Agenda item

(1)       Mr C Simkins informed the Committee that he was the Local Member for this proposal. He had not given his views on the proposal and was able to approach its determination with a fresh mind.  

(2)       Mr Tylden Reed from Charing PC addressed the Committee in support of the proposal.  

(3)       The Committee agreed that the text of Mr Tylden’s contribution should be sent to the Secretary of State as part of the County Planning Authority’s submission on this proposal. It also agreed to ask the Chairman to write separately on its behalf to the Secretary of State in respect of the delay in implementation caused by Sport England’s objections to this and similar applications. 

(4)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)          theproposal be referred to theSecretaryofState for Communitiesand Local Governmentand that subjecttohisdecision,permission be granted to the proposal subject to conditions, including conditions covering thestandard5 year timelimit; thedevelopment being carriedoutinaccordancewith thepermitteddetails; hoursofworkingduringconstructionbeingrestrictedto between0800 and1800 on MondaystoFridaysand betweenthehoursof0900and 1300on Saturdays,with no operationson Sundaysand bankholidays;  constructiontraffic/deliveries minimisingconflictwithtrafficand pedestriansat thebeginningand endof the school day; and the submission for approval of aschemeoflandscaping,includingtheprovisionofreplacementtreesofnative speciesinan appropriatelocation, itsimplementationand maintenance;

(b)          Mr Reed’s contribution be included in the County Planning Authority’s submission to the Secretary of State; and

(c)          The Chairman be requested to write on the Committee’s behalf to the Secretary of State in respect of the delay in implementation caused by Sport England’s objections to this and similar applications.