Agenda item

(1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee that the figure for additional onsite car parking spaces set out in the report should read “18” rather than “19”.

(2)       Mr C P Smith reported the views of Mrs P T Cole in support of the Proposal.

(3)       Mr T A Maddison had previously informed the Committee that he would not participate in the decision-making on this item as he had already made his views known. He had already left the meeting, but had given his written views objecting to the proposal to the Head of Planning Applications Group, who reported them to the Committee.

(4)       In agreeing the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group, the Committee decided to strengthen the updated Travel Plan condition in order to ensure that its content were made available on the School’s website.

(5)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)        permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions,including conditionscovering             thestandard timelimit; the developmentbeing carriedout inaccordance withthe permitteddetails; the submissionof detailsof allmaterials tobe usedexternally; a schemeof landscaping,includingnative treeplanting, ecologicalenhancement measures,and hardsurfacing,itsimplementation andmaintenance; no treeremoval taking place duringthe birdbreedingseason; the submissionof anupdated TravelPlan priorto  occupation,and itsongoing monitoring and review thereafter. Thisupdated TravelPlan is to be available on the school’s website and will include measuresto manageand monitor theonsite dropoff area,to encourageand promotesustainabletransport options, including the possibility of introducing staggered school start and end times,and toset outSMART targets(specific, measurable,achievable, realistic andtimely) amongst other matters; the provision(priorto occupation)and retentionof        car parking,drop offarea and circulatoryroutes; theimplementationof archaeologicalfield evaluationworks andany subsequent archaeologicalinvestigations; hoursof workingduring constructionand demolitionbeing restrictedto between 0800and 1800 on Mondaysto Fridaysand betweenthe hoursof 0900and 1300on Saturdays,with nooperations onSundaysand BankHolidays;   the submission for approval of a         constructionmanagementstrategy, includingaccess,lorry routing,parking and circulationwithin thesite forcontractor’sand othervehicles relatedto construction anddemolition operations, detailsof howthe siteaccess wouldbe managedto avoid peakschool times,and measures topreventmud anddebris beingtaken onto thepublichighway; and

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

(i)           with regardto therequirementto prepareand submit a(revised/amended) School TravelPlan, they should registerwith KentCounty Council's Travel Plan Management system ‘Jambusters’;

(ii)          their attentionis drawnto theletter fromthe EnvironmentAgency in whichadvice andguidance isprovided withregard tofouland surfacewater drainage; and

(iii)         theirattentionis drawnto theletter fromPublic Rightsof Waywhich contains generalinformatives withregard toworks adjacentto and/orona Public Rightof Way.They are alsoadvised that‘the grantingof planningpermissionconfers on thedeveloperno otherpermission orconsent orright toclose ordivert any PublicRight ofWay atany timewithout theexpress permission ofthe Highways Authority.