Decision details

            BN/66/19/PL – Erection of 2 No. dwellings, Land off Canal Mews, Barnham

            In presenting this report, the Principal Planning Officer provided a verbal update detailing that Barnham and Eastergate Parish Council had resubmitted its previous objection despite the reduction in the number of proposed dwellings from 3 to 2 and that 3 further letters of objection had been received stating that

·         Previous comments to this application still applied;

·         The plan to re-route the sewage pipe/pipes was likely to cause further problems to existing residents; and

·         Plans as submitted included the land which was not in the applicant’s ownership

As the consultation process did not expire until 19 March 2020, it was proposed that the decision be delegated to the Group Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, to make after that date.

The Principal Planner confirmed that Southern Water and the Council’s own Engineering Team had no objections with regard to foul water drainage, subject to standard conditions.  The relevant pipe could be diverted – no condition had been included in the recommendation as permission would have to obtained from Southern Water before any work could commence.

Members raised issues relating to amenity space; and size of the gardens within the proposed development, which were addressed by the Principal Planning Officer.

Following consideration, the Committee

RESOLVED

That the application be approved as detailed in the report and the decision be delegated to the Group Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman following expiry of the consultation period after 19 March 2020.