Agenda item - Wellend Villas, Springfield Road, Brighton, Request for a variation of s106 27 September 2002 signed in association with BH2002/00562

Report of the Strategic Director, Place (copy attached).

169.1         The Committee consideration a report of the Strategic Director, Place in relation to a request for a variation of a s106 agreement signed on 27 September 2002 in association with application BH2002/00562: Wellend Villas, Springfield Road, Brighton. The Area Planning Manager, Zachary Ellwood, introduced the item and noted some minor typographical errors at paragraph 3.1 and explained that the numbers of flats and affordable homes units should be 124 and 50 respectively. The scheme had been completed in two phases in 2004 and 2006, and the original s106 agreement required that residents would not be able to apply for resident’s parking permits should a controlled parking zone (CPZ) be introduced. A CPZ was due to introduced into the area, and the application had been received to allow residents to apply for parking permits; advice had been sought from the Transport Section and the request to vary was considered acceptable. The recommendation in the report asked the Committee to agree to the variation of the s106 agreement.

169.2         In response to a query from Councillor Cobb it was explained that 20 of the 24 spaces at the development were reserved for disabled use; there was currently no CPZ in the area, and residents were able to park on the streets.

169.3         RESOLVED – That the Committee allow the completion of a variation to the s106 planning agreement dated 27 September 2002 relating to Wellend Villas, Springfield Road, Brighton to allow residents of the development to apply for residents’ parking permits.

Note: Councillors Davey and Robins were not present during the discussion and vote on this item.