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FG/135/19/PL Silo at Former McIntyre Nursery, Littlehampton Road, Ferring BN12 6PG

Meeting: 04/03/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 483)

483 FG/135/19/PL Silo at Former McIntyre Nursery, Littlehampton Road, Ferring BN12 6PG pdf icon PDF 1023 KB

Minutes:

FG/135/19/PL – Demolition of a silo & erection of an office building (B1(a) Business), 6 No. parking spaces for  office workers & erection of boundary fencing, Silo at Former McIntyre Nursery, Littlehampton Road, Ferring

 

            Having received the detail of the proposal from the Planning Team Leader, Members participated in a full debate.  In opening the debate, comment was made that the existing silo was preferable to the building that was being proposed to replace it and, in addition, the development would impinge on the Angmering/Worthing Gap which had now been adopted.

 

            Members were reminded that existing planning permission FG/56/18/PL had been approved in November 2018 to convert the existing silo to office space and was still valid therefore this proposal would be difficult to refuse due to its slight increase in footprint.  However views were expressed that the proposed development was obtrusive and did not sit well in the setting of Highdown Hill.  The design, colour and materials were not suitable.

 

            The Group Head of Planning gave advice that, although the previous permission was for a conversion and this proposal was for a new build, the design was in a similar style to be built on the same plot for the same use.  With reference to the Angmering/Worthing Gap, there was no requirement to enhance the quality of the gap as it was not a land quality policy.  Furthermore, the integration of the gap was not significant.  In response to Members’ comments with regard to disliking the design, he also pointed out that that was subjective and that was why it would be difficult to go back to policies.

 

            In order to alleviate Members’ reservations with regard to the design, the Planning Team Leader suggested that an additional condition could be included to require the applicant to submit details of materials, finishes, colours and textures to the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of any works.

 

            The Committee voted unanimously on that course of action and asked that the application be brought back to enable Members to consider the materials, etc as they wished to see the effect of the proposal softened. 

 

            The Committee

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be deferred to enable the applicant to submit details of materials, finishes, colours and textures to the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of any works.