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 8 September 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.

Parish Clerk 2 September 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/25/2030 47 Downs View Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HY The proposal of a double storey rear extension with internal alterations and garage conversion.

5.2 DM/25/2075 8 Ewart Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8FJ T1 Sycamore, T2 Hawthorn, T3 Hawthorn – to be removed. T4 Yew, T5 Sycamore and G1 Sycamore group – raise lower canopy by 1m, G2 Cherry Laurel group – reduce overall by 1m.

5.3 DM/25/2014 The Old Malthouse Ockley Manor Farm Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8NX Replacement of two windows – kitchen and bedroom. Painting of external cladding.

5.4 DM/25/1800 Woodside Grange Woodsland Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8EX Reserved matters application pursuant to Outline application DM/23/2687 for the approval of Appearance, and Landscaping for two detached dwellings.

5.5 DM/25/2104 50 Hurst Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NL Retrospective application for the erection of a new front boundary wall and entry gate.

5.6 DM/25/2100 5 Orchard Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QE Conversion and first floor extension of existing 2/3 bedroom bungalow to 4 bedroom house, demolition of existing rear conservatory, erection of a single storey extension, partial conversion of garage into utility, remodelling of existing bungalow roof to accommodate bedrooms, solar panels and associated landscaping. (Amended description 01.09.2025)

5.7 DM/25/1872 25 Bonny Wood Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HP Proposed hip-to-gable roof extension, raise existing roof ridge by approximately 400mm, new pitched roof dormers to front and rear roof slopes, conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation with raised flat roof, and replace existing rear doors and windows with new bifold doors and fixed glazed side panels.

5.8 DM/25/2097 1 Newlands Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8BG Variation of condition 2 of planning application DM/24/1565 – to allow design changes.

5.9 LI/25/1236 Purple Carrot 6 Station Approach East Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HN New Premises Licence.

6. 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:

7. MSDC Street Naming & Numbering Policy consultation – Members are invited to note the correspondence received from Mid Sussex District Council and consider if any representation is required for submission on behalf of Hassocks Parish Council. (Appendix 1 & Background paper)

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

9. Date of Next Meeting. Monday 29 September 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.

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Appendix 1

HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL                                                                     

To:      Planning Committee                                                           

Date: 8^th September 2025

Contacts for this report: Deputy Clerk                         

Subject: Agenda Item 7- Street Naming & Numbering Policy

Members are invited to note the following correspondence received from Mid Sussex District Council and consider if any representation is required for submission on behalf of Hassocks Parish Council.

1. Draft document distributed as a background paper

Consultation: Street Naming & Numbering

Start Date: 12^th August 2025

End Date: 12^th September 2025

The District Council is currently reviewing the policy in the light of legislative change and has taken the opportunity to refresh and revise the rest of the policy text based on experience over the past fifteen years.

The principle changes being made are as follows:

• Inserting specific arrangements for changing the name of a street.  This arises from provisions set out in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 that had the effect of disapplying the provisions of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907, which has been used by the District Council in the past.  The District Council is seeking to re-apply the provisions of the 1907 Act at a local level.
• Clarifying the role of local councils.  The previous policy did allude to this, but wording was scattered across the policy.  The role of the local council has now been brought into a single section and highlights to developers the necessity of working with yourselves when suggesting street names.
• Guidance around ancillary wording that the District Council will permit on street nameplates.
• A provision prohibiting attachments to street nameplates.  This has been unwritten policy for some time, but has now been inserted into the published policy.

The District Council values the role of local councils in providing street names for developments that reflect and help preserve the history of local areas.  We are therefore initiating a consultation with yourselves on the revised policy text and would welcome your Council’s comments.

Minutes

HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the PLANNING COMMITTEE Meeting held on Monday 8^th September 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks

Attendees: Parish Councillors: Cllr Lesley Cruickshank-Robb, Cllr Don McBeth, Cllr Bob Brewer,
Cllr Kristian Berggreen, Cllr Maria Angelaki-King.

In Attendance: Deputy Clerk – Helen Valler, Cllr Frances Gaudencio. Two members of the public.

P25/49 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE. There were no apologies for absence.

P25/50 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST. There were no declarations of interest.

P25/51 MINUTES. It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on
18^th August 2025 be signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record of the meeting.

P25/52 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. Two members of the public present.

P25/53 APPLICATIONS:

P25/53.1 DM/25/2030 47 Downs View Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HY The proposal of a double storey rear extension with internal alterations and garage conversion.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend permission is granted.

P25/53.2 DM/25/2075 8 Ewart Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8FJ T1 Sycamore, T2 Hawthorn, T3 Hawthorn – to be removed. T4 Yew, T5 Sycamore and G1 Sycamore group – raise lower canopy by 1m, G2 Cherry Laurel group – reduce overall by 1m.

RECOMMENDATION: Refer to Tree Officer.

P25/53.3 DM/25/2014 The Old Malthouse Ockley Manor Farm Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8NX Replacement of two windows – kitchen and bedroom. Painting of external cladding.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend permission is granted.

P25/53.4 DM/25/1800 Woodside Grange Woodsland Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8EX Reserved matters application pursuant to Outline application DM/23/2687 for the approval of Appearance, and Landscaping for two detached dwellings.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend permission is granted.

P25/53.5 DM/25/2104 50 Hurst Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NL Retrospective application for the erection of a new front boundary wall and entry gate.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend permission is granted.

P25/53.6 DM/25/2100 5 Orchard Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QE Conversion and first floor extension of existing 2/3 bedroom bungalow to 4 bedroom house, demolition of existing rear conservatory, erection of a single storey extension, partial conversion of garage into utility, remodelling of existing bungalow roof to accommodate bedrooms, solar panels and associated landscaping. (Amended description 01.09.2025). 2 members of the public spoke in objection.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend MSDC refuse the application.

• Proposed design is not in keeping with the existing street scene of the row of three bungalows.
• It is over development of the site.
• The committee appreciate the modern design of the property but feel it is not sympathetic to its surroundings.
• Contrary to polices District Plan Policy 24 and Hassocks Neighbourhood Plan Policy 9 – Character and Design.

P25/53.7 DM/25/1872 25 Bonny Wood Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HP Proposed hip-to-gable roof extension, raise existing roof ridge by approximately 400mm, new pitched roof dormers to front and rear roof slopes, conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation with raised flat roof, and replace existing rear doors and windows with new bifold doors and fixed glazed side panels.

RECOMMENDATION: Duplicated – already commented on

P25/53.8 DM/25/2097 1 Newlands Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8BG Variation of condition 2 of planning application DM/24/1565 – to allow design changes.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend permission is granted.

P25/53.9 LI/25/1236 Purple Carrot 6 Station Approach East Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HN New Premises Licence.

RECOMMENDATION: No objection.

P25/54 PLANNING AUTHORITY DECISION NOTICES

The following decisions were noted:

P25/55 MSDC CONSULTATIONS:  Members were invited to review the following Mid Sussex District Council Draft Policy Consultations and consider whether to make a representation on behalf of Hassocks Parish Council – MSDC Street Naming & Numbering Policy.

RECOMMENDATION: The committee spent some time discussing the consultation, it was RESOLVED that there was no need for the committee to make any representation.

P25/56 URGENT MATTERS at the discretion of the Chair for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda. No urgent matters.

P25/57 DATE OF NEXT MEETING. Monday 29^th September at 7.30pm

There being no other business the Chair closed the meeting at 8.15pm