Agenda and minutes

67.1     RESOLVED to approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2016. 

68.1     Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Stogdon.

68.2     It was noted that Councillor Sheppard was acting as a substitute for Councillor Galley. 

Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

69.1     Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

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

70.2     Councillor Whetstone, the Local Member, spoke to support the application.

70.3     Members have considered the officer’s report together with the comments of the Local Member and agree with the conclusion and reasons for recommendation as set out in paragraph 7 of the report.

70.4     RESOLVED to refuse planning permission for the following reasons:

1.      The applicant has not demonstrated that the importation and deposit of waste materials at the site is of benefit to the land and that the minimum volume of material would be used, thereby conflicting with Policy WMP8b of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan 2013.

2.      The importation and deposit of waste materials at the site does not conserve or enhance the qualities of the High Weald AONB, including landscape character, thereby conflicting with Policy WMP27a of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan 2013, Saved Policy EN6 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998 and the provisions of Part 11 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

3.      The applicant has not demonstrated that the importation and deposit of waste materials at the site will not have an adverse effect on potential archaeological remains within the Archaeological Notification Area, thereby conflicting with Policy WMP27a of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan 2013 and the provisions of Part 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.