Agenda item

(1)             In agreeing the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group, the Committee agreed to amend the School Travel Plan condition so that it would be reviewed after 6 months and annually thereafter, with the results being submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority and published on the School’s website.  It also added an additional Informative strongly encouraging the applicants to explore the opportunities for the provision of photovoltaic panels at this site.

RESOLVED that:- 

(a)             permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, including conditions covering  the standardtime limit; thedevelopment beingcarried outin accordancewith thepermitted details; thesubmission ofdetails ofall materialsto beused externally; thesubmission ofdetails ofexternal lighting,including hoursof operation; theerection oftree protectionfencing priorto commencementof thedevelopment to ensurethat existingtrees willbe adequatelyprotected; the submissionof adetailed schemeof landscapingand treeplanting tonot only require  the  provision  of  amenity  planting  in  close  proximity  to  the  proposed building,but also to detailhow thesite willbe reinstatedfollowing demolitionof the existingschool building; notree removal taking place during thebird breedingseason; the submissionof theresults ofan additionalbat emergencesurvey priorto demolition ofthe mainschool building; thesubmission ofan updatedbadger surveyand anyrequired mitigationprior to thecommencement ofthe development; thesubmission ofa BiodiversityManagement Plan(ecological enhancementsfor the site); thesubmission ofan updatedTravel Planprior to occupation,to be reviewed after 6 months and annually thereafter, with the results being submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority and published on the School’s website;  the provision and retentionof 4car parkingbays (57total onsite), and the reopening and retentionof theonsite pick-up/drop-offarea; the submissionof adetailed SustainableSurface WaterDrainage Scheme; thesubmission ofdetails of theimplementation, maintenanceand managementof the SustainableSurface WaterDrainage Scheme;           the  control  of  surface  water  drainage  into  the  ground  (there  should  be  no discharge to groundwithin aSource ProtectionZone); measures toaddress anyland contamination; hoursof workingduring constructionand demolitionbeing restrictedto between 0800and 1800 on Mondays toFridays andbetween thehours of0900 and1300 on Saturdays,with nooperations onSundays andBank Holidays; the submission of a  constructionmanagement strategy,including access,lorry routeing,parking and circulationwithin thesite forcontractor’s andother vehicles relatedto construction anddemolition operations; and measuresto preventmud anddebris beingtaken ontothe publichighway; and

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

(i)                     they should submitthe revised and amended School TravelPlan for  registration withKent CountyCouncil's Travel Plan Management     system  “Jambusters”;             

(ii)                    their attention isdrawn tothe letterfrom Highwaysand Transportation inwhich itis advisedthat parkingbay 28should notbe markedas adisabled space asit wouldblock carparking spaces26 &27;

(iii)                  theirattention isdrawn tothe letterfrom theEnvironment Agencyin which adviceand guidanceis providedwith regardto surfacewater drainage and waste; and

(iv)               any externallighting onsite shouldadhere tothe Bat Conservation  Trust’s  Guidance,  and  that  the  Construction  Management  Plan shouldinclude measuresto protectland suitablefor reptilehabitat withinthe site; and

(v)                  they are strongly encouraged to explore the opportunities for the provision of photovoltaic panels at this site.