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Report by Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

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

22.2     Members have considered the officer’s report and agree with the conclusion and reasons for recommendation as set out in paragraph 7 of the report.

22.3     RESOLVED (1) To grant planning permission subject to the completion of the following procedure:

a)               Receipt of confirmation from Lewes District Council that the application has been placed on the Statutory Register for not less than 21 days and that no further objections raising new issues have been received; and

b)               To authorise the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to grant planning permission following receipt of the above confirmation subject to the conditions as set out in Paragraph 8.2 of the report.

(2)        To authorise the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to refer the application back to this Committee if either new further objections are received or the confirmation from Lewes District Council has not been received within two months of the date hereof.

22.4     The grant of planning permission shall be subject to conditions along the lines of:

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

         Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.      The temporary building hereby permitted shall be removed and the land restored to its former physical state of an area of tarmac and planted area by 31 August 2020, or as otherwise agreed in accordance with a scheme submitted to and approved in writing by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

         Reason: The appearance of development is only considered appropriate for a temporary period.

3.      No development shall take place until full details of measures to protect the trees to the north of the proposed location of the temporary classroom and to the west of the proposed MUGA have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport and these works shall be carried out as approved. Such details shall be in accordance with BS5837:2012 and shall also include a drawing showing the location of the service runs for water, foul water and electricity supplies.

         Reason: In order to protect the tree in the interest of visual amenity in accordance with Save Policy ST3 of the Lewes District Local Plan 2003

4.      No development shall take place until plans and full details of both hard and soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport and these works shall be carried out as approved. These details shall include:

          - Replacement tree planting (2 for each tree to be removed) - species, maturity and location to be agreed;

          - Car parking layout

          - Hard surfacing materials

          - Minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse or other storage units, signs, lighting etc)

          - Proposed and existing functional services above and below ground (e.g. drainage power, communications  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22