As the Lewes District Council did not advertise the upcoming public hearing I have written to residents in my ward alerting (see below).
What does it concern? It relates to the operation of a shooting lodge on a 6 day a week basis in the season which is associated with game shooting on the South Downs. Where is it? Here is a map of the area:
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| Lodge is shown with a red circle. Footpaths & South Downs Way in green. Public Right of Access to Open Access Land shaded in yellow. Click image for larger map. © Crown Copyright 2015. Extract from OS Map OL11 |
For more information on the planning application see links below. For related information click on these headings:
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Dear Residents,
Last year a planning application was submitted to extend the use of a
building on the South Downs as a ‘shooting lodge’ to host shooting parties
throughout the shooting season on a six-day a week basis. The current situation
is that the applicant has appealed. As a result there will be a public hearing on
Tuesday 25th August.
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| Lodge is shown with a red dot adjacent to the Kingston & Iford Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest |
Details of this appeal are:
Application Number: SDNP/14/05468/CND
Application Summary: Variation of condition 1 attached to planning
approval LW/09/1177 to vary the use of the building as a facility connected to
game shooting and agriculture, the use shall only occur between Monday to Saturday 7am-5pm
The hearing into this appeal will start at 10:00 on 25 August 2015.
The venue for the hearing is: The Stanley Turner Ground, Kingston Road,
Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3NB
To see the documents go to: http://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/
Then put in the application number: SDNP/14/05468/CND Here you will see the inspector’s letter
and all the application documents.
To write to the inspector use one or all of these emails:
It is important to quote ref: APP/Y9507/W/15/3002162
A number of people have asked me about the procedure relating to
planning hearings. I have been in touch with the Planning Inspectorate and here
is their answer:
“Anyone is entitled to attend a hearing
without prior notification. The
Inspector will conduct the hearing and all procedural matters will be under the
guidance of the Inspector after he or she has formally opened the proceedings. If you wish to submit representations before
the hearing, you should send these to the relevant case officer and it will be
for them, on consultation with the Inspector, as to whether they are accepted. Anything
submitted on the day of the hearing will be for the Inspector to decide whether
to accept.”
Speaking: “You do
not need to give prior notification. You simply attend on the day and the
Inspector will guide you from then on.”
If you need to confirm anything please contact the Inspectorate: Customer
Support Team, Planning Inspectorate for England: 0303 444 5000 enquiries@pins.gsi.gov.uk
Here is an extract from the Planning Inspector’s letter of the 16th
June:
As your local district councillor, I urge you to consider whether or not
you support the application, as once the inspector has made his decision there
will be no further opportunity to object to the shooting activity.
Regards
Vic Ient
Lewes District Councillor - [Kingston Ward: Falmer - St Ann Without - Kingston - Swanborough - Iford - Northease - Rodmell - Southease - Piddinghoe]
T: 07788720929 E: vic.ient.libdem@gmail.com W: https://sussexcampaign.wordpress.com/
