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Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

27.1     Councillor Godfrey Daniel left the Chamber during consideration of this item.  

27.2     The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport. 

27.3     Simon Tomlinson, Head of Wastewater Delivery, on behalf of the applicant, Southern Water spoke in support of the report’s recommendations.

27.4     Councillor Carl Maynard, the Local Member, spoke to encourage consultation by Southern Water on enhancements to the proposed mitigation.  

27.5     The Committee agreed to include an additional Informative, in order to set a clear expectation that Southern Water consult and engage with local residents, Guestling Parish Council, and the local District and County Councillor, in developing the submission that will be made in pursuant of Conditions 2 and 3. 

27.6     Members have considered the officer’s presentation and report, together with the comments of the public speaker and Local Member, and agree with the conclusion and reasons for recommendation set out in paragraph 7 of the report, with the additional Informative. 

27.7     The Committee RESOLVED to grant planning permission subject to the completion of a variation to the s106 Agreement dated 30 June 2016 between East Sussex County Council, Southern Water Services Limited and Gordon Harrison and the s278 Agreement dated 7 June 2018 between the same parties and to the following conditions:

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the drawings listed in the Schedule of Approved Plans.

            Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

2.         Notwithstanding the planting and landscaping details submitted for the pumping station site, further details of the planting scheme shall be submitted to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport for written approval within one month of the date of the planning permission. The approved details shall be carried out in full during the first available planting season following approval.

Reason: To secure appropriate landscaping at the site in the interests of the amenity of the locality and the landscape character of the AONB, in accordance with Policies WMP25 and WMP27 of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan 2013. 

3.         Within one month of the date of the planning permission, the applicant shall submit details in writing to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport for written approval for the design of the proposed close boarded fencing on the front gates and the timber screen around the kiosk at the pumping station including a timetable for their installation. The details shall demonstrate that the High Weald Colour Study (2017) has been used to assist in the identification of colours for the structures at the pumping station site in Fourteen Acre Lane. The approved details shall be carried out in full.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and the landscape of the High Weald AONB, in accordance with Policies WMP25 and WMP27 of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan 2013.

4.         Planting and landscaping works at the treatment works site off Butcher's Lane shall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27