Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2015 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Wednesday, 18 May 20016

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 (provisional)

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

The Committee agreed the following dates for Committee meetings in 2016:-

The Committee agreed to visit Hermitage Quarry in Ditton during the afternoon of Wednesday, 21 October 2015 as part of its training programme of visits to permitted development sites.

The Head of Planning Applications Group agreed to circulate the new Guidance on unauthorised development in the Metropolitan Green Belt to all Members of the Committee.

(1)          Mr M Baldock informed the Committee that he was a Member of Swale BC’s Planning Committee which had considered this application as a statutory consultee. He had not taken part in the discussion or voted on the Borough Council’s response to the consultation and was consequently able to approach the determination of this application with a fresh mind.

(2)          The Committee agreed to strengthen the landscaping condition and to add two Informatives. These are set out in (5) below.

(3)          On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group were carried as amended in (2) above by 17 votes to 2.

(4)          Mr M Baldock and Mr L Burgess asked pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.26 (3) that their votes against the decision of the Committee be recorded.

(5)          RESOLVED thatsubject to the satisfactorycompletionof aLegal Agreementto secure the translocation ofprotected species from the site to an offsite receptorsite:-

(a)       permission be granted to the Application subject toconditions, including conditions covering the restriction of tonnages to 48,000per annum;  a restrictionon dailyvehicle movements to 20 per day; the submission of detailsof parking forsitepersonnel, operativesand visitors;  the provision of vehicleparkingand turningspace details; precautionstoguardagainstthedepositof mudand similarsubstanceson the publichighway;  the accessdetailsbeing completedpriorto thecommencement of operations;  deliveries beingrestrictedto0700-1900 on MondaystoFridays and0730-1730on Saturdaysand Sundays; constructionoperationstakingplacebetween thehoursof 0700–1900 on Mondays to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.

(1)      Mr M A C Balfour was present for this item pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.27 and spoke. He informed the Committee that his nephew owned one of the nearby properties but that this did not constitute an Interest on his part.

(2)        The Head of Planning Applications Group reported the views of Mrs S V Hohler, the Local Member raising no objection to the application.

(3)          The Head of Planning Applications Group referred to paragraph 80 of the report and updated the Committee by informing it that officers at Essex CC had advised that silica sand was no longer dried at Martells Quarry in Ardleigh. 

(4)          RESOLVED that:-

(a)       permission be granted to the application subject to conditions, including conditions covering thedurationof thepermissionand removalof plant(restorationtobe completedby theend of2035); at least70% ofsilicasand salesbeing washed,gradedand driedeach year; only inertwaste being used forinfilling; restoration (includingtheexistingplantsite); aftercare for a period of 5 years; landscapemitigation, as proposedby theapplicanttogether with themeasures recommendedby KCC’sLandscape Officer; the  hedgerow  between  the  proposed  extension  area  and  Woodgate  Housebeingmaintainedat a height of at least2m; the removal ofpermitteddevelopmentrights; all soil bundsbeingproperlyformed,seeded and maintained; nonew lighting being installed unlessapprovedbeforehandby KCC; noiselimits of 55dB LAeq,1h, freefieldat anynoisesensitivepropertyfor normaloperati  ...  view the full minutes text for item 53.

RESOLVED to note matters dealt with under delegated powers since the last meeting relating to:-

(a)        County matter applications;

(b)        County Council developments;

(c)                      Screening Opinions under the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011; and

(d)           Scoping Opinions under the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment)  Regulations 2011 (None).