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  • Agenda and minutes
  • Agenda and minutes

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    Items
    No. Item

    12.

    Minutes - 8 February 2017 pdf icon PDF 92 KB

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 8 February 2017 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

    13.

    General Matters

    Minutes:

    (1)       The Democratic Services Officer informed the Committee that a Selection and Member Services Committee had considered a report from the Member Development Steering Group on 1 March 2017.  This report had included a supplementary report on training for Planning Application Committee Members which had been written in the light of the comments made at the meeting of the Committee on 8 February 2017 (Minute 17/8).   Selection and Member Services Committee had agreed to note the report to inform the development of Member Training.    The Chairman of the Member Development Steering Group had indicated that all Members were most welcome to attend its meetings.

     

    (2)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that she had received a pre-action protocol letter in respect of the Committee’s decision in respect of the proposed anaerobic digestion facility at Forest Farm, Benenden (Minute 17/4) which represented the first formal stage in a judicial review process to challenge the County Council’s decision. The letter alleged that KCC had erred in Law by not giving precise and clear reasons in its Screening Opinion why it considered the application did not need to be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment.  Following a detailed rebuttal response, the claimant had decided not to pursue the case any further.

     

    (3)       The Head of Planning Applications Group reported that she would be meeting a senior representative of Sport England shortly before the Committee’s next meeting and would report on the outcome.

     

    (4)       The Head of Planning Applications Group referred to documentation in respect of the intended Wheelabrator Kemsley Generating Station upgrade which had previously been sent to Members of the Committee by the applicant. She explained that Members had previously granted permission for the Sustainable Energy Plant in 2012 when it was felt that in allowing an alternative form of energy to be supplied to the adjoining Kemsley Paper Mill would help safeguard some 800 employee’s jobs at the Mill. She went on to explain that this latest power upgrade proposal would be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate and ultimately determined by the Secretary of State on the basis that it would exceed the power output threshold above which it then became a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP); in which case the County Council’s role was that of a statutory consultee. She reported that public consultation meetings would be taking place on 23, 24 and 25 March.  Committee Members would be able to attend these meetings unaccompanied by a Planning Officer because it would not be in the County Council’s remit to determine the application. 

     

    (5)       The Head of Planning Applications Committee reported that the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transportation had taken an Urgent decision to enable the County Council to uplift its planning fees by 20% in July 2017 in response to an invitation to do so issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government. This would enable the Planning Applications Group to combat pressures on the service and to continue to process applications in good  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.

    14.

    Application KCC/SH/0005/2017 - Extension to existing Composting Facility along with variation of conditions to Permission SH/14/751 in respect of the inclusion of Bank Holiday deliveries of waste, removal of restriction on sources of material, increase in waste throughput, utilisation of processed material on other surrounding farms and increase in current restriction on vehicle movements at Hope Farm, Crete Road East, Folkestone; J Taylor and Son pdf icon PDF 3 MB

    Minutes:

    (1)       Mr S C Manion informed the Committee that he was a Member of Hawkinge TC.  He had not, taken part in that Authority’s discussions on this application and was able to approach its determination with an open mind.

     

    (2)       RESOLVED that permission be granted to the   proposed   extension   to   the permitted developmentfootprint, to the proposed variations to Conditions6, 8,and 12 and to the removal ofconditions7 and10 ofPermissionSH/14/751subject to conditions, including conditions covering the hoursofoperation being restrictedto0700 to1800 hours on MondaystoFridaysand0700 to 1500 hours on Saturdaysand Public/BankHolidayswith no operationson Sundays; the maximumvolumeofgreenwastethroughputnotexceeding35,000tonnesper annum; greenwastevehiclemovementsbeing limitedtoa maximumof40 (20 in and 20 out) movementsper day; priorapprovalof the detailsof the proposedtreeplantingalongthenortheasternand southernboundariesofthesite;  priorapprovalof thedetailsofan areatobe createdand managedas unimproved chalkgrassland; the priorsubmissionand approvalof det  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

    15.

    Proposal DA/17/34 (KCC/DA/0324/2016) - Installation of fourteen 6 metre high removable poles to which ball stop netting is attached at Dartford Science and Technology College, Heath Lane, Dartford; Governors of Dartford Science and Technology College pdf icon PDF 4 MB

    Minutes:

    (1)       Mr T A Maddison informed the Committee that his daughter in law was a Governor at Dartford Science and Technology and that his granddaughter was one of its pupils. He had not discussed the proposal with either of them. He did not have an Other Significant Interest and was able to approach the determination of the application with an open mind.

     

    (2)       Mr J M Ozog was present for this item pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.24 and spoke.

     

    (3)       Correspondence from a local resident, Mr Jack O’Sullivan had been sent to all Members of the Committee prior to the meeting.

     

    (4)       An amendment to the recommendations of the Head of Planning Group by Mr P M Harman requiring the poles to be taken down at the end of each day fell due to the lack of a seconder.

     

    (5)       In agreeing the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group, the Committee added an Informative encouraging both Dartford Science and Technology College and Dartford FC to develop a Good Neighbour Policy in order to minimise the impact of their sporting activities on local residents, including the possible establishment of a Liaison Group.

     

    (6)       RESOLVED that:-

     

    (a)     retrospective permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, includingconditionscovering the developmentaccordingwith thesubmitteddetails; the netting being loweredand securedwhen thepitchesarenotinuse; and the polesand nettingbeingcompletelyremovedand putintosecureonsitestorage fromthesecondweekendinJune, andnot replacedon siteuntil the firstweekendin September; and

     

    (b)     Dartford Science and Technology College and Dartford FC be encouraged by Informative to develop a Good Neighbour Policy in order to minimise the impact of their sporting activities on local residents, including the possible establishment of a Liaison Group.

     

     

    16.

    Matters dealt with under delegated powers pdf icon PDF 77 KB

    Minutes:

    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.