Head of Planning & Building Control

Economy, Transport and Environment County Hall St Anne’s Crescent Rupert Clubb Lewes BEng (Hons) CEng MICE East Sussex Director BN7 1UE

Tel: 0345 60 80 190 Fax: 01273 479536 www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Kelvin Williams Head of Planning & Building Control Wealden District Council Council Offices, Vicarage Lane HAILSHAM BN27 2AX FAO MRS J WARDEN

Date 29 April 2013

please contact our ref your ref Amanda Parks RR/3110/CC RR/2013/151 Lewes (01273) 481846 AR/AP Direct Fax (01273) 479040

Dear Mr Williams

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL REGULATIONS 1992 RR/3110/CC - TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF EXISTING SINGLE MOBILE CLASSROOM TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE MAIN SCHOOL BUILDING. CHANTRY COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BARRACK ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 2AT. (Within land edged red on applicants plan no. 8663/01A)

Under the powers delegated to me by the Governance Committee on 30 January 2003, I have issued a Written Notice dated 29 April 2013 authorising the carrying out of the above development pursuant to Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992. Planning Permission is now granted. A copy of the Written Notice is attached hereto.

Therefore, in accordance with Regulation 3 would you please accept this letter in conjunction with the plans shown as formal notification of the development for the purpose of your Register of Planning Applications and Decisions.

Approved Plan(s) numbered: Design & Access Statement Rev B 25.2.13, Heritage Statement , Location & Site Plan - 8663/01A, Ground Floor Plan - 8336/02A, Exterior Elevations Plan - 8663/03A

Yours sincerely

Tony Cook

Tony Cook Head of Planning

Copies to: M Powell – Corporate Resources – Property Mr Wratten, Mackellar Schwerdt Architects - Agent D Guyett – Children’s Services Dept dnccgrad.doc TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL REGULATIONS 1992

Written Notice Pursuant to Regulation 6 (1) of the 1992 Regulations of development authorised by the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment. ______

To :- East Sussex County Council County Ref. No. RR/3110/CC c/o Mr Wratten District Ref. No. RR/2013/151 Mackellar Schwerdt Architects The Old Library Albion Street Lewes East Sussex, BN7 2ND

TAKE NOTICE that under the powers delegated to me by the Governance Committee meeting held on 30 January 2003 I have authorised the development described in Schedule 1 hereto, pursuant to Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, subject to the conditions set out in Schedule 2 hereto.

SCHEDULE 1 Temporary relocation of existing single mobile classroom to allow for construction of extension to the Main School Building. Chantry Community Primary School, Barrack Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2AT. (Within land edged red on applicants plan no. 8663/01A)

SCHEDULE 2

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

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the plans listed in the Schedule of Approved Plans.

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

3. The mobile classroom hereby permitted shall by 30 April 2016 be removed and the land be restored to a grassed area as part of the School playing field, or as agreed in accordance with a scheme first submitted to and approved in writing by the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment.

Reason: To enable the County Planning Authority to control and regulate the development and to comply with Policy GD1 of the Rother District Local Plan (2006). 4. No development shall take place until the developer has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a Written Scheme of Archaeological Investigation, which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment.

Reason: To ensure that the archaeological and historical interest of the site is safeguarded and recorded to comply with the National Planning Policy Framework.

5. The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the archaeological site investigation and post investigation assessment (including provision for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition) has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under Condition 4 to the satisfaction of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment.

Reason: To ensure that the archaeological and historical interest of the site is safeguarded and recorded to comply with the National Planning Policy Framework.

SCHEDULE OF APPROVED PLANS

Design & Access Statement Rev B 25.2.13, Heritage Statement , Location & Site Plan - 8663/01A, Ground Floor Plan - 8336/02A, Exterior Elevations Plan - 8663/03A

The policies relevant to this Decision are:-

Policy Statement on Planning for Schools Development: On the 15 August 2011 the Government issued, with immediate effect, a new policy statement on planning for school development. In this context, the policy statement states that the planning system, when dealing with planning applications for state-funded schools should operate positively and there should be a presumption in favour of the development of state-funded schools. The policy statement encourages a collaborative approach to applications, particularly encouraging pre-application discussions and the use of planning obligations to help mitigate the adverse impact of developments. It further asserts that where it is necessary to impose conditions, they should be necessary in order to make the development acceptable and be clearly justified, thereby demonstrably meeting the tests as set out in Circular 11/95. The policy statement indicates that the Secretary of State will be minded to consider refusal of any application for state-funded schools to be unreasonable conduct, unless it is supported by clear and cogent evidence.

National Planning Policy Framework March 2012: Chapter 12, Conserving and Enhancing the Historic Environment, Section 128.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012 and the Framework applies with immediate effect. It does not change the status of the development plan as the starting point for decision making. It constitutes guidance as a material consideration in determining planning applications. For 12 months following publication, full weight can continue for development plan documents adopted since 2004 even if there is a limited degree of conflict. In other cases and following this 12 months period, due weight should be given to relevant policies in existing plans according to their degree of consistency with the NPPF. At the heart of the NPPF is a presumption in favour of sustainable development. The NPPF does not contain specific waste policies but regard should be had to NPPF policies so far as relevant. There are policies facilitating the use of minerals and there are provisions covering transport, good design, protecting the natural environment and references to avoiding noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts and limiting light pollution. Rother District Local Plan 2006: Policy GD1 (General Development Principles).

In July 2012, Rother District Council determined that virtually all its 2006 Rother District Local Plan policies were compliant with the National Planning Policy Framework. Policies in the Rother District Local Plan 2006 will continue to be used to determine planning applications alongside the NPPF.

East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste & Minerals Plan – February 2013: Policy: WMP3d (Minimising and Managing Waste During Construction, Demolition and Excavation).

Reasons for approval

The re-location of the proposed mobile classroom is considered not to cause any adverse effect on residential or public amenity. The siting of the mobile classroom on the north east edge of the School playing field will be for a temporary three years period and will be removed from the School and returned to part of the playing field upon completion of a new classroom extension. This will be secured through a planning condition. The site is within an Archaeologically Sensitive Area and a Programme of Archaeological Works will be secured through a planning condition. The proposal therefore complies with Policy GD1 of the Rother District Local Plan 2006 and Policy WMP3d of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste & Minerals Plan 2013.

In determining this planning application, the County Council has worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner. The Council has also sought views from consultees and neighbours and has considered these in preparing the recommendation. The approach has been taken positively and proactively in accordance with the requirement in the NPPF and as set out in the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) (Amendment No.2)Order 2012.

Signed: Tony Cook Date: 29 April 2013 Tony Cook Head of Planning All enquiries should be addressed to: Director of Economy, Transport & Environment, Economy, Transport & Environment Department, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE.

Copies to: M Powell – Corporate Resources - Property D Guyett – Children’s Services Dept Mrs J Warden – Wealden District Council for Statutory Planning Register