Planning Committee
MINUTES of a meeting of the Planning Committee held at Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes on 11 June 2025.
PRESENT Councillors Tom Liddiard (Chair), Philip Lunn (Deputy Chair), Abul Azad, Godfrey Daniel, Kathryn Field and Eleanor Kirby-Green
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ALSO PRESENT |
Councillors Anne Cross, Nuala Geary, Ian Hollidge and Wendy Maples |
1. Minutes of the meeting held on 30 April 2025
1.1 The Committee approved as a correct record the minute of the meeting held on 30 April 2025.
2. Apologies for absence
2.1 There were no apologies for absence.
3. Disclosures of interests
3.1 Councillor Maples declared a personal interest in item 5 as someone previously involved in volunteering with School Streets project and as someone living in the neighbourhood. Councillor Maples did not consider this to be prejudicial.
4. Urgent items
4.1 There were none.
5. Reports
5.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
6. School Streets Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) - Southover CE Primary School, Lewes
5.1 The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.
5.2 Mr Noel Fadden, District Councillor Graham Clews and Mr Kevin Moore spoke for the recommendation to not uphold objections to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) in relation to Southover CE Primary – Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace and that the ETRO be made permanent in relation to Southover CE Primary – Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace.
5.3 Councillor Wendy Maples, the Local Member spoke in support of the officer’s recommendations.
5.4 The Committee Members have considered the report, together with the comments of the public speakers and the Local Member and agree with the conclusions and reasons for the recommendation set out in paragraph 3 of the report.
5.7 The Committee unanimously RESOLVED to:
1) Not uphold objections to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) in relation to Southover CE Primary – Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace and The Course Lewes; and
2) Recommended to the Director of Communities,
Economy and Transport that the ETRO be made permanent.
7. Bexhill Cycle Route Traffic Regulation Orders
7.1 The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.
7.2 The following Local Members spoke on the following sites detailed in the report:
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Site |
Local Member |
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Junction of Arthur Road/ Piltdown Close/ Downlands Avenue |
Cllr Nuala Geary |
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Junction of Richmond Avenue /South Cliff |
Cllr Ian Hollidge |
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Junction of Terminus Avenue/Collington Avenue |
Cllr Nuala Geary |
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Colebrooke Road |
Cllr Nuala Geary |
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Down Road |
Cllr Abul Azad |
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London Road footpath |
Cllr Abul Azad |
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Footpath between A259 Little Common Road and Arthur Road |
Cllr Nuala Geary |
7.3 Committee Members have considered the report and comments of the Local Members and agree with the conclusions and reasons for the recommendations as set out in the report.
7.4 The Committee RESOLVED to:
1) Uphold, in part, the objections to the draft Order as set out in Appendix 1 of the report;
2) Not uphold the objections to the draft Order as set out in Appendix 2 of the report; and
3) Recommend to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport that the Traffic Regulation Order be made in part.
(The meeting ended at 11.53 am) CHAIRMAN