Agenda item - BH2021/00780 - Land at Junction with Foredown Road & Fox Way, Portslade - Outline Application

1.       The Planning Manager introduced the application to the committee.

Questions

2.       Councillor Shanks was informed that the affordable housing would be provided on a second site the developer is bringing forward, which would be secured through the legal agreement.

3.       The Planning Manager noted that a commuted sum was not being sought and the legal agreement will bind the developer to build the cluster of affordable homes.

4.       The Senior Solicitor advised that the s106 agreement would require that the affordable housing would need to be built by a certain stage in the development.

5.       Councillor Yates was informed that the access shown in the plans was for bins and a portacabin and the ‘dog leg’ road would be used for amenity reasons. Condition 5 included a highways agreement to improve the footways.

Debate

6.       Councillor Yates stated they liked the proposals, which was a good use of the site, with the density not out of keeping with the other new dwellings nearby.

7.       Councillor Littman stated that they considered the ecological conditions to be good and they supported the application.

Vote

8.       A vote was taken, and the committee agreed unanimously that planning permission be granted.

9.       RESOLVED: That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation set out in the report and resolves to be MINDED TO GRANT planning permission subject to a s106 agreement to secure 30% affordable housing (four dwellings) provided off site and the Conditions and Informatives as set out in the report, SAVE THAT should the s106 Planning Obligation not be completed on or before the 7th January 2022 the Head of Planning is hereby authorised to refuse planning permission for the reasons set out in section 12.1 of the report.