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BN/18/20/PL Former Brooks Nursery, Eastergate

Meeting: 29/07/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 136)

136 Deferred Item - BN/18/20/PL Former Brooks Nursery, Eastergate pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

            BN/18/20/PL – Variation of condition 15 imposed under EG/29/13 relating to condition 15 – to change the foul drainage scheme from Sewage Treatment Plant to Pumping Station with associated drainage works, Former Brooks Nursery, Eastergate

 

            This matter had been deferred from the meeting on 24 June 2020 for further information from Southern Water as to whether the scheme could be connected to the Barnham Main Road sewer once the repairs being undertaken there were completed.  Members were advised of the response from Southern Water by the Planning Team Leader.  A further response from Southern Water had been received earlier in the day which stated that their preferred connection point would be in Elm Grove South.  Additional information had been provided by the developer to clarify issues of concern expressed by the Committee and comment from the Elm Grove South Residents Association and a further letter of objection were also detailed in the report.

 

            In discussing the matter, some Members expressed their disappointment that, whilst further information had been provided, it was not sufficient to address the concerns that had been expressed at the previous meeting.  Barnham had been subject to flooding and sewage problems for a number of years and it was felt that this proposal would only exacerbate the situation.  However, in the course of a full debate, legal and professional advice was given to the Committee that the applicant had adhered to the requirements of Southern Water and it would therefore not be appropriate to penalise them for that.  Southern Water was the statutory authority and had raised no objection.

 

            The Committee therefore

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be approved as detailed in the report dated 24 June 2020.