Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Diamond, Patrick and Weeks.

The Committee received the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 21 April 2021.

There were no declarations of interests.

There were no matters to be considered for deferment.

Proposal:      Outline application for the development of new employment units to provide up to 29,000 sq m (gross internal area) for flexible use across use classes E (light industrial), B2 and B8 with ancillary offices, car parking, service yards, drainage works, landscaping and associated works to prepare the site for development. All matters are reserved except the means of access to the site.

Additional Documents

(The site was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party on 21 April 2021)

Proposal:      Outline application for the development of new employment units to provide up to 29,000 sq m (gross internal area) for flexible use across use classes E (light industrial), B2 and B8 with ancillary offices, car parking, service yards, drainage works, landscaping and associated works to prepare the site for development. All matters are reserved except the means of access to the site.

The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning to grant permission.

The Committee received supplementary information, circulated prior to the meeting which included:

(1)        written deputations submitted on by Ms Brooks, on behalf of Havant Friends of the Earth and Havant Climate Alliance, Mrs Buckley, on behalf of Havant Borough Residents’ Alliance, and the applicant’s agent;

(2)        the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 21 April 2022;

(3)        an update sheet;

(4)        a revised Appendix G; and

(5)        Appendix F.

The Committee was addressed by the following deputees:

(a)        Ms Brooks, Havant Friends of the Earth and Havant Climate Alliance, who reiterated the issues set out in her submitted written deputation (Ms Brooks failed to complete her deputation within the allotted time);

(b)        Mrs Buckley, who on behalf of the Havant Borough Residents’ Alliance, reiterated the issues set out in her written deputation (Mrs Buckley failed to complete her deputation within the allotted time);

(c)        Mr Thomas, the applicant’s agent, who supported the application by reiterating the issues raised in his written deputation.

            In response to questions from members of the Committee, Mr Thomas advised:

            (i)         that the internal height of the building would be 15m;

            (ii)        that the external height of a building with an internal height of 21m would be 24.5m to the roof; and

            (iii)        on the ground gas protection measures proposed.

In response to the issues raised in the written deputations and deputations made at the meeting, the officers advised that:

·                     The conditions requested by the ecology consultant were included in the recommended conditions set out in the report

·                     A contractor, who would be responsible for ensuring the development was built in the appropriate manner, would be appointed by the developer

·                     The issue of using the site for recreation was covered in the report

·                     The site was not included in the Council’s Play Strategy

In response to questions from the Committee, officers:

·                     Advised that the previous use of the site for recreation had raised safety concerns.

·                     Referred to the update sheet, circulated prior to the meeting, which corrected the terminology used for the height of the proposal in paragraph 3.6 of the submitted report.

·                     Advised the Committee of the heights of the proposal as set out in page 40 of the submitted report.

·                     Advised that Mr Thomas’s reference to the potential for the building to be 21 metres in height did not form part of this application

·                     Advised that the wire diagrams would be at finished floor height plus the height  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.