| Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting of Tuesday 23rd April 2013 held at 7.30pm. in the Reading Room, Church Road, Buxted. | |
| Present: Cllrs. Sheard (Acting Chairman), Blandford, Harding, Rose and Warner. Also in attendance Miss B Macklen, Clerk to Buxted Parish Council | |
| Public: None at this meeting | |
| 1. | Apologies: Apologies were received and accepted from Cllrs. Dopson, Blandford and WDC Cllr. Buck |
| 2. | Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of 9th April 2013 were approved and signed as a correct record by the Chairman. |
| 3. | Declaration of Members Interests in respect of items on this agenda
All Cllrs. declared a personal interest in respect to item 4.2 on the agenda by virtue of the applicant being a doctor in Buxted village |
| 4. | Planning Applications
Application No. WD/2013/0590/F Location: Pheasant Cottage, Royal Oak Lane, High Hurstwood Description: Proposed single-storey extensions to rear, first floor extension to side and associated alterations Applicant: Mr Owens Agent: Mr P Shoesmith No objection – recommend approval
Application No. WD/2013/0649/F Location: April Cottage, High Street, Buxted Description: Change of use to residential Applicant: Dr C Fabre Agent: Dr C Fabre No objection – recommend approval. The Parish Council does not consider that a conversion of April Cottage to residential use would have any increase to traffic movements to this property, thus having no further impact on the Ashdown Forest. It also considers that a residential use would have less impact on traffic movements than the existing business use.
Application No. WD/2013/0715/F Location: Star Coombe, Framfield Road, Buxted Description: First floor rear addition Applicant: Mr & Mrs Beesley Agent: Mike Hill Architectural Services No objection – recommend approval
Application No. WD/2013/0716/F Location: Tucks Corner, Etchingwood Description: New dormer window Applicant: Mr & Mrs Hartley Agent: Mike Hill Architectural Sercices No objection – recommend approval
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| 5. | Matters for information: Noted |
| 6. | Any other matters properly notified: None this meeting. |
| 7. | Announcements: The clerk updated the committee that the proposed community hall in Buxted has been the subject of further correspondence with WDC following the reporting to the Parish Council meeting on 9th April. It has been suggested by WDC Cllr. Galley (Portfolio Holder for Planning and Development) that a meeting is arranged between the Parish Council/Hall Group and WDC to try and resolve the current outstanding issues. Until these matters have been discussed and suitably agreed, the architect for the scheme will not be progressing with the design. A meeting date is currently being agreed. |
| The meeting closed at 7.50p.m. |