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Review of Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservations Area, Appraisal and designation of new conservation area at East Selsey and implementation of associated recommendations

Meeting: 05/09/2017 - Cabinet (Item 409)

409 Review of Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservation Areas and Implementation of Associated Recommendations including Designation of a New Conservation Area in East Selsey to be Called Old Selsey pdf icon PDF 100 KB

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and to make the following resolution namely that:

 

1)          The revised Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservation Area, attached at Appendix 1 to this report, be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

2)          The recommended changes to the Selsey conservation area, as shown on the maps at Appendix 2 to this report, be approved.

3)          A new conservation area “Old Selsey” be designated to cover parts of East Street and Albion Road, as shown on the map at Appendix 3 to this report.

4)          The Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Old Selsey Conservation Area, attached at Appendix 4 to this report, be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

5)          The proposed responses to representations, attached at Appendix 5 to this report, be approved.

6)          The implementation of an “immediate” Article 4 Direction to cover minor alterations to the principal elevations of dwellings within the Selsey conservation area, as amended, and the new Old Selsey conservation area, as set out in Appendix 6 to this report, be approved.

7)          The implementation of a “non-immediate” Article 4 Direction to cover installation of solar panels on the principal elevations of buildings within the Selsey conservation area, as amended, and the new Old Selsey conservation area, as recommended in Section 7 in the report, be approved.

8)          Decisions to confirm and/or implement, or otherwise, the Directions, referred to in paragraphs recommendations 6 and 7 above, be taken by the Head of Planning Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning Services and the ward members for each of the conservation areas concerned within six months of the Directions being made.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the revised Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservation Area attached at appendix 1 to the agenda report be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

 

(2)  That the recommended changes to the Selsey conservation area as shown on the maps in appendix 2 to the agenda report be approved.

 

(3)  That a new conservation area ‘Old Selsey’ be designated to cover parts of East Street and Albion Road as shown on the map in appendix 3 to the agenda report.

 

(4)  That the Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Old Selsey Conservation Area attached in appendix 4 to the agenda report be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

 

(5)  That the proposed responses to representations attached in appendix 5 (as to be amended) to the agenda report be approved.

 

(6)  That the implementation of an immediate Article 4 Direction to cover minor alterations as set out in appendix 6 to the agenda report to the principal elevations of dwellings within the Selsey conservation area as amended and the new Old Selsey conservation area be approved.

 

(7)  That the implementation of a non-immediate Article 4 Direction to cover installation of solar panels on the principal elevations of buildings within the Selsey conservation area as amended and the new Old Selsey conservation area be approved as recommended in section 7 of the agenda report be approved.

 

(8)  That decisions to confirm and/or implement or otherwise the Directions referred to in (6) and (7) above be taken by the Head of Planning Services following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning Services and the ward members for each of the conservation areas concerned within six months of the Directions being made.

 

(9)  That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning Services following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning Services to make minor amendments to the documents prior to publication.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet received and considered the agenda report and its two appendices in the agenda supplement (copies attached to the official minutes).

 

The report was presented by Mrs Taylor.

 

Mr Allgrove and Mr Frost were in attendance for this item.

 

After Mrs Taylor’s introduction Mr Allgrove pointed out the need for certain amendments: (a) the references to ‘the library’ should be deleted from the entries on page 62 in appendix 5 in the agenda supplement but added to the entries on page 63 and (b) clarifications were required in the documents to show which areas were within the conservation area and to ensure the correct titles were used. Accordingly officers advised that a ninth recommendation should be added to section 3 of the report to give delegated authority to the Head of Planning Services following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning Services to make minor amendments to the documents prior to publication.

 

The Cabinet supported the addition of the foregoing ninth recommendation. 

 

Mrs Taylor and Mr Frost responded to questions from Mr Barrow and Mr Dignum about the current position of and the points made by Selsey Town Council (set out in the appended letter on pages 80 and 81 of the agenda supplement) and the power under section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (power to require proper maintenance of land).

 

Mrs L C Purnell (Selsey North ward member) who was present as an observer expressed her support for the proposal in the report and sought to clarify Selsey Town Council’s in the last but one para of its letter (page 81 of the agenda supplement).   

 

Decision

 

The Cabinet voted unanimously on a show of hands in favour of making the resolutions set out below.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the revised Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservation Area attached at appendix 1 to the agenda report be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

 

(2)  That the recommended changes to the Selsey conservation area as shown on the maps in appendix 2 to the agenda report be approved.

 

(3)  That a new conservation area ‘Old Selsey’ be designated to cover parts of East Street and Albion Road as shown on the map in appendix 3 to the agenda report.

 

(4)  That the Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Old Selsey Conservation Area attached in appendix 4 to the agenda report be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

 

(5)  That the proposed responses to representations attached in appendix 5 (as to be amended) to the agenda report be approved.

 

(6)  That the implementation of an immediate Article 4 Direction to cover minor alterations as set out in appendix 6 to the agenda report to the principal elevations of dwellings within the Selsey conservation area as amended and the new Old Selsey conservation area be approved.

 

(7)  That the implementation of a non-immediate Article 4 Direction to cover installation of solar panels on the principal elevations of buildings within the Selsey conservation area  ...  view the full minutes text for item 409


Meeting: 04/10/2016 - Cabinet (Item 266)

266 Review of Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservation Area and Implementation of Associated Recommendations Including Designation of a New Conservation Area in East Selsey to be Named Old Selsey pdf icon PDF 170 KB

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report, its six appendices and the three background papers (the second of which is published with these agenda papers and the first and third of which are already available in the public domain) and to make the following resolutions:

 

(1)  That the revised Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Selsey Conservation Area, attached at appendix 1 to this report, be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

 

(2)  That the recommended changes to the Selsey conservation area as shown on the maps at appendix 2 to this report be approved.

 

(3)  That a new conservation area Old Selsey be designated to cover parts of East Street and Albion Road as shown on the map at appendix 3 to this report.

 

(4)  That the draft Character Appraisal and Management Proposals for Old Selsey Conservation Area, attached at appendix 4 to this report, be approved as a material consideration in planning decisions.

 

(5)  That the implementation of an Immediate Article 4 Direction to cover minor alterations, as set out in appendix 6 to this report, to the principal elevations of dwellings within the Selsey, as amended, and the new Old Selsey conservation area be approved.

 

(6)  That the implementation of a non-immediate Article 4 Direction to cover installation of solar panels on the principal elevations of buildings within the Selsey conservation area, as amended, and the new Old Selsey conservation area be approved, as recommended in section 7 below be approved.

 

(7)  That decisions to confirm and/or implement, or otherwise the Directions referred to in 3.5 and 3.6 above be taken by the Head of Planning Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning and Ward members for each of the conservation areas concerned within six months of the Directions being made.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

That this item be deferred in its entirety to enable officers to enter into further dialogue with Selsey Town Council and Chichester District Council ward members for Selsey with regard to whether or not Selsey High Street should retain its designation status as a Conservation Area and that a further report be submitted to the Cabinet in due course.   

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered (a) the agenda report, its six appendices and the second of three background papers (copies attached to the official minutes). The other two background papers had been published on CDC's website by way of an agenda supplement (copy attached to the official minutes).

 

The agenda papers had been published in black and white and so in order to assist in understanding the two maps on pages 160 and 161 (Selsey Conservation Area and Old Selsey Conservation Area respectively) were shown in colour on the screen in the meeting room during this item.  

 

The report was presented by Mrs Taylor.

 

Miss Le Vay, Mr Allgrove and Mr Frost were in attendance.

 

Mrs Taylor summarised the report with reference to Selsey’s distinctive history and the chronology of the conservation area designations for the town. She described the bi-partite nature of the existing Selsey Conservation Area and also the boundaries of the proposed Old Selsey Conservation Area vis-à-vis the extant designation. She referred to the appraisal document in appendix 1 and the responses received to the public consultation in appendix 5 (save for Selsey Town Council’s (STC) submission these were generally in favour). STC’s view that the current Conservation Area designation should be revoked was set out in its letter dated 14 September 2016 (the second background paper, pages 226 to 227) and in para 10.3 of the report. Officers’ response to the consultation representations (in particular to STC) were summarised in paras 10.4 and 10.5. Section 7 of the report addressed the proposed making of immediate and non-immediate Article 4 Directions.

 

Miss Le Vay elaborated on the reasons why officers did not agree with STC’s contention that the existing Conservation Area designation should be revoked. She advised that in appendix 4 to the Selsey Conservation Area review document (page 158) the reference to ‘a Supplementary Planning Document in the emerging Local Plan for Chichester District’ (second para) required amending to refer to the emerging Chichester Local Plan Review. She also intimated the need for a further recommendation to delegate authority to the Head of Planning Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to make typographical changes and other minor amendments.

 

Mr Dignum said that he had acceded to a request by Mr J C P Connor, one of the three CDC Selsey North ward members to read out a statement on the STC proposal. This statement set out Mr Connor’s opinion that the northern section of the High Street should remain designated and that the southern half should be the subject of further discussion between CDC officers and STC members as to how to resolve the impasse (Mr Connor’s position was not shared by STC).

 

As Mr Connor was indisposed and unable to attend this meeting, at Mr Dignum’s request Mr Connor’s three-page statement (copy attached to the official minutes) was read out in full by the Democratic Services representative present.

 

At Mr Dignum’s invitation Miss Le Vay responded to Mr Connor’s views and proposal.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 266


 

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