Agenda item

(1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group reported a request from Swanscombe and Greenhithe TC requesting the inclusion of a condition requiring a parking and safety survey after 6 months. She advised that this request was best covered by requiring a review of the School Travel Plan every six months.  This was agreed.  

(2)          RESOLVED that:-

(a)       permission be granted to the  proposal subject to conditions, includingconditions covering thestandard 5year timelimit; the development being carriedout inaccordance withthe permitteddetails; the submissionand approvalof detailsof allmaterials tobe usedexternally; the submissionand approvalof reviseddetails ofcar parkingand vehicularaccesses, showing aislewidths of 6metres, andshowing proposedsignage including “ENTRANCE” onthe westernaccess and “EXIT”on theeastern access; the provisionand retentionof thevehicle parkingspaces; the submissionand approvalof anupdated SchoolTravel Planwithin 6months of occupationof theclassroom block, itsimplementation andon-going six-monthly review; a programmeof archaeologicalwork beingsubmitted andapproved; any proposed changesto theexisting lighting beingdesigned tobe sensitive tobat useof thesite;  thedevelopment being undertakenin accordancewith therecommendations ofthe Ecological Surveyand protectedspecies surveys; novegetation clearancetaking placeduring thebird breedingseason; the submission andapproval ofa ConstructionEnvironmental ManagementPlan; the submissionand approvalof anEcological DesignStrategy; the submissionand approvalof ascheme oflandscaping;  thesubmission andapproval ofa TreeProtection Planand thedevelopment being undertakenin accordancewith therecommendations ofthe TreeSurvey;  thesubmission andapproval ofan ArboriculturalMethod Statementexplaining howthe construction wouldbe carriedout withregard tothe retainedtrees; the inclusion oftree protectionmeasures; the submissionand approvalof adetailed designfor aSustainable UrbanDrainage System schemeto improvedrainage inthe vicinityof theparents’ drop-offfacility; no infiltration ofsurface waterdrainage;  the  submission  and  approval  of  a  Construction  Management  Strategy,  including methods  and  hours  of  working,  location  of  site  compounds  and  operative/visitors’ facilities,details ofhow thesite accesswould bemanaged to avoidpeak schooltimes, and detailsof anyconstruction accessesas well as an undertaking thatno heavygoods vehicles  are  to  reverse  into  or  out  of  the  site  unless  under  the  supervisionof  a banksman; measuresto preventmud anddebris beingdeposited ontothe publichighway; and hours ofworking duringconstruction anddemolition beingrestricted tobetween 0800 and1800 on Mondaysto Fridaysand betweenthe hoursof 0900and 1300on Saturdays, withno operationson Sundaysand BankHolidays; and

(b)    the applicant beadvised byinformative that:-

(i)    theSchool should adviseparents touse avoluntary one-waysystem northto southalong Eynsford Road;

(ii)     thegranting ofplanning permissiondoes notconvey anyapproval forconstruction of thenew vehiclecrossover (i.e.dropped kerb)or anyother worksin thehighway or affecting it.A licencemust beobtained forsuch works.The Applicant shouldcontact Kent County Council Highways and Transportation at

www.kent.gov.uk/roads_and_transport/highway_improvements/parking/dropped_kerbs.aspxtelephone:0300 418181)in orderto obtainthe necessaryApplication Pack. Pleaseallow atleast eightweeks’ notice; and

(iii)    ifcontamination isfound, thedeveloper shouldaddress risksto controlledwaters from contamination atthe site,following therequirements of the NPPF andthe Environment Agency’s(EA) GuidingPrinciples forLand Contamination.  The EArecommends thatdevelopers should followthe riskmanagement frameworkprovided inCLR11 ModelProcedures for theManagement ofLand Contamination whendealing withland affectedby contamination. The EA also recommends that they should refer tothe EA’s GuidingPrinciples for landcontamination forthe typeof information thatthey requirein order toassess risks tocontrolled watersfrom thesite. The Local Authoritycan adviseon riskto otherreceptors, suchas humanhealth. Further information can be gained from the Environment Agency’s website at:

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency.