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  • Agenda and minutes
  • Agenda and minutes

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

    Contact: Andrew Tait  03000 416749

    Items
    No. Item

    36.

    Membership

    Minutes:

    The Committee noted the appointment of Miss E Dawson in place of Mr B J Sweetland.

    37.

    Minutes - 19 June 2017 pdf icon PDF 126 KB

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 June 2017 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

    38.

    Site Meetings and Other Meetings

    Minutes:

    The Committee noted that a training session on the Development Consent Order process would take place following the meeting.

    39.

    Application DA/17/762 (KCC/DA/0104/2017) - Application to vary Condition 1 of Permission DA/13/140 to allow continuation of restoration operations until 31 May 2020 at Stone Pit 1, Cotton Lane, Stone; Land Logical Dartford Ltd pdf icon PDF 1 MB

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED that permission be granted to the variation of Condition1 ofPermission DA/13/140toallow the continuationofrestorationoperationsuntil31 May2020 subject to conditions, including conditions coveringtheinfillingand restorationofthesitebeing completedby 31May2020;  the  re-imposition  of  all  other  conditions  previously  imposed  on  Permission DA/13/140(updatedandamendedas necessarytoreflectany detailsapproved pursuant to thispermission)including landfilling  operations  being  restrictedto  between  0730  and  1700  hours on MondaystoFridaysand between0730 and1300 hourson Saturdays with no operationstakingplaceon Sundaysand Public Holidays; a maximum of 158 HGVmovementsper day; pollutionpreventioncontrol measures; implementationoftheapprovedecologicalmitigationstrategy; deliveryof asurfacewater management scheme; maintenance  and  continued  operation  of  the  landfill  gas  monitoring  and collecti  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

    40.

    Application AS/17/243 (KCC/AS/0045/2017) - Application to extend the hours of operation under Permission AS/12/813 to allow for the transportation of waste to and from the site at the beginning and end of each day at Ashford Waste Transfer Station, Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Brunswick Road, Ashford; Biffa Waste Services pdf icon PDF 1 MB

    Minutes:

    (1)       Mr P Bartlett addressed the Committee in his capacity as the Local Member.  He did not participate in the decision-making in respect of this application.

     

    (2)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group were carried by 8 votes to 2.  

     

    (3)       RESOLVED thatpermission be granted to the application subject to conditions, including conditions covering there-impositionofallconditionspreviouslyimposedon PermissionAS/12/813(updatedand amendedas necessary to reflectany detailsapprovedpursuant to thisplanningpermission); Condition26beingamendedtoallowoperationof theWasteTransferStation onlybetween0500 and1800 hours on Mondays to Fridays,0600 and1800hours on Saturdays and0700 and1730 hours on Sundays;and the imposition of additionalconditionscovering noHGVsenteringorleaving thesitebefore0600hours;  allmobileplant/ equipmentbasedon sitebeing fittedwithbroadband(white noise)reversealarms; and additionalcontrolson HGVmovementsduringtheextendedhourstonomore than 9HGVmovements(3inand 6out) between0600 and 0700 on MondaystoFridays, 6 HGVmovements(3inand 3out) between0600  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

    41.

    Application AS/17/1054 (KCC/AS/0192/2017) - Installation of Ferric Dosing Kiosk at Ashford Wastewater Treatment Works and Sludge treatment Centre, Kinneys Lane, Canterbury Road, Ashford; Southern Water Services Ltd pdf icon PDF 1 MB

    Minutes:

    (1)       Mr P Bartlett addressed the Committee in his capacity as the Local Member.  He did not participate in the decision-making in respect of this application.

     

    (2)       RESOLVED  that:-

     

    (a)     permission be granted to the application subject to conditions, including conditions covering the submission of  a  Construction  Management  Plan  detailing  arrangements  for routing,speedofvehicleson site, parkingandturning,timingofdeliveries, wheel washingand temporary trafficmanagement/signage; limits on the number of HGVs as set out in the application;  limitstothe hoursofconstruction activities; appropriatehandlingand storage of fuel, oil andlubricants; and the access roadbeingkept free of mud and debris; and

     

    (b)     the applicants be advised by Informative that they needtoobtainnecessaryhighwayapprovalsandconsents, includingappropriate controls regarding the management of abnormal loads.

     

     

    42.

    Application SE/17/179 (KCC/SE/0179/2017) - Section 73 application for the temporary relaxation of Condition 13 of Permission SE/90/1302 to allow the waste transfer station only to be extended to run from 0500 to 1800 hours on Mondays to Fridays during repairs to the Tunbridge Wells Waste Transfer Station at Dunbrik Waste Transfer Station, Main Road, Sundridge, Sevenoaks; KCC Waste Management pdf icon PDF 398 KB

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED that:-

     

    (a)          permission be granted to the application subject to allexistingconditionson PermissionSE/90/1302(asamended)beingre- imposedand to additional conditions covering theextendedoperatinghoursbeinglimitedtobetween0500 and0700 hours onMondaystoFridaysfora temporary10 weekperiodcommencing with theclosureof theTunbridgeWellsWaste Transfer Station;and no morethan16 HGV/ articulatedwastefreightermovements(8in/ 8 out)takingplacebetween0500 and0700 hours on MondaystoFridays;and

     

    (b)       the applicants be advised by Informative that they should use their best endeavourstominimisevehiclemovements andassociatedactivitiesbetween0500 and0700 hours.

     

    43.

    Proposal TH/17/818 (KCC/TH/0137/2017) - Change of use from agricultural land to school sports field with associated pavilion building, storage and fencing, and the creation of a horticultural area with associated polytunnels at land adjacent to Forelands Fields School, Ramsgate; KCC Property and Infrastructure Support pdf icon PDF 1 MB

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED that:-

     

    (a)       permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, including  conditions covering thestandard timelimit;        the developmentbeing carriedout inaccordance withthe permitteddetails; the submissionof detailsof allmaterials tobe usedexternally;  thesubmission ofthe schemeof landscaping;          control ofhours ofuse ofthe sportsfield andpavilion buildingout ofschool hoursto between the hoursof 1600and 2100only, duringdaylight hours, with noartificial lighting;             the schoolcar parkbeing madeavailable foruse bycommunity usersof thefacility out ofschool hours; the submissionof aspecification andtimetable for the implementationof a programmeof archaeological work; the submissionof adetailed SustainableSurface WaterDrainage Scheme; thesubmission ofdetails ofthe implementation,maintenance andmanagement of theSustainable SurfaceWater DrainageScheme; controlof surfacewater drainageand infiltration into the ground;           the prohibition ofpiling andother penetrativefoundation designmethods;              control of thedevelopment shouldland contaminationbe identified; 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/visitor parking, detailsof sitesecurity andsafety measures, lorry waitingand wheelwashing facilities,and detailsof theconstruction access andmanagement ofthe siteaccess toavoid peakschool times; and

     

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

     

    (i)           theirattention isdrawn tothe letterfrom PublicRights ofWay which containsgeneral informativeswith regardto worksadjacent toand/or ona Public Rightof Way.It isalso advisedthat “thegranting ofplanning permission conferson the developerno otherpermission or consentor rightto closeor divertany Public Rightof Wayat anytime withoutthe expresspermission ofthe HighwaysAuthority”; and

     

    (ii)       theyare advised tospeak tothe CountyCouncil Public Rightsof Wayteam should anyworks tothe PublicRight ofWay berequired.

     

    44.

    Matters dealt with under Delegated Powers pdf icon PDF 108 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 2017; and

     

    (d)          Scoping Opinions under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.