Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2015 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

The Committee noted the provisional date of Wednesday, 10 February 2016 for a site visit to Forest Farm in Cranbrook.

(1)       Mr C Simkins informed the Committee that he wished to address the Committee in his capacity as the Local Member.  Having done so, he took no further part in the decision making process for this application.

(2)       Mr J N Wedgbury informed the Committee that he was a Member of Ashford BC which had commented on the application.  He had not, however, participated in any of the Borough Council’s discussions of this application and was able to approach its determination with a fresh mind.

(3)       Correspondence from five local residents which had initially been sent to the Local Member, Mr C Simkins was tabled and read by the Committee Members prior to commencement of the consideration of this application. 

(4)       Councillor Mrs Jill Leyland (Charing PC) and Mr Terry Whitehead (a local resident) addressed the Committee in opposition to the application. Mrs Jenny Owen from Jennifer Owen Associates Ltd spoke in reply on behalf of the applicants.

(5)       Mr J N Wedgbury moved, seconded by Mr T A Maddison that the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group be agreed.

(6)       Pursuant to Committee Procedure 2.26 (4), one third of the voting Members present required that the way all Members cast their vote should be recorded in the Minutes.

(7)       The Chairman put the motion in (4) above to the vote when the voting was as follows:

For (8)           

Mr D L Brazier, Mrs P Brivio, Mr J A Davies, Mr T Gates, Mr T A Maddison, Mr S C Manion, Mr C P Smith, Mr J N Wedgbury.

Against (6)

Mr M J Angell, Mr M Baldock, Mr B Neaves, Mrs E D Rowbotham,  Mr T L Shonk, Mr M E Whybrow.

(8)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)  permission be granted to the application for the extractionof sandfromBurleighFarm with conveyortoa plantsiteinCharingQuarry,use of the existingweighbridge and access onHookLane, togetherwithrestoration to nature conservation at the lowerverticallevelwithfurtherpublicaccess atCharingQuarry /BurleighFarm, HookLane, Charing,Kentsubject to the prior satisfactoryconclusionof a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

(1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group advised the Committee of correspondence from Tunbridge Wells BC raising no objection to the Application. 

(2)       In agreeing the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group, the Committee inserted the applicant’s name into the Condition in order to reinforce the point that the chicken manure arisings could only be imported from their own operations.

(3)       RESOLVED that permission be granted to the variation of Condition(3)of Permission TW/15/504981subject tothe re-impositionof all conditionspreviously imposed on that Permission and to thefollowingcondition:-

“The developmentherebypermittedshall onlyaccept chicken manurearisings produced from theapplicants’ (Fridays Ltd) ownchicken farmingactivitiesand nootherwaste arisingsshall beimported tothesite fromelsewhere.”

(1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee of the views of the Local Member, Mr R Latchford in support of the Proposal.

(2)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee of correspondence from Councillor Julie Francis from Birchington TC suggesting that the proposed entrance and exit arrangements be reversed.  The reasons for not agreeing to this suggestion were explained and agreed by the Committee.

(3)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)        permission be granted to the Proposal subject to conditions, including conditions covering thestandard timelimit; the development beingcarried outin accordancewith thepermitted details; thesubmission ofdetails ofall materialsto beused externally; thesubmission ofthe schemeof landscapingand treeplanting, includingdetails of theprotection ofthe hedgerowadjacent tothe proposedplayground during construction andplanting ofthe newhedgerow; provisionof theplayground andboundary fencingprior tofirst useof theplayground; the  provisionand  permanentretention of  the  car  parking,drop off/pickup  and turning/loading/unloadingareas asshown onthe submittedplans; submissionof amanagement planfor thedrop off/pickup area; the submissionof  further  details  of  the  new  access  point  on  Park  Lane, including associatedworks/infrastructure, andsubsequent provisionprior tooccupation ofthe development; the     submissionof anupdated TravelPlan within6 monthsof thedate ofoccupation; the developmentbeing undertaken inaccordance withthe recommendationsof the EcologicalScoping Survey; theprovision ofbird andbat boxes; hours ofworking during constructionand demolitionbeing restrictedto between0800 and 1800 on Mondays to Fridaysand between thehours of0900 and1300 onSaturdays, with nooperations onSundays andBank Holidays; thesubmission ofa ConstructionManagement Strategy,including thelocation ofsite compounds andoperative/visitors parking, detailsof sitesecurity andsafety measures, lorry waitingand wheelwashing facilities,and detailsof anyconstruction accesses andmanagement ofthe siteaccess toavoid peakschool times; and measures toprevent mudand debrisbeing takenonto thepublic highway; and

(b)       the  applicant  be advised by Informative that:-

(i)                     they should register the School Travel Plan with Kent County Council through the “Jambusters” website;

(ii)          their attentionis drawnto theletter fromHighways andTransportation in whichit  is  noted that  it  is  their  responsibilityto  ensurethat  all necessaryhighway approvalsand consentsare obtained; and

(iii)         theirattention isdrawn tothe letter fromthe EnvironmentAgency inwhich advice andguidance isprovided withregard tocontaminated landand waste.

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 (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011; and

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