Issue - meetings

            Public Speakers:      Mr P. Atkins, Objector

                                                Mr M. Josey, Objector

                                                Mrs E. Lawrence, Agent

                                                Cllr D. Huntley, Ward Member

            P/116/19/OUT – Outline application with all matters reserved, except for access, for the erection of 4 No. semi-detached 3 bedroom houses & 2 No. detached 4 bedroom houses with associated access, parking and gardens.  This application is a Departure from the Development Plan, Land adjacent to Sefter School House, Sefter Road, Bognor Regis

            The Planning Team Leader presented this report and also provided the Committee with a verbal update report covering the following:-

·         25 further letters of objection had been received on the grounds of infrastructure, traffic, highways, drainage, loss of farmland, wild life, flooding and pollution’ all of which had been addressed in the officer’s report.

·         A Councillor had raised the issue of local finance and the Planning Team Leader addressed this by referring to Sections 70 (2) and 70 (4) of the Town & Country Planning Act.

             Whilst a raft of Member objections to the proposal were raised at the meeting it was acknowledged that, without support from statutory consultees, it would be difficult to justify any refusal and the Committee therefore

RESOLVED

That the application be approved as detailed in the report.