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  • Agenda and minutes
  • Agenda and minutes

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    Items
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    35.

    Minutes - 11 July 2018 pdf icon PDF 164 KB

    Minutes:

    (1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that none of the three applications referred to the Secretary of State at the July meeting of the Committee (Seal CEP School, Wilmington Academy and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls) had been called in.  Permission had therefore been granted on the terms agreed by the Committee.

     

    (2)       RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 11 July 2018 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

    36.

    Application SW/18/503317 (KCC/SW/0103/2018) - Section 73 application to vary the wording of Condition 3 of Permission SW/17/502996 to increase the permitted number of HGV movements per day from 258 to 348 in order to allow waste to be transported directly from local collection points to the Sustainable Energy Plant at Land North East of Kemsley Paper Mill, Ridham Avenue, Sittingbourne; Wheelabrator Technologies pdf icon PDF 597 KB

    Minutes:

    (1)       During discussion of this item, Members of the Committee expressed concern that Air Quality considerations appeared to be based upon modelling data  rather than measured data. 

     

    (2)       RESOLVED that:-

     

    (a)          permission be granted to the application for the rewording of Condition3 ofPermission SW/17/502996to read:-

     

    The maximum numberof HeavyGoods VehicleMovementsto andfrom theApplication Siteshallnot exceeda combinedtotal of348movements perday savefor movements inaccordance with condition5 subjectto any priorwritten variationas approvedby theWaste PlanningAuthority.

     

    Reason:In theinterests ofhighway safety; and

     

    (b)       allother conditionsincluded inPermission SW/17/502996be re- imposed.

     

    37.

    Application TM/87/346/R21 (KCC/TM/0414/2018) - Request for prior approval to import silica (industrial) sand pursuant to Condition 21 of Permission TM/87/346 at Ightham Works and Quarry, Sevenoaks Road, Ightham; H +H UK Ltd pdf icon PDF 860 KB

    Minutes:

    (1)       Mr H Rayner informed the Committee that he was the Local Member for the application.   He would be participating in its determination as a Member of the Committee. 

     

    (2)       Mr Mike Taylor (Chairman of Borough Green PC) addressed the Committee.  He supported the application and requested the inclusion of some additional conditions.

     

    (3)       Mr H Rayner moved, seconded by Mr J Wright that permission be granted subject to a number of conditions.

     

    (3)       The Head of Planning Applications Group advised the Committee that it could not impose conditions on the application but that it could inform the applicant by Informative of the Committee’s concerns.

     

    (4)       On receipt of this advice, Mr Rayner agreed, with the agreement of his seconder, to amend his motion to advise the applicants via an Informative to take effective measures to mitigate dust emissions from the site, including their best endeavours to cover the external stockpiles of silica sand. This was unanimously agreed. 

     

    (5)       RESOLVED that:-

     

    (a)           prior approval be granted to the application; and

     

    (b)       the applicants be advised by Informative of effective measures to be taken to mitigate dust emissions from the site, including the operator’s best endeavours to cover the external stockpiles of silica sand.

     

     

    38.

    Application TM/00/1599/R3 (KCC/TM/0418/2018) - Details of a revised scheme of working for phases 1,2,4 and 5 pursuant to Condition 3 of Permission TM/00/1599 at Stonecastle Farm Quarry, Whetsted Road, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge; Tarmac Trading Ltd pdf icon PDF 2 MB

    Minutes:

    (1)       Mr M A C Balfour informed the Committee that he was one of the Local Members for this application.  He would be participating in the decision-making as a Member of the Committee.  He would, however, be constrained from discussing the merits of the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan if this were to form part of the Committee’s deliberations.   

     

    (2)       Correspondence from Mr Alan Chilvers from the Golden Green Residents Association had previously been circulated to all Members of the Committee.

     

    (3)       Ms S Hamilton was present for this item pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.27 and spoke.

     

    (4)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that:

     

    (a)                            the Environment Agency had confirmed its verbal comments set out in paragraph 34 of the report and was satisfied with the proposals in respect of ensuring no silting of surface waters as also referred to in paragraph 21 of the report;

     

    (b)            East Peckham PC has emailed KCC and stated that it had no objection but wanted KCC to ensure the future green credentials of the site (e.g. nature reserves, forest walks and PROWs); and

     

    (c)            although Mr Balfour was referred to as the Local Member for Malling Rural East in the report, he should also have been identified as a Local Member on the front page and that his electoral division covered the extraction area and much of the site (excluding the plant site and access which were in Ms Hamilton’s Tunbridge Wells Rural division).

      

    (5)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that Permission TM/00/1599 had been granted after the completion of a Section 106 Agreement which included obligations in respect of nature conservation and site management (“The Management Scheme”) as well as groundwater monitoring.  The Management Scheme required annual meetings, monitoring, viewing points / information boards, pedestrian access by agreement and the management of the site for 50 years after completion of aftercare and the Scheme (which was approved by KCC on 15 September 2005) provided for attendees from the operator, KCC, Kent Wildlife Trust and the Local Liaison Committee to meet annually to discuss quarry operations, restoration and management. Water monitoring was also meant to be undertaken in accordance with an agreed scheme, with the results being made available to KCC, the Environment Agency and South East Water.

     

    (6)       The Head of Planning Applications Group asked the Committee to agree to a revision to Informative (c) of the recommendation in paragraph 73 of the report. This was agreed and appears in (10) (c) below.

     

     

    (7)       Mr Peter Miller, Mr Alan Chilvers, Mr Stewart Gledhill (local residents) and Cllr Carol Mackonochie (Tunbridge Wells BC) addressed the Committee in opposition to the application. Mr Brendan Kelly (Tarmac) spoke in reply.

     

    (8)       Mr M A C Balfour moved, seconded by Mr B H Lewis that consideration of this item be deferred pending a Members’ site visit.  He withdrew this motion with the permission of his seconder following detailed advice from the Head of Planning  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.

    39.

    Proposal SH/18/39 (KCC/SH/0344/2017) - Two storey extension to be constructed in two phases, internal alterations and the provision of a new parking/drop-off area accessed from Jubilee Close at Palmarsh Primary School, St George's Place, Hythe; Gen 2 Property pdf icon PDF 2 MB

    Minutes:

    (1)       The Transport and Development Manager informed the Committee that, further to the comments in the report, funding had been provided for a potential pedestrian crossing on the A259 between St George’s Place and Jubilee Close.   Its provision would be subject to the outcome of the consultation process and the views of the local Joint Transportation Board. 

     

    (2)       RESOLVED that:-

     

    (a)          permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions including conditionscovering the standardtime limit; the development being carried outin accordance with the permitteddetails;  thedevelopmentbeing carriedoutusingtheexternalmaterialsandcolourfinishesas specified within the planningapplication documentsunlessotherwise agreed;   landscapingbeingprovidedon siteinaccordancewiththeapplicationdetailsinthe first available plantingseasonfollowingcompletionofphase 1thedevelopment;  the submission of a BiodiversityMethod Statement regardingbatsandreptiles; the submission of detailsofecological enhancementson theschoolsite; no treeremoval during the bird breeding season; the submissionofan updated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

    40.

    Proposal DA/18/965 (KCC/DA/0104/2018) - Installation of a modular building to accommodate further teaching and learning space at Maypole Primary School, Franklin Road, Dartford; Governors of Maypole Primary School pdf icon PDF 790 KB

    Minutes:

    (1)          The Head of Planning Applications Group advised the Committee that the word “County” in paragraph 12 of the report should read “Council.”

     

    (2)       The Head of Planning Applications Group advised the Committee of correspondence from the Local Member, Mrs A D Allen in support of the proposal and a request for the School to address the concerns raised in the report.

     

    (3)       RESOLVEDthat:-

     

    (a)          permission be granted to the proposalsubject to conditions, including conditionscovering the developmentbeing carried outin accordance with the permitted details, and that the building be removed from the site on the expiration of 5 years from the date of the decision, with the land being reinstated; and

     

    (b)          the applicants be advised by Informative that theymustnotuse thebuildingforanyuse otherthanforintervention sessionsas setoutinthe applicationdetails.Shouldfutureschool expansion be required,thismustnotgoaheadwithoutthe determination ofa full planning application by KentCounty Council.

     

    41.

    Matters dealt with under delegated powers pdf icon PDF 86 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 Assessment) Regulations 2017; and

     

    (d)          Scoping Opinions under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 (None).