Agenda item - BH2016/05107 - Car Park and The Bridge Community Education Centre, Former Falmer High School, Lucraft Road, Brighton - Full Planning

Use of existing car park in connection with events taking place at the American Express Community Stadium and retention of existing building accommodating The Bridge Community Education Centre for a temporary period of 4 years.

RECOMMENDATION – GRANT

Ward Affected: Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

Use of existing car park in connection with events taking place at the American Express Community Stadium and retention of existing building accommodating The Bridge Community Education Centre for a temporary period of 4 years.

Questions for Officers

1)               In response to Councillor Miller the Principal Planning Officer explained that the site had been identified for different potential uses and they were hoping for some proposed schemes in the near future.

2)               In response to Councillor Mac Cafferty it was explained that the site allocation in the City Plan had identified that the community use would need to be provided on the site with a certain level of car parking.

Decision Making Process

3)               The Chair then put the application to the vote, and the Officer recommendation that the application be granted was carried unanimously.

73.4       RESOLVED – That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation, and resolves to GRANT planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report.