The planning application for the 18 storey tower block that was to be heard at the planning committee tonight (4th September) has been deferred.
Neil Collins, Head of Development Management advised a supplementary report had been submitted to committee (see below). Mr Collins explained a change had come about through liaison with the applicant seeking a more full and rounded application be presented to members specifically to address noise concerns.
Supplementary Report
Agenda Item 11 – LW/23/0304 – Land between Beach Road and Transit Road, Newhaven (Pages 35 – 86)
Change Officer Recommendation
“That the planning application LW/23/0304 for demolition of existing former Port Office building and the erection of 126 dwellings and Class E commercial uses (154m2) at ground floor level, associated ground level parking, landscaping and access arrangements – be deferred without public speaking or debate to a future meeting of the
Committee.
Reason: It is the procedural (Development Management Procedure Order 2015) and policy, (National Planning Policy Framework 2023) duty of the Local Planning Authority (LPA) to “work positively and proactively” to achieve sustainable development. Both the applicant and the LPA have agreed the importance of ensuring a full Applicant response to submitted noise objections, highlighted on 2nd September, in order to explore further, and deal with noise mitigation. The Applicant has provided the LPA with an appropriate “extension of time”. Officers support this deferral to ensure that when Planning Committee comes to make a decision on the application, it can consider all relevant matters and be sure of making a sound decision.
Celebrating Seaford 