Agenda item

(1)       The Head of Planning Applications Group informed the Committee of comments received from a local resident commenting that as the bus entrance had been moved, she did not now need to attend the Committee meeting to speak. She also commented about the speed limit on the A25 and on pupils crossing to walk through the coach park.   

(2)       The Committee agreed that the landscaping condition should include selection of planting suitable to enhance bee pollination.

(3)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group were agreed nem con subject to the amendment set out in (2) above. 

(4)       RESOLVED thatthe applicationbe referred tothe Secretaryof State forHousing Communities and Local Government asa departurefrom theDevelopment Plan onGreen Beltgrounds, andthat subject tohis   decision:-

(a)          permission be granted to the proposal subject to compliancewith theagreed Memorandaof Understanding and to conditions,including conditions covering thestandard 5year timelimit forimplementation; the developmentbeing carriedout inaccordance withthe permitteddetails; the developmentbeing carriedout usingthe externalmaterialsand colourfinishes specified withinthe planningapplication documentsunless otherwiseagreed; the submissionof ascheme oflandscaping, including detailsof treeprotection methods, evergreen plantingto thesouthern siteboundary, additionaltree planting, a selection of planting suitable for bee pollination, softlandscaping, and hardsurfacing; no treeremoval taking place duringthe birdbreeding season;  the submissionof detailsof externallighting andhours ofoperationregarding the buildingextensions andthe buspick-up/drop offzone; the provision ofthe buspick-up/drop off zonewith accessand egressoff theA25 Seal Roadwithin 2months ofoccupation; the provision of a pedestrian  phase on  the  western  arm  of  the  A25/Seal  Hollow  Road junctionand of droppedkerb crossingson FilmerLane priorto occupation; improvementsbeing undertakento PublicRights ofWay SR165and SU4between Seal Village  and  the  Seal  Road/Seal Hollow  Road  with funding secured viathe Memorandum of Understanding; best  endeavours being madeto  implement  a  Traffic  Regulation  Order  to  provide  parking restrictions atthe junctionsof SealHollow Roadwith TheCrescent andHillingdon Avenue  with  footway  improvements  at  the  junction  of  Hillingdon  Avenue/Seal HollowRoad;  thesubmission and approvalof anupdated School TravelPlan withinsix monthsof occupation, andits ongoing monitoring/auditingfor aperiod of5 years, withinwhich time therewill are to beannual updateswith fundingsecured forKCC Highways through the memorandum of Understanding to ensureadequate resourcing for them toaudit andoverseethis process. Theprovision ofelectric chargingpoints, amongst othermatters, shouldbe considered withinthe TravelPlan; the provisionand retentionof carparking, loadingand turningfacilities; the gradient ofthe busaccess beingno steeperthan 1in 10for thefirst 1.5metres from thehighway boundaryand nosteeper than1 in8 thereafter; theprovision andmaintenance of thevisibility splayswith noobstructions over 0.9 metresabove thecarriageway level;  the submissionand approvalof a CommunityUse Agreementpriorto occupation; thesubmission andapproval ofa detailedSustainable SurfaceWater Drainage Schemeand subsequentdetails ofthe implementation, maintenanceand management ofthe approvedScheme; no infiltrationof surfacewater drainageinto theground taking place otherthan withthe approval ofthe CountyPlanning Authority; a restrictionon pilingand otherfoundation designsusing penetrativemethods; measures tocontrol developmentshould landcontamination be identified; hoursof workingduring constructionand demolitionbeing restrictedto between 0800and 1800on Mondays toFridays andbetween thehours of0900 and1300 on Saturdays,with nooperations onSundays andBank Holidays; thesubmission andapproval ofa constructionmanagement strategyprior tothe commencement of thedevelopment, includingdetails ofthe locationof site compoundsand operative/visitors parking,details ofsite securityand safety measures, lorrywaiting is to bemanaged to avoidconflictwith peakschool times,and detailsof any constructionaccesses; and

(b)          the applicants be advised by Informative that they should registerwith KentCounty Council's “Jambusters” Travel Plan Management system in respect of the requirementto prepareand submita (revised/amended)School Travel Plan.