Issue - meetings

2 Public Speakers

Councillor Stephen Abbott – Ferring Parish Council

Ed Miller - Objector

Demolition of a polytunnel, storage building & scaffolders' shelters & racking, use of land for Class B8 container self-storage & the siting of 79 No. single-stacked storage containers, part regrading of the ground, new fencing, CCTV & lighting. This site is in CIL Zone 3 (Zero Rated) as other development & is a Departure from the Development Plan.

The Planning Officer presented his report including matters in the update report. This was followed by Public Speakers and a response was provided by the Planning Officer.

Members then took part in a full debate on the application where a number of concerns were raised including overdevelopment of the area, inappropriate development for the area, surface water drainage and traffic access.

          The Planning Officer and Group Head of Planning provided detailed answers to all concerns raised as well as advising that refusal of this application could be appealed, and if so, could be successful.

The Committee

          RESOLVED

That the application be REFUSED and the reasons for refusal was that the proposal represents an undesirable intensification of storage use on the site which would have an unacceptable impact on the character and appearance of the area and serve to unacceptably erode the gap between Angmering and Worthing contrary to policies C SP1, D DM1 and SD SP3 of the Arun Local Plan and policy 7 of the Ferring Neighbourhood Plan.

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 16:55 until 17:05