Agenda item

The Chairman, Councillor Mrs Yeates, will present the Minutes from the meeting of the Planning Policy Sub-Committee held on 18 June 2019.  There are recommendations at:

o   Minute 4 [Adoption of Policy in Relation to Surface Water in New Development] - to view the Officer’s report, please click on this link – Report

o   Minute 5 [CIL Draft Charging Schedule Consultation Responses] – to view the Officer’s report and all of the appendices – please click on these links - Report and Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and Appendix 3

            [Councillor Mrs Erskine re-declared her personal interest in this item as a member of Bognor Regis Town Council and Councillor Huntley re-declared his personal interest in this item as a member of Pagham Parish Council.]

            The Chairman, Councillor Mrs Yeates, presented the minutes from the meeting of the Planning Policy Sub-Committee held on 18 June 2019. 

            Councillor Mrs Yeates alerted Members to the first recommendation at Minute 4 [Adoption of Policy in Relation to Surface Water in New Development].  This was seeking the Council’s support to adopting West Sussex County Council’s policy for the management of surface water.  This policy would enable the Council to apply a consistent set of standards for dealing with existing systems and new development.  The Chairman stated that it would be subject to adaptation and review.

            Councillor Mrs Yeates then formally proposed the recommendation which was seconded by Councillor Jones.

            Clarification was sought on whether the Council was being asked to adopt the policy as presented and how it could be later adapted or reviewed.   Councillor Mrs Yeates clarified that it was her intention to ask the Council to adopt the policy now, with the view that once it had been embedded, then it could be reviewed.

            Following further discussion, the Council

                        RESOLVED

                        That the West Sussex LLFA (Local Lead Flood Authority) Policy for the Management of Surface Water (November 2018 and as updated from time to time) be adopted, particularly but not exclusively in relation to all new development within the Arun District.

            Councillor Mrs Yeates then alerted Members to the next set of recommendations at Minute 5 [CIL Draft Charging Schedule Consultation Responses]

In proposing this Minute, Councillor Mrs Yeates proposed an amendment to the wording of the recommendations as the minutes had omitted the context as to why a change was being made to the wording of Modification No 21 as set out in recommendation (2).  The amendment read:

1.    In the second line of the recommendation, the word ‘guidance’ is deleted and replaced with the words “clarification in recommendation (2)”

2.    At recommendation (2) the words “the following amendment (shown in underlined) be made to the Proposed Statement – Modification No. 21” are added and then the clarification from “Neither does it include …” onwards is underlined

            Councillor Jones then seconded the original recommendation and amendment.

            In introducing the amendment, Councillor Mrs Yeates explained to the Council that student accommodation had been discussed at great lengths and clarification had provided to the Sub-Committee of which they were happy with, hence the modified text.

            Following discussion, Councillor Mrs Yeates confirmed that the CIL would be a major income stream for the Council in future.  The Council therefore

RESOLVED

That, subject to further clarification in recommendation (2) relating to student accommodation and the status of residential accommodation in a holiday environment,

(1)               the Draft Charging Schedule (Submission Version) (the DCS Submission Version) (provided as Background Paper 3 to this report) along with all required supporting documentation, as required, are submitted to the appointed independent Examiner in accordance with Regulation 19 of the CIL Regulations (as amended) on 31 July, or as close as to that date aspossible.

(2)               the following amendment (shown in underlined) be made to the Proposed Statement of Modifications – Modification No. 21 “residential does not include residential institutions, including purpose-built student accommodation. Neither does it include development which is covered by a condition that limits it to holiday use only. Where this condition is not applied to static caravans or holiday rental units, these should be considered to be in residential use, or have the potential to be used for residentialuse.”