This is a meeting of the Planning Committee of Havant Borough Council held on the 30th Jan 2025.
The last meeting was on 24th Apr 2025. The next meeting is scheduled for 22nd May 2025.
Hurstwood Room, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX
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| 1 | Apologies for Absence |
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Diamond and Hulls. |
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| 2 | Minutes |
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party RESOLVED that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 09 January 2025 and the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 23 January 2025 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman. |
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| 3 | Declarations of Interests |
There were no declarations of interests relating to matters on the agenda.
Councillor Lind declared that although he was the relevant ward councillor in relation to APP/24/00612, he did not have a conclusive view and would examine all of the facts and evidence presented before deciding on which way to vote on the application.
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| 4 | Applications for Development |
Apps for Dev Report
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| 4. 1 | APP/24/00612 - Land south of Lower Road and west of Old Manor Farm, Havant |
Final report Lower Rd
APPENDIX B Site Layout Plan APPENDIX C Street Scene Plans APPENDIX D - Illustrative masterplan submitted with APP_21_01071 APPENDIX E - Appeal Decision Deputation Statement NML Jan 2025 P23-1017 - Lower Rd - Laura Mills Committee Deputation - 30.01.2025 LR Update sheet APPENDIX A Location Plan P23-1017 - Lower Rd - Trevor Moody Committee Deputation - 30.01.2025 (The site was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party)
Proposal: Approval of reserved matters comprising layout, landscape, scale and appearance, pursuant to outline planning permission APP/21/01071 for the development of 43 dwellings along with public open space and associated infrastructure works.
The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning to grant approval.
The Committee received supplementary information, circulated prior to the meeting, which included:
1. Written statements submitted by Mr Tate, Mr Moody and Ms Mills. 2. an update sheet which included further information requested by the Site Viewing Working Party, a further letter of representation, and updated recommendations and conditions.
The Committee was addressed by:
1. Mr Tate, who reiterated the issues set out in the written deputation submitted.
In response to questions from the Committee, Mr Tate stated that:
a. He believed that the applicant had not declared the adjoining land that was owned by them at the time of the planning application.
b. The adjoining land that was owned by the applicant was east of the Phase 1 development.
2. Mr Moody and Ms Mills, the applicant’s agents, who reiterated the issues set out in their written deputations.They have also added that there would be no statutory requirement to a submit a red and blue line plan for a reserved matters application.
In response to questions from members of the Committee, Mr Moody and Ms Mills stated that:
a) The mechanical venting could pull clean, fresh air in the dwellings.
b) The construction compound would be controlled by a construction and environmental management plan, and would be controlled as part of a discharge of planning conditions.
c) Deferring the application would bring significant negative impacts to the applications as there would be time restrictions in terms of ecological surveys etc. d) The chimneys depicted on the elevations were decorative.
The officers commented on the issues raised by public speakers and in the written submissions as follows:
· Officers were satisfied that there was no statutory requirement for the applicant to include ‘land within a blue line’ on a reserved matters application submission.
· The route of Narrow Marsh Lane was entirely outside of the Phase 2 outline and the reserved matters application areas.
In response to questions from members of the Committee, officers pointed out that:
a. There was no requirement in the approval for the phase 1 development for a restorative work on Narrow Marsh Lane.
b. The Hampshire County Council archaeologist did not object to the phase 1 proposal of the development.
c. The scope of the application would only include the appearance, scale, landscape and layout of the 43 dwellings.
d. There was only a requirement for a red site line to be outlined in the reports.
e. There would be topsoil on the Narrow Marsh Lane area, and it would be consistent with future landscaping intentions by the applicant required under the phase 1 approval.
f. In respect of the Phase 1 development, the inspector concluded that the Narrow Marsh Lane had a limited degree of heritage significance, and classified it as a non-designated heritage asset.
g. In respect of the Phase 1 development, the inspector concluded that the benefits outweighed the harms brought by that planning scheme.
h. Surface water run-off and foul water discharges would be separate matters for this development.
i. Surface water drainage requirements would have to be satisfied prior to the commencement of the development.
j. The Lead Local Flood Authority and the officers were content with the surface water drainage arrangements of the site.
The Committee discussed the application in detail together with the views raised by deputees.
The Committee considered the appearance and the landscaping of the dwellings, the sustainability of the development, the effects of the development on Narrow Marsh Lane, and the heritage status of Narrow Marsh Lane.
RESOLVED that application APP/24/00612 be granted approval subject to:
(A)No objection from Natural England being received within the statutory 21 day consultation period;
(B)The following conditions (subject to such changes and/or additions that the Head of Planning considers necessary to impose prior to the issuing of the decision)
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| 4. 2 | APP/23/01077 - Recreation Ground, Hobby Close, Wecock, Waterlooville |
Hobby Close - Final report
APPENDIX A - Location, Existing Levels and Contours APPENDIX B - Proposed Land Form Access APPENDIX C - Proposed Land Form Proposed Levels and Layout APPENDIX D -Proposed Land Form Suggested Site Operations 1 APPENDIX E -Proposed Land Form Suggested Site Operations 2 APPENDIX F - Proposed Land Form Proposed Sections APPENDIX G - Tree Location Plan HC Update sheet Proposal: Land raising of the north end of the Recreation Ground using inert clean imported soil material.
The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning to grant permission.
The Committee received supplementary information, circulated prior to the meeting, which included an update sheet containing revised recommendations for the application.
In response to questions from members of the Committee, officers stated that:
a. The ecological assessment of the application had concluded that there would not be harm to any species of animals in the site. b. There would be a requirement to protect pedestrian routes during the period of construction. c. Due to material shortages, the implementation of planning permission was recommended to be extended by an additional 2 years, to 5 years.
The Committee discussed the application in detail together with the views raised by deputees.
The Committee considered the necessity of the works to be carried out in this application.
RESOLVED that application APP/23/01077 be granted permission subject to:
a) an agreement with the Environment Agency of the details of the aggregate sample testing to be undertaken, as required by Condition 5
and
b) The following planning conditions (subject to such changes and/or additions that the Head of Planning considers necessary to impose prior to the issuing of the decision).
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| Item | Title | Minutes |
| 0 | Applications and other matters viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party | |
| 0 | Applications submitted by Havant Borough Council or affecting Council owned land |
Standing Deputy
Cabinet Lead for Commercial & Chairman of Licensing Committee
Councillor Paul Gray
Liberal Democrat
Not required
Deputee
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Lead for Finance
Councillor Philippa Gray
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Councillor Paul Tansom
LIBDEM
Present, as expected
Councillor Michael Lind
LIBDEM
Present, as expected
Standing Deputy
Chairman of Human Resources Committee
Councillor Mark Coates
Labour
Not required
Councillor Richard Brown
LAB
Present, as expected
Councillor Simon Hagan
LAB
Present, as expected
Councillor Jason Horton
LAB
Present, as expected
Councillor Daniel Berwick
LAB
Not required
Standing Deputy
Cabinet Lead for Environment & Water Quality & Climate Change Champion
Councillor Grainne Rason
Green
Present, as expected
Councillor Charles Robert
Green
Present, as expected
Councillor Jonathan Hulls
Green
Apologies
Committee Member
Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Councillor Caren Diamond
Conservative
Apologies
Vice-Chairman
Vice Chairman of Planning Committee
Councillor David Keast
Conservative
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Standing Deputy
Armed Forces Champion
Councillor Liz Fairhurst
Conservative
Present, as expected
Standing Deputy
Lauren Maidens
None
Expected
Spare Copies
None
Not required
Mark Gregory
None
Expected
Ernest Lam
None
Expected
Public Copies (Council and Cabinet)
None
Not required
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