DECISION: GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION DELEGATED SUBJECT TO CONSULTATION RESPONSE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

CONDITIONS:

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: In accordance with section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004)

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Site location Plan Drawing No. 6225/LPB dated July 2020

Heritage Statement dated 12 June 2020

Design and Access Statement dated 12 June 2020

Proposed Elevations Drawing No. 6225/2 dated July 2020

Details of Housing for Air Source Heat Pump and casing submitted with application.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3. The external timber casing for the air source pump shall be unvarnished hardwood and thereafter maintained in good condition and appearance thereafter unless an alternative casing or colour is first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To maintain the characteristics of the existing listed building and to maintain the visual amenities of the surrounding area in accordance with Policy OSS4 (iii) and EN2 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy and Policy HG9(ii) of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Plan.

4.  The timber casing and air source pump hereby granted consent shall be removed from the site on which it is situated within six months of the cessation of its use.

Reason: To maintain the characteristics of the existing listed building and to maintain the visual amenities of the surrounding area in accordance with Policy OSS4 (iii) and EN2 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy and Policy HG9(ii) of the Rother Development and Site Allocations Plan.

NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK: In accordance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (paragraph 38) and with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.

(Councillor Coleman declared a Personal Interest in this matter in so far as he was a frequent user of the BLODS Hall which was next to and on the same site as the Manor Barn and in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct remained in the meeting during the consideration thereof).

(Councillor Madeley declared a personal interest in this matter in so far as she was a member of Bexhill Old Town Preservation Society who was the lessees of the Manor Barn and up until three years previous had worked at Manor Barn for 20 years and in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct remained in the meeting during the consideration thereof).