Agenda and minutes

Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 9th March, 2016 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Andrew Tait  03000 416749

Items
No. Item

13.

Minutes - 10 February 2016 pdf icon PDF 102 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2016 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

14.

Site Meetings and Other Meetings

Minutes:

(1)       The Committee agreed to hold a training session on the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan during the afternoon of the next Committee meeting on Wednesday, 13 April 2016.

 

(2)       The Committee confirmed that the training tour of permitted development sites would take place on Tuesday, 26 April 2016.

15.

Proposal DO/15/01080 (KCC/DO/0328/2015) - Erection of three single storey extensions and associated external works at Green Park Primary School, The Linces, Buckland, Dover; KCC Property and Infrastructure Support pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

(1)       Dr M R Eddy informed the Committee that he was acquainted with one of the objectors to the application. As this was not a close personal relationship, he was able to approach the determination of the proposal with a fresh mind.

 

 

(2)       RESOLVED that:-

 

(a)          permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, including conditions covering the standard 5year timelimit; the development being carried outin accordance with the permitteddetails; the submissionfor  approvalof  detailsof  all  constructionmaterialstobe used externally; the approvalof theSchoolTravelPlanpriortooccupationoftheextensionsand itsongoing reviewfora period of 5 years; hoursofworkingduringconstructionbeingrestrictedtobetweenthehoursof0800 and1800 on MondaystoFridaysandbetweenthehoursof0900and1300on Saturdays, with nooperationson Sundaysor Bank  Holidays;thesubmissionofa ConstructionManagementPlan,providingdetailsofhowthesite accesswouldbe managedtoavoidpeakschooltimes,detailsoft  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

16.

Proposal TM/15/3954 (KCC/TM/0390/2015) - New two-storey Special Educational Needs School with associated car parking and landscaping at Land at Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge; KCC Property and Infrastructure Support. pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

(1)       Mr C P Smith informed the Committee that he was the Local Member.  He had not pre-determined the proposal and was able to approach its determination with a fresh mind.

 

(2)       In agreeing the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group, the Committee added an Informative as set out in (3) (b) (iii) below.

 

(3)       RESOLVED that the applicationbe referredtotheSecretaryof Stateas a departurefromtheDevelopmentPlanon Green Beltgrounds,and thatsubject to his decision:

 

(a)       permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, includingconditionscovering the standard5 yeartimelimitforimplementation; the developmentbeing carriedout inaccordancewith thepermitteddetails; the developmentnot commencinguntilsuch timeas replacementplayingfieldprovision is securedand the funds are inplace toenable thatdevelopment to commence; the development not being occupieduntilPhase1 ofPermissionKCC/TM/0385/2015 has beenbuiltand madeoperationalforuse and developmenthas commenced on Phase2 ofPermissionKCC/TM/0385/2015;thesubmissionand approval ofdetailsof all materials to beused externally; thesubmissionfor approvalof detailsof allexternallighting,includinghoursof operation; boundaryfenc  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

17.

Proposal TM/15/3918 (KCC/TM/0385/2015) - Provision of playing fields including a floodlit synthetic pitch and pavilion building at Land off Lower Haysden Lane, Tonbridge; KCC Property and Infrastructure Support pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

(1)       Mr C P Smith informed the Committee that he was the Local Member.  He had not pre-determined the proposal and was able to approach its determination with a fresh mind.

 

(2)       Mr M J Angell informed the Committee that his grandson was a pupil at the Judd School.  Although the Chairman did not consider that this would prevent him from determining the application entirely on its merits, he elected not to participate in the decision making for this item.  

 

(3)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that the fourth bullet point of her recommendations in paragraph 76 of the report should be amended to read “9.30 pm” instead of “9.00 pm.” 

 

(4)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group (as amended in (3) above) were carried by 11 votes to 2.

 

(5)       RESOLVEDthattheapplicationbe referredtotheSecretaryof State asa departurefromtheDevelopmentPlanon GreenBeltgrounds,and thatsubject to his decision:-

 

(a)       permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, includingconditionscovering thestandard timelimit forimplementation; the developmentbeing carriedout inaccordancewith thepermitteddetails; the submissionof detailsof all materials to beused externally; hoursof useof thefloodlighting being limitedto9.30pm on MondaystoFridays,5pm on Saturdays andSundaysand nouse onBankHolidays; the extinguishmentof lightingwhen thepitch isnot inuse or within 15 minutesof its lastuse;  lightingbeinginstalledinaccordancewith the approveddetails,and checkedon si  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

18.

County matters dealt with under delegated powers pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED to note maters 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).