The Confidential section of the meeting may not be filmed or recorded. If a member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) filming must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted but members of the public are requested to switch their mobile devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes

HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held virtually on
Monday 22 June 2020 at 2.30pm

Attendees:  Parish Councillors: Jane Baker, Kristian Berggreen, Bill Hatton and Nick Owens (Chair).

In Attendance:  Deputy Clerk: Tracy Forte

P20/11           APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.  Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Robert Brewer and Leslie Campbell.

P20/12           DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST.  There were no declarations of interest.

P20/13           MINUTES.    It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2020, be signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record of the meeting.

P20/14           PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.   There were no members of the Public present.

P20/15           APPLICATIONS

P20/16           SDNP/20/01676/FUL Land at Keymer Road Ditchling East Sussex To retain the use of the land on a permanent basis following temporary permission granted under reference SDNP/16/05154/FUL. Two members voted in support of this application and two members voted against the application.  The Chairman therefore exercised his casting vote.  Response:  RECOMMEND REFUSAL.  Hassocks Parish Council offers its full support to the comments submitted to the SDNPA by Ditchling Parish Council and is in agreement that the application should be rejected on the grounds that the proposal is contrary to Policy CONS7 of the Ditchling, Streat and Westmeston Neighbourhood Plan and Policy SD24, Landscape Character of the South Downs Local Plan Policy.

DM/20/0762 West Coombe North Bank Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JG (Amended description 21.05.2020) Part two storey part single storey rear extension with side porch. New detached garage.  MSDC were unable to extend the submission date for comments on this application and permission was granted by MSDC after the agenda had been published.  Therefore this application was withdrawn from the agenda.

DM/20/0940 26 Priory Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8PS Build a temporary single storey office with toilet in side garden forward of front elevation of house. Response: RECOMMEND REFUSAL. This application is for the erection of a separate building in the front garden of a property and would therefore have an impact on the surrounding street scene.   It is thus considered that the application is contrary to Character and Design, Policy 9 of the Hassocks Neighbourhood Plan and Policy DP26 of the District Plan.   The application is also unclear as to the interpretation of ‘temporary’.

DM/20/0826 31 Keymer Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8AG Planning permission sought for the Use of Outdoor space measuring (6 metres by 4.3 metres) for cafe premises. Response: RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

DM/20/1941 6 The Poplars Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8PZ (T1) Sycamore – 3m Crown reduction. Response: RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

DM/20/1968 6 Pine Trees Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JT Oak Tree – Raise crown by 3m, reduce branch to east (overhanging 2 Stanford Avenue) by 4m.  Response: RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

P20/17           RESOLVED that the observations on the planning issues as agreed above be submitted to the relevant Planning Authority for consideration.

P20/18           PLANNING AUTHORITY DECISION NOTICES

The following decisions were noted:              

Application details	Hassocks PC recommendation to Planning Authority	Planning Authority Decision (MSDC/SDNP)
SDNP/20/0073/FUL Oldlands Mill, Oldlands Lane, Hassocks BN6 8ND	No comment submitted due to cancellation of meetings re  Covid-19.	Permission Granted
SDNP/20/01572/LIS Oldlands Mill, Oldlands Lane, Hassocks BN6 8ND	No comment submitted (as above)	Permission Granted
DM/20/0762 West Coombe, North bank, Hassocks	No comment submitted (as above)	Permission Granted
DM/20/1268 Clayton Priory, London Road, Hassocks	No comment submitted (as above)	Permission Granted
DM/20/1269 Clayton Priory, London Road, Hassocks	No comment submitted (as above)	Listed Building Consent Granted.
DM/20/1184 Corrie Beag, South Bank, Hassocks	No comment submitted (as above)	Permission Granted
DM/20/1238 7 The Poplars, Hassocks BN6 8PZ	No comment submitted (as above)	Permission Granted

 The following Appeal decision was noted:

Application details	Hassocks PC recommendation to Planning Authority	Planning Inspectorate Decision
AP/20/0004 Mill Nursery, London Road, Hassocks Appeal Ref: W/4000467	Recommend Refusal	Appeal Dismissed

P20/19           URGENT MATTERS at the discretion of the Chairman for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda.  With the Chairman’s permission, Cllr Jane Baker raised a query regarding whether the Parish Council should receive notification of permitted development rights from the SDNPA.  It was agreed she would provide the Deputy Clerk with the exact details of her query, who would then follow this up and provide clarification.

P20/20           DATE OF NEXT MEETING.   Monday 13 July 2020.  It was agreed that the meeting would be held at a revised time of 4.00pm.

There being no other business the Chair closed the meeting at 3.10 pm.