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Items
No. Item

1.

Disclosures of Interest

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

 

Minutes:

The following disclosures of interests were made:

 

Councillor

Item and Minute

Type and Nature of Interest

 

Councillor Ali

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Preservation Order Application CR/2023/0510/TPO –

Woldhurstlea Wood, Buckswood Drive (Trees to Rear of 40 Tintern Road), Gossops Green

(minute 4)

 

Personal interest – West Sussex County Councillor for Southgate & Gossops Green division.

 

 

 

Councillor Ali

 

 

 

 

Planning Application CR/2023/0658/FUL –

93 Downland Drive, Southgate

(minute 5)

 

Personal interest – West Sussex County Councillor for Southgate & Gossops Green division.

 

 

2.

Lobbying Declarations

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

 

Minutes:

No lobbying declarations were made.

 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 106 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 9 January 2024.

 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 9 January 2024 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

4.

Tree Preservation Order Application CR/2023/0510/TPO - Woldhurstlea Wood, Buckswood Drive (Trees to Rear of 40 Tintern Road), Gossops Green, Crawley pdf icon PDF 486 KB

To consider report PES/454aof the Head of Economy and Planning.

 

RECOMMENDATION to CONSENT.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/454a of the Head of Economy and Planning which proposed as follows:

 

1 x maple (5672) - reduce height and crown by a maximum of 2 metres to nearest suitable growth points.

1 x ash (071805) - reduce height and crown by a maximum of 2 metres to nearest suitable growth points.

1 x oak (5641) - reduce height and crown by a maximum of 2 metres to nearest suitable growth points.

 

Councillor Ali declared he had visited the site.

 

The Principal Planning Officer provided a verbal summation of the application, which sought consent for works to three protected trees in Woldhurstlea Wood.  It was heard that the works were not considered to harm the health of the trees and were necessary in order to maintain the trees at a manageable size and rectify overhanging of an adjacent property.

 

The Committee then considered the application.  In response to a query from a Committee member, the Planning Officer explained that the trees had already been protected under a Tree Preservation Order, and that there had been a number of applications in the past for works to various trees in the woodland.

 

RESOLVED

 

Consent subject to the conditions set out in report PES454a.

 

5.

Planning Application CR/2023/0658/FUL - 93 Downland Drive, Southgate, Crawley pdf icon PDF 384 KB

To consider report PES/454b of the Head of Economy and Planning.

 

RECOMMENDATION to PERMIT.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/454b of the Head of Economy and Planning which proposed as follows:

 

Retrospective application for single storey rear extension.

 

Councillors Ali, Charatan, Nawaz and Pritchard declared they had visited the site.

 

The Principal Planning Officer provided a verbal summation of the application, which sought retrospective planning permission for a householder extension to a terraced property in Southgate.  The Officer then gave details of the various relevant planning considerations as set out in the report.

 

The Committee then considered the application.  It was noted that representations from neighbours had raised concerns about the potential for the property to be used as a house of multiple occupation (HMO) and the impact of this on parking in the area.  Clarification was sought from the Planning Officer as to whether this was a consideration for the Committee.  The Officer confirmed that the property’s current use was as a dwelling and there was no change of use proposed, so this was not for the Committee to determine.  It was explained that if a change of use was sought for a property to become an HMO which housed more than six inhabitants, a separate planning application would be required and these issues could be considered at that time. If the property were to house six or less inhabitants, a change of use application would not be required as it would be permitted development – however a water neutrality application would be required under the Habitat Regulations.

 

RESOLVED

 

Permit subject to the condition set out in report PES/454b.

 

6.

Section 106 Monies - Q2 & Q3 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 157 KB

To consider report PES/456 of the Head of Economy and Planning.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered report PES/456 of the Head of Economy and Planning, which summarised all the Section 106 (S106) monies received, spent and committed to project schemes in quarters two and three of the financial year 2023/24. 

 

RESOLVED

 

That the update on S106 monies received, spent and committed in quarters two and three of the financial year 2023/24 was noted.