Havant Borough Council Planning Committee Meeting

There were no apologies for absence received for this meeting.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 22 February 2024 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

There were no declarations of interests relating to matters on the agenda.

There were no matters to be considered for site viewing and deferment.

Proposal: Application to extend the existing public toilet block to provide an accessible changing places facility.

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 consisted of:

1.               An addendum update

In response to questions from members of the Committee, officers pointed out that:

a.                  Access to the facility would be unlikely to be by the use of radar keys.

b.                  The method of accessing the facility remains to be determined, but would be via a registration or membership scheme.

c.                   The planning officer believes that it would be the Council who would be managing the facility in the future.

d.                  The planning officer confirmed that the proposed changing places facility would be additional to the existing toilet facilities which included facilities for the physically less-able.

The Committee discussed the application in detail and considered the design of the facility, and the needs of disabled people in the area.

RESOLVED that application APP/24/00211 be granted permission subject to the following conditions:

1.     The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Location Plan – Drawing number 0103 Rev A

Proposed Site Plan – Drawing Number 0102 Rev B

Proposed GA Plan – Drawing Number 0305 Rev B

Proposed Elevations – Drawing Number 0902 Rev B

Proposed Sections - Drawing Number 0201 Rev A

Flood Risk Assessment by Ridge dated March 2024

Design & Access Statement by Ridge dated March 2024

Reason: - To ensure provision of a satisfactory development.

3.     The external materials used shall match, in type, colour and texture, those of the existing building so far as practicable.

Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the area and having due regard to policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework.