Cowfold Parish Council

Planning Report – September 2022

1. Received plans:

Application Number	Location	Description	Comments by Parish Council
DC/22/0729	Delspride, Kent Street	Conversion and alterations to redundant chicken shed to form 2 x 3-bedroom dwellings (use Class C3)	Cowfold Parish Council objects to this Planning Application reflecting concerns of proximate residents. Also a lack of communication and notification including the 'green' HDC planning notices which appear not to have been displayed. Questions have been raised in respect of land ownership in relation to access and egress and the extant presence of an established caravan at the site.
DC/22/1513	St Hughes Monastery, Henfield Road	Change of use of land from agricultural to Sui-Generis use and installation of solar panel array	Cowfold Parish Council supports this planning application and St. Hugh's Charterhouse in their aspiration towards green energy production.
DC/22/1579	Delspride, Kent Street	Prior notification for change of use of agricultural building to residential (User Class C3) to form 3 x dwellings	Cowfold Parish Council objects to this Planning Application reflecting concerns of proximate residents. Also, a lack of communication and notification including the 'green' HDC planning notices which appear not to have been displayed. Questions have been raised in respect of land ownership in relation to access and egress and the extant presence of an established caravan at the site.These concerns are reiterated in respect of the parallel planning application DC/22/0729.
DC/22/1626	But N Ben, Horsham Road	Erection of single storey side extension	Cowfold Parish Council supports this planning application.
DC/19/1283	We Paint Unit 3 Capons Hill Farm House Station Road	Variation of condition 6 to previously approved application DC/19/1283 (Retrospective application for the change of use of existing vacant building to a club for teaching of various martial arts) to allow increase from 10 participants to a maximum of 25 participants to allow daily function and growth of the club.	Cowfold Parish Council objects to this further planning application, as it has done to previous iterations. Continuing concerns are with the point of access/egress onto the A272 and concomitant road user safety. The ongoing breach of Planning Regulations in respect of the removal of vegetation at the point of the A272 entry/exit. Residential concerns over the likelihood of increased vehicular movement to and from the Unit.

2. Results:

Application Number	Location	Description	Decision
DC/22/0951	Church Lodge, Church Path, Station Road	Replacement of existing external oil tank	Permitted