YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL

PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

 

7 June 2004  - At a meeting of the Planning Committee held in Yapton.

 

Present:      Mr Faulkner (Chairman), Mrs Barnes, Mr Fellows, Mr Jones and

                    Mr Tompsett.

 

 

PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR YAPTON

 

The Planning Committee had before them and considered the following planning application and resolved as indicated:-

 

 

FP/92/04/

The following application also contains land within the Parish of YAPTON

 

Outline Application for residential development and associated uses forming part of policy site 6.  Construction of the Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road from A259 at Felpham to A29. (This application is accompanied by an environmental statement and affects a public right of way).

 

 

Land to the North of Felpham

Bognor Regis

 

For:  Felpham Consortium

         Limited

 

Case Officer: Mr S Cantwell

 

  

 

 

 

That, recognising the needs of the Hoe Lane residents and the  historical significance of retaining the existing characteristics of the ancient hamlet of Flansham must be paramount, representations be made in the strongest possible terms to Arun District Council to ensure that the approved plans for the housing development and associated relief road includes provision for  the following:

 

1) that  the provision of the Relief Road be  undertaken and completed prior to Phase 1 of the new housing development to ensure that the adverse impact of the new housing and the increase  in traffic together with the potential for gridlock along the existing A259 is avoided;

 

2)  that to keep the noise nuisance from construction work to a minimum, all the landscaping works including the provision of the planned noise buffers zones, landscaped bunds and acoustic barriers along the line of the relief road be completed before the main housing and relief road works take place;

 

3)  that in connection with the landscaping scheme for the relief road  the existing trees, shrubs and hedging be retained to the north of the proposed relief road and any artificial buffer zones and barriers be fully screened by the planting of  additional natural vegetation in the form of trees and shrubs;

 

4)  that the proposals for roundabouts to service the new housing development from the relief road be urgently reviewed in favour of  junctions with slip roads;

 

5) that the clustering of the planned social and affordable houses within the new development be kept to a minimum to ensure integration within the community;  

 

6) that the proposed route of the Yapton to Felpham cycle path be diverted south of the proposed relief road along the northern boundary of the proposed new school site and playing fields area and then turn north to link with the end of Hoe Lane west of the Hoe Farm complex;

 

7) that a centrally located  unlicensed shop be included in the plans for the benefit of future residents;

 

8) despite the measures proposed in the plans to limit potential flooding,  there is still concern that the proposed development will substantially increase the risk of flooding;

 

9)  street lighting on the proposed relief road will lead to an increase in light pollution to the surrounding area. There is also concern the playing area attached to the school will generate further lighting pollution if this facility is used at night;

 

10) the existing secondary school serving the area is already oversubscribed; no provision appears to have been made for additional secondary school places  for the considerable numbers of children likely to live on the development other than to expect existing schools to cope with the increase in numbers;

 

11)  no provision appears to have  been made for a new medical centre which is likely to be required to service this development.

 

 

 

 

CHAIRMAN