Agenda item - BH2024/00825 - Patcham Nursing Home, Eastwick Close, Brighton - Full Planning

1.    The Planning Team Leader introduced the application to the committee.

Answers to Committee Member Questions

2.    Councillor Cattell was informed that there was no ventilation to several of the new rooms through opening windows, the application had been assessed by the transport team, condition 3 related to parking layout, condition 4 related to a parking strategy and management plan, therefore there was no reason to delay the decision. The number of beds would be increased by 4 to 34. Informative 5 requires details of cycle parking within the carparking plan. It was noted that the development did not extend the building and therefore there was no need for a construction and environmental management plan.

3.    Councillor Theobald was informed that the refuse store was being moved to the car park and the kitchen/small office would be removed as part of the proposed development.

Debate

4.    Councillor Theobald expressed concerns that the road was a small close, the building already has extensions, and four more units would be a squeeze, therefore the accommodation will be poor. Deliveries and ambulance access will be an issue, as will parking in general and security lighting. The councillor was against the application.

5.    Councillor Cattell considered there would be little additional refuse and there was a large demand for accommodation for an ageing population. Ventilation was an issue. The councillor proposed an additional condition to require details to ensure the new doors to bedrooms 1, 3 and 4 had top-opening windows. Councillor Earthey seconded the motion.

Vote

6.    A Vote was taken on the proposed additional condition to cover ventilation, and by 8 to 1 the committee voted for the additional condition.

7.    A vote was taken, by unanimous vote the committee agreed with the officer recommendation to approve the application.

8.    RESOLVED: That the Committee has taken into consideration and agrees with the reasons for the recommendation set out in the report and resolves to GRANT planning permission subject to the Conditions and Informatives in the report.