Planning Committee

Agenda

HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL

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

A meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE will be held on 28 July 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.

Parish Clerk 22 July 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 7 July 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/25/1646 The Thatched Inn Grand Avenue Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8DH Retrospective Application to retain a raised timber decking structure installed in the front garden area of the Thatched Inn.

5.2 DM/25/1655 25 Fir Tree Way Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8BU Proposed part single, part double storey rear extension, together with a partial garage conversion and alterations to the garage roof line.

5.3 DM/25/1691 4 Kymer Gardens Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QZ Minor alterations to include extended porch and side light, new back door, replacement cladding and solar panels (Amended plans received 15.07.2025).

5.4 DM/25/1713 Delta South Bank Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JP Variation of condition nos 2 and 3 relating to planning application DM/25/0951 – to remove/ adjust the conditions relating to the choice of external materials.

5.5 DM/25/1793 10 Woodsland Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HE Proposed single-storey rear extension to form garden room and internal alterations to form WC. (LDC).

5.6 DM/25/1785 12 Clayton Park Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JQ Proposed works Include, a new single storey rear extension, approved under the larger home extension prior approval scheme (application DM/25/1022), conversion of the front elevation garage door to a traditional window, and a new window to the side elevation. (LDC).

5.7 DM/25/1784 9 North Court, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8JS Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m, to a maximum height of 2.99m and the height of the eaves to 2.99m.

5.8 DM/25/1751 1 Shepherds Walk Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8EA Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.35m, to a maximum height of 3m and the height of the eaves to 2.7m.

5.9 SDNP/25/02807/TPO Ockenden Shaw Crossways Lane Hassocks West Sussex Ockenden’s Shaw – Fell trees due to ash dieback.

5.10 SDNP/25/02853/HOUS Holm Oak Brighton Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9PD Demolition of existing ground floor boot store + shower room and 1st floor W/C and Construction of new single storey extension and patio.

6. ROAD CLOSURE APPLICATION:

The Committee is asked to consider the following road closure application:

6.1 Newlands Close, Hassocks (between house number 1 and 8) on Saturday 9^th August 2025 between the hours of 10:00 and 22:00 for a street party. (Appendix 1).

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:

The following notifications of Discharge of Planning Conditions were noted:

The following Appeal notification was noted:

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

9. Date of Next Meeting. Monday 18 August 2025.

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.

APPENDIX 1

Newlands Close Hassocks – Draft Road Closure Application

DRAFT

Newlands Close Hassocks Street Party

Saturday 9^th August 2025

TOWN POLICE CLAUSES ACT 1847, SECTION 21

MID SUSSEX DISTRICT COUNCIL

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC ORDER) 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mid Sussex District Council, in pursuance of their powers under the above Acts have ordered and directed that as:

Newlands Close, Hassocks

(between house number 1 and 8)

will be thronged and liable to be obstructed, that the aforesaid streets, and parts of streets, will be closed to vehicular traffic (including pedal cycles and horses) between the hours of 10:00 and 22:00 on Saturday 9^th October 2025 or such lesser period as may be required for the Newlands Close Hassocks Street Party to take place. Please click here to view map.

PROVIDED THAT this temporary closure is subject to any direction, which may be given by a police constable in uniform.

Wilful breach of this Order renders offenders liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds.

Date: 17^th July 2025

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Solicitor