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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room A & B - Town Hall

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Items
No. Item

1.

Disclosures of Interest

In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, Councillors of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to declare interests where appropriate.

 

Minutes:

The following disclosure of interest was made:

 

Councillor

Item and Minute

Type and Nature of Disclosure

 

Councillor

P C Smith

CR/2017/0764/RG3 - Fleming Way (West of Crawters Brook), Northgate, Crawley

(Minute 6)

Personal Interest – a Local Authority Director of the Manor Royal Business Improvement

District.

 

 

2.

Lobbying Declarations

The Planning Code of Conduct requires Councillors who have been lobbied, received correspondence or been approached by an interested party with respect to any planning matter should declare this at the meeting which discusses the matter. Councillors should declare if they have been lobbied at this point in the agenda.

 

Minutes:

The following lobbying declaration was made by Members:- 

 

Councillors Boxall, Irvine, Jaggard, Portal Castro, Skudder, P C Smith, Stone and Tarrant had been lobbied regarding application CR/2016/0972/FUL.

 

(Councillor B J Burgess indicated that she had received letter(s) on application CR/2016/0972/FUL, but had not read them).

 

 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 100 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 29 January 2018

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 29 January 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

4.

Planning Application CR/2016/0972/FUL - 44 Goffs Park Road, (formerly Oakhurst Grange), Southgate, Crawley pdf icon PDF 397 KB

To consider report PES/245 (a)of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services

 

RECOMMENDATION to PERMIT

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/245 (a) of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services which proposed as follows:

 

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a continuing care retirement community (Class C2) (amended plans received).

 

Councillors B J Burgess, Jaggard, Skudder, P C Smith, Stone and Tarrant declared they had visited the site.

 

The Principal Planning Officer (Hamish Walke) provided a verbal summation of the application and the following updates:-

 

Replacement Condition 20 – lighting:

Before the development is first occupied, details of a scheme for all external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The lighting shall be implemented in accordance with the approved scheme and no additional external lighting shall be added or positioned on site without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority.                                         REASON: To safeguard the amenities of nearby residents and to avoid potential disturbance to bats using the site in accordance with Policies CH3 and ENV2 of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2015-2030.

 

Condition 3 – Construction Management Plan – additional bullet point:

  • “Any temporary lighting required during the construction period”

Add to REASON “and to avoid potential disturbance to bats using the site …”

 

Additional Condition on cycle parking (as discussed in para 1.52 on page 24 of the report):

Notwithstanding the details shown on drawing 10324_PL003 Rev C, revised details of secure, covered and easily accessible cycle parking provision for staff and visitors shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved cycle parking shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details and made available for use before the first occupation of the development hereby approved. 

REASON: To ensure adequate provision of cycle parking in accessible locations in accordance with policy IN4 of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2015-2030 and the standards within the Council’s Urban Design Supplementary Planning Guidance.

 

 

Mr Sanj Sandhar, Mr Mark Regan, Mr Harry Ford, Cabinet Member Councillor Jones, and Councillor Pickett, as a Ward Member for Southgate, addressed the Committee in objection to the application, whilst Mr John Sneddon, the Agent, addressed the Committee in support of the application.  Many of the objections raised reflected those detailed in the report, including that the application offered no provision for affordable housing.  In addition, there were particular concerns raised on such grounds as: height, scale and massing - which it was considered would resultin an unsympathetic form of development, design, which it was felt was out of keeping with the character of the area, loss of light and privacy, landscaping, increased traffic and parking, and impacts on highway safety.

 

The Committee then considered the application.  The Committee discussed the issues arising, including the comments raised by the speakers and concerns raised by objectors.  A number of Members expressed their own concerns regarding this application, including in particular those in relation to the non-provision of affordable housing.  In response to issues and concerns raised, the Principal Planning Officer:

 

·         Agreed that it  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Planning Application CR/2017/0760/FUL - 9 Woolborough Road, Northgate, Crawley pdf icon PDF 369 KB

To consider report PES/245 (b) of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services.

 

RECOMMENDATION to PERMIT

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/245 (b) of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services which proposed as follows:

 

Demolition of existing surgery and erection of a part two-storey part two and a half-storey residential building comprising 6 x one-bed flats and 3 x two-bed flats with associated car parking, bin store and cycle store (amended description & plans received).

 

Councillors Stone and Tarrant declared they had visited the site.

 

The Planning Officer (Dimitra Angelopoulou) provided a verbal summation of the application.

 

Mr Peter Rainier, the Agent, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

The Committee then considered the application.

 

RESOLVED

 

Permit, subject to

 

(i)         The conclusion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the financial contributions of £7,700 for replacement and additional tree planting, and the provision of 40% affordable housing on the site (in accordance with Policy H4).

 

(ii)        The Conditions set out in report PES/245 (b).

6.

Planning Application CR/2017/0764/RG3 - Fleming Way (West of Crawters Brook), Northgate, Crawley pdf icon PDF 212 KB

To consider report PES/245 (c)of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services.

 

RECOMMENDATION to PERMIT

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/245 (c) of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services which proposed as follows:

 

Fleming Way cycle path scheme to connect the Crawters Brook shared facility with the National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 21 extending from/to Gatwick Airport at the Fleming Way end through the upgrade of existing pedestrian footways to shared facilities for pedestrians and cyclists (amended plans received).

 

Councillor P C Smith declared he had visited the site.

 

The Principal Planning Officer (Marc Robinson) provided a verbal summation of the application and the following updates:-

 

That WSCC Highways confirmed that it had no objection subject to conditions and:

 

Amended Condition 3

 

The paving and other new hard surfaces shall not be implemented until details of their materials have been submitted to and been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The paving and new hard surfaces shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

 

All other materials to be used in the development hereby permitted shall strictly accord with those indicated on the approved details associated with the application unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: To enable the Local Planning Authority to control the development in detail in the interests of amenity and in accordance with Policy CH3 of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2015-2030.

 

New Condition 7

 

No development shall be undertaken until detailed plans of the Toucan crossing and its precise location have been submitted to and been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The Toucan crossing shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

REASON:  In the interests of road safety and to ensure adequate drainage in accordance with policy CH3 of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2015-2030.

 

The Committee then considered the application.

 

RESOLVED

 

Permit, subject to the Conditions set out in report PES/245 (c), and the updated Conditions above.

 

7.

Planning Application CR/2017/0954/TPO - Amenity land in front of 27 Lytton Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7SH pdf icon PDF 203 KB

To consider report PES/245 (e)of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services.

 

RECOMMENDATION to CONSENT

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/245 (e) of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services which proposed as follows:

 

Goat Willow - reduce height and crown radius by up to 2m (amended description).

 

The Principal Planning Officer (Marc Robinson) provided a verbal summation of the application.

 

The Committee then considered the application.

 

RESOLVED

 

Consent, subject to the Conditions set out in report PES/245 (e).

 

8.

Planning Application CR/2017/1064/RG3 - 1-55 Dalewood Gardens, Northgate, Crawley pdf icon PDF 292 KB

To consider report PES/245 (f)of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services.

 

RECOMMENDATION to PERMIT.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/245 (f) of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services which proposed as follows:

 

Replacement of brown timber fascias with white pvc fascias and replacement of brown guttering & downpiping with black guttering and downpiping.

 

The Principal Planning Officer (Marc Robinson) provided a verbal summation of the application.

 

The Committee then considered the application.  In response to an issue raised, the Principal Planning Officer acknowledged that this was a relatively minor change, with a large element of the fascias being in the shadows of the gutters anyway, and the proposals would not be harmful on the character of the application buildings.  

 

RESOLVED

 

Permit, subject to the Conditions set out in report PES/245 (f)

9.

Section 106 Monies - Quarter 2 and 3 2017 / 18 pdf icon PDF 94 KB

To consider report PES/279of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/279 of the Head of Economic and Environmental Services.

 

The report summarised all the Section 106 (S106) monies received, spent and committed to project schemes in Quarters 2 and 3 of the financial year 2017/18. 

 

RESOLVED

 

Thatthe update on S106 monies received, spent and committed in Quarters 2 and 3 of the financial year 2017/18 be noted.

 

 

10.

Supplemental Agenda

Any urgent item(s) complying with Section 100(B) of the Local Government Act 1972.