Agenda item - BH2016/00320 - 67 Falmer Road, Brighton - Full Planning

Demolition of existing house and garage and erection of 4no four bedroom and 5no three bedroom houses (C3).

RECOMMENDATION – MINDED TO GRANT

Ward Affected: Rottingdean Coastal

Demolition of existing house and garage and erection of 4no four bedroom and 5no three bedroom houses (C3).

Officer Presentation

1)               The Planning Manager introduced the application and explained that it was an application agreed to be minded to grant at Committee on 11 January 2017. The Committee resolved to add an additional head of term to add a provision to review mechanism to reassess the viability of the affordable housing on the site at a later date. The Planning Officers considered the relevant guidance and discussed with the applicant; however, the applicant did not agreed to the inclusion requirement in the s106 and Officers did not feel appropriate to pursue as it was a minor development, being nine units, and there was an extant planning permission on the site and a similar review mechanism was not included in the s106. The viability assessment, according to the national planning guidance, would normally be based on current cost and values and a claw back mechanism would be provided on major schemes and would requiring phasing.

Questions for Officers

2)               In response to Councillor Russell-Moyle the Planning Manager noted that he was unaware of a claw back mechanism on a minor development.

Debate and Decision Making Process

3)               Councillor Russell-Moyle noted that he would not be supporting the Officer’s recommendation as a claw back mechanism was required and necessary.

4)               The Chair then put the application to the vote, and the Officer recommendation that the application be minded to grant was carried by 6 votes in support, 2 votes against and 1 abstention.

138.10  RESOLVED – That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation, and resolves to be MINDED TO GRANT permission for the reasons set out in the report.

Note: Councillors Mac Cafferty and Yates were not present for the consideration and vote.