Agenda and minutes

To receive and record any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Moutray and Weeks.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 16 March 2023, and receive the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 30 March 2023.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 16 March 2023 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman; and the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 30 March 2023 be received.

To receive and record any declarations of interests from Members present.

There were no declarations of interests relating to matters on the agenda.

There were no matters to be considered for site viewing and deferment.

Proposal: Construction of 44 dwellings with access, open space, landscaping and associated work and diversion of footpath No. 71 to the west

Additional Documents

(The site was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party)

Proposal: Construction of 44 dwellings with access, open space, landscaping and associated work and diversion of footpath No. 71 to the west

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.                  An update sheet which included:

a.     A response from the Highway Authority

b.     Report updates

c.     Additional conditions in recommendations

2.                  Written deputations submitted by

a.     Ms Hadley

b.     Mr Mitra, on behalf of the applicant

c.     Ms Rason, on behalf of Havant Green Party

d.     Dr Grove

e.     Ms Brooks, on behalf of Havant Friends of the Earth and Havant Climate Alliance

f.       Councillor Bowerman

The Committee was addressed by:

1.                  Mr Mitra, the applicant’s agent, who reiterated the issues set out in the written deputation submitted on behalf of the applicant.

In response to questions from Members of the Committee, Mr Mitra clarified that there was no specific reason other than design terms for having no balconies in the application.

2.                  Ms Rason, who reiterated the issues set out in the written deputation submitted on behalf of the applicant.

3.                  Councillor Bowerman, who reiterated the issues set out in the written deputation submitted on behalf of the applicant.

The officers commented on the issues raised by public speakers and in the written submissions as follows:

·                     13 affordable housing units would be available on site.

·                     There would be some wild areas within the public open space, which would be managed as included in the ecology details submitted, and a condition had been included to that effect.

·                     The site was not part of the Southleigh development, and the site was allocated in its own right.

·                     The occupation of the site, access to be provided before occupation would be part of the Section 106 agreement with Hampshire County Council.

·                     Highway Authority would further consider the signage and railings related to the site at the Section 278 stage.

·                     Audits of the site resulted in amended plans and details to the proposal of the access to the site, which went up to the County and considered by their auditors on whether there was a safe access to the site that would go across a footpath.

·                     Right of Way team had raised no objections to the proposal.

In response to questions from members of the Committee, officers stated that:

a.                  the Highway Authority would have accessed whether a crossing would be needed given the level of traffic associated with the development. If a Toucan Crossing were to be required, it would have been expected the crossing be an explicit requirement.

b.                  temporary signage could be included as a condition to alert users of the route in question of the construction works during the construction activity phase. The Highway Authority had also accepted the principle of providing railings along the alignment of footpath together with road signage.

c.                   the Local Planning Authority would request  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.