Planning Committee

Agenda

HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL

To:   All Members of the Planning Committee (Cllrs Kristian Berggreen, Robert Brewer, Lesley Cruickshank-Robb, Bill Hatton, Don McBeth and Angus Neil) with copies to all other Councillors for information.

A meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE will be held on 6 May 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.

Parish Clerk 29 April 2025

AGENDA

1. TO ACCEPT APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. TO ACCEPT DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST. Disclosure by Councillors of personal and/or pecuniary interests in matters on the agenda and whether the Councillors regard their interest as prejudicial/pecuniary under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

3. MINUTES. To accept the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 April 2025 (previously circulated).

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

5. APPLICATIONS (copies of each application can be viewed online via the Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) Website – https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/ or the
South Downs National Park Authority (SDNP) Website –https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/

5.1 DM/25/0828 42 Stanford Avenue Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JJ Demolish existing rear conservatory and replace with a single storey extension.

5.2  DM/25/0789 35 Queens Drive Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8DF Single-storey rear extension.

5.3 DM/25/0951 Delta South Bank Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JP Proposed garage conversion, alterations to the existing external materials, a single storey rear extension and creation of downstairs shower room.

5.4 DM/25/0998 34 Stafford Way Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QQ Proposed garage conversion, new cladding to front elevation and changes to windows and doors.

5.5 DM/24/2531 Station Goods Yard Keymer Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JA The installation of 1 No. 25 metre high lattice tower mounted with 9 No. antennas, and 3 No. GPS modules, 12 No. cabinets, within a compound comprised of 2.4 metre high palisade fencing 1 No. electrical metre cabinet and associated development thereto. (Amended plans received 13.03.2025 and photo montage received 01.04.2025).

5.6 DM/25/0559 The Old Malthouse Ockley Manor Farm Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8NX Installation of 15 solar panels. Installation of air source heat pump. Installation of outdoor therapy pool. To change the colour to existing timber cladding from brown to black and to replace bedroom, north bedroom and kitchen windows. (amended description 15/04).

5.7 DM/25/1047 The Oaks Southdown Farm Lodge Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8LX First floor extension above link between house and swimming pool enclosure.

6. ROAD CLOSURE APPLICATIONS:

The Committee is asked to consider the following applications:

6.1 Farnham Avenue, Hassocks (junction of Mackie Avenue to Manor Avenue), Saturday 19^th July 2025. 1000hrs – 2200hrs. Street Party. (Appendix 1). To view Appendix 1 please click here.

7. PLANNING AUTHORITY DECISION NOTICES

The following notifications of Certificate of Lawful Use or Development (LDC), General Permitted Development (GDP) and/or Prior Approval/Notification were noted:

8. APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGE OF PLANNING CONDITIONS.

No notifications received.

9. URGENT MATTERS at the discretion of the Chairman for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda.

10. Date of Next Meeting. 27 May 2025 at 7.30pm

Please Note
All members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Parish Council and its Committees.  Item 4 – a period of 15 minutes will be set aside for the public statements and questions relating to the published non-confidential business of the Meeting.
It may be necessary to consider particular items in confidential session and where this arises, these items will be considered at the end of the agenda.

FILMING, RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
During this meeting members of the public may film or record the Committee and officers from the public area only providing it does not disrupt the meeting. The Confidential section of the meeting may not be filmed or recorded. If a member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) filming must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted but members of the public are requested to switch their mobile devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.