Agenda item

(1)       Mr M D Payne informed the Committee that although he was the Local Member for the proposal, he had neither discussed it with his constituents and was able to approach its determination with an open mind. 

(2)       Mr R L H Long was present for this item pursuant to Committee Procedure Rule 2.27 and spoke. 

(3)       Mr Daniel Alexander and Mr Paul Smith addressed the Committee on behalf of Mabledon Road Residents in opposition to the proposal.   Mr Indy Shokar (Resolution Planning) and Mr Jonathan Wood (Head Teacher of Judd School) spoke in reply.

(4)       The Committee decided to amend the recommendation to specify that the updated Travel Plan was to be approved before occupation of the extended building. 

(5)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group as amended in (4) above were carried by 8 votes to 3 with 1 abstention.

(6)       RESOLVED thatthe applicationbe referred tothe Secretaryof State forHousing, Communities and Local Government onSport Englandgrounds and thatsubject to his decision :-

(a)          permission be granted to the application subject to conditions,including conditionscovering the standard3 yeartime limitfor implementation; thedevelopment beingcarried outin accordancewith thepermitteddetails; the developmentbeing carriedout usingexternal materialsand colourfinishes asspecified withinthe planningapplicationdocuments to match thoseexisting, unless otherwise agreed; thesubmission of  a  schemeof  landscaping,including therelocation ofthe garden  area  that  would  be  lost  to  create  the  additional  car  parking,  soft landscaping,and anyadditional hardsurfacing; the  submission  of  a  precautionary  mitigation  strategy  for  reptilesand  an enhancementplan, priorto thecommencement ofthe development; the  submission and  approvalof  an  updated Travel Plan  prior to occupation,to includereference tothe pedestrianexit gateontoMabledonRoad and anassessment ofits effectiveness insplittingpedestrian trafficon routeto Tonbridge TrainStation; the provisionand retentionof 14car parkingspaces; the gateonto MabledonRoad only being used as a pedestrianexit forThe Judd Schoolpupils andonly being unlocked between 3.45pmand 4.15pmon school days  during  term  time  unless  otherwise  approved  in  writing  by  the  County PlanningAuthority;  nofloodlighting beinginstalled onthe MUGAs; hoursof workingduring constructionand demolitionbeing restrictedto between the hours of 0800and 1800on Mondays toFridays andbetween thehours of0900 and1300 on Saturdays,with nooperations onSundays andBank Holidays; and thesubmission andapproval ofa constructionmanagement strategyprior tothe commencement of thedevelopment, includingdetails ofthe locationof site compoundsand operative/visitors’ parking,details ofsite securityand safety measures, lorrywaiting andwheel washing facilities, details ofhow thesite access wouldbe managed toavoid conflictwith peakschool times,and detailsof any constructionaccesses; and

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

(i)        they should register with Kent County Council’s “Jambusters” Travel Plan Management system in respect of the requirement to prepare and submit a revised School Travel Plan; and

(ii)          considerationshould begiven tothe inclusionof speciesthat encouragebees when fulfilling the requirementto prepareand submita schemeof landscaping.