YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE

11 March 2002 - At a meeting of the Planning Committee held at the Yapton and Ford Village Hall.

Present: Mr Ranceford-Hadley (Chairman), Mr Bryant, Mr Fellows, Mr Haymes,
Mrs Palmer and Mr Tompsett

Also Present: Mr Boxall, Mr Caiger, and Mr Coe (Parish Councillors), Mrs Freeman (County Councillor), Mrs Goad (District Councillor), Mr Tansley (Clerk of the Council) and 8 members of the public.

Apologies for absence were received from Mr Rowlandson.

PLANNING APPLICATION No. Y/8/02
Outline application for 3. no. houses, Church House, Church Lane, Yapton

The Planning Committee had before them and considered the plans relating to the above application. It was noted that the original planning application for Church House (Y/8/02), which provided for 4 houses had been considered by the Planning Committee on 11 February 2002 and an objection had been made. However the application had since been amended to provide for 3 houses on the site.

The Chairman reminded members of their objections to both Planning Application Y/66/01 for 2 houses as well as to the application for 4 houses. The District Council's Development Control Committee had since refused approval to application Y/66/01 but had still to consider the later application, Y/8/02.

Local residents who were present at the meeting reaffirmed their strong opposition to the amended application for 3 houses on the Church House site and sought the Council's support for their views.

Resolved - That an objection to application Y/8/02 be submitted to the Planning Officer of Arun District Council on the following grounds:

1) The land is not identified in the County Structure Plan or Local Plan for residential development;

2) The development would seriously alter the character and appearance of the Yapton Conservation Area which was based around St Mary's Church and which included Church House, a listed building and its environs. The proposed development would destroy the "loose grouping and setting of buildings" in the area; it would neither "preserve nor enhance the character and appearance" of the locality and would be detrimental and harmful to the neighbourhood (Policy CH8);

3) The development would materially harm the character and appearance of Church House itself, a fine and widely recognised example of a Georgian Grade II Listed Building (Policy CH9). The present mature setting of Church House with its "grand drive" approach driveway to the elegant façade would be lost;

4) The development would generate additional traffic, access to the site would be difficult and inadequate provision for parking would cause on-street parking, all of which would have a marked effect on the character of the Yapton Conservation Area;

5) The proposed development of the Church House site would be a loss of amenity to existing residents of The Poplars, Church Lane, Church Road and St Mary's Meadow; new buildings would destroy views to the south as well as the mature landscaping and general sense of openness and greenness which prevails in this historic part of the village.

PLANNING APPLICATION No. Y/17/02
Two storey extension to front of property and extension to garage at the back - 27 Goodhew Close, Yapton

No objection.

(Signed) David Ranceford-Hadley

CHAIRMAN