Agenda item

(1)       Mr Daniel Clare from RSK (Noise and Air Quality Advisers) was present for this item and available to answer Members’ questions.

(2)       Mr T L Shonk informed the Committee that he had signed a petition against the scheme.  He did not take part in the discussion or the voting on this proposal.

(3)       Mr S C Manion and Mr R J Parry left the meeting for much of this item and therefore did not cast a vote in its determination.

(4)       The Head of Planning Applications reported receipt of a further 292 signatures to the petition in appendix 7 of the report.

(5)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that requests had been made by objectors to the proposal to provide the Committee with a number of documents which were not relevant to the determination of the proposal.  These included the safety audit and DfT documents on the funding of Major Transport Schemes. Following consultation with the Chairman, it had been decided that these documents should not be circulated as it was essential for the Committee Members to focus exclusively on the land use planning aspects of the proposal.

(6)       Mr C W Caller and Mrs S Howes were present for this item pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.27 and spoke in support of the proposal.

(7)       Mr Roger Steer and Mr Geoff Foxwell addressed the Committee in opposition to the proposal. Mr John Farmer (Kent Highways Transportation and Waste) spoke in reply on behalf of the applicants.

(8)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group were carried by 11 votes to 3 with 1 abstention.

(9)       Mr M Baldock, Mr L Burgess and Mr A Terry requested pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.26 (3) that their votes against the proposal be recorded.

(10)     Mr T A Maddison requested pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.26 (3) that his vote in favour of the proposal be recorded.

(11)     RESOLVED that:-

(a)       permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, includingconditions covering  implementation ofthe permissionwithin 5years;          thedevelopment beingcarried outin accordancewith thepermitted detailsand as otherwiseapproved pursuantto thepermission; the submission forapproval ofdetails ofhorizontal andvertical alignment; the submission  for  approval  of  details  of  the  highway  design  and  construction, includingall pavedsurfaces; the submission forapproval ofdetails forthe enhancementof theretained sectionof the existingroad; the submission forapproval ofdetails ofall structures,including theacoustic fence, retainingwalls, andstreet furniture; the submissionfor approvalof detailsof highwaylighting; the submission forapproval ofdetails, implementationand subsequentmaintenance, of landscaping proposals,including plantingproposals forthe slopeon thesouth side ofthe newroad; the submission forapproval ofdetails ofstreet lighting; implementation of the recommendations for   biodiversity mitigation and enhancement; buildingrecording priorto demolitionof 13Darnley Road; details ofarchitectural items tobe salvagedfrom 13 DarnleyRoad being agreedin consultation withthe BoroughCouncil; demolition of13 DarnleyRoad not commencinguntil suchtime asa contract islet for roadconstruction; the  submissionfor approvalof detailsfor theconstruction ofthe gablewall to15 Darnley Road; archaeologicalrequirements; control ofpotential landcontamination; control ofinfiltration ofsurface waterdrainage intothe ground; the submissionfor approvalof detailsof aConstruction EnvironmentalManagement Plan/Code ofConstruction Practice; detailsof furtherair qualitymonitoring beingsubmitted togetherwith appropriate mitigationproposals anda timescalefor theirimplementation; details ofpost constructionnoise monitoringbeing submittedtogether with mitigation proposalsand atimescale fortheir implementation;and provision ofthe 11disabled parkingspaces shownon thesubmitted drawings; and

(b)       theapplicant be advisedby Informative that:-

(i)        Gravesham BC recommends  that  the  contractor  should  enter  into  an agreement undersection 61of theControl ofPollution Act1974 todeal with constructionnoise;

(ii)     the  Archaeological  Officer  requests  that  consideration  be  given  to  including heritagethemes inthe detaileddesign whererelevant;

(iii)   considerationshould begiven tothe possibilityof incorporatingitems ofsalvage from 13Darnley Roadinto adjacentbuildings inthe terraceas requested by EnglishHeritage; and

(iv)   considerationshould begiven tothe possibilityof recyclingthe ragstonefrom the existingwall alongRathmore Road and,depending onthe quantityand quality available,reusing itin thenew retainingwall.