Agenda item

Application TM/02/2663/MR97/R (KCC/TM/0017/2019) - Details of Interim Restoration (Conditions 2b and 22), Working, Restoration and Aftercare Scheme for the area marked in yellow on Drawing P1/1782/2 (Condition 8), a Woodland Management Scheme (Condtion 24), Aftercare Scheme (Condition 27) and an Archaeological Watching Brief (Condition 30) pursuant to Permission TM/02/2663/MR97 which allows for clay and sand extraction from the quarry at Park Farm Quarry, Platt Industrial Estate, Maidstone Road, Platt; Echoraise Ltd (trading as J Connolly and Sons Ltd)

Minutes:

(1)       Mr H Rayner moved, seconded by Mr A Booth that consideration of this matter be deferred due to inaccuracies in the report and that the opportunity caused by the deferment be taken to hold a site visit in order to inspect the site access arrangements.

            Lost 4 votes to 6 with 1 abstention.  

 

(2)       The Committee agreed to the addition of three Informatives to the recommendations. These were that the applicants should consider the potential for further measures to reduce the noise levels arising from the defined temporary operations to  below 70dB LAeq; that they should explore the potential for an alternative access route through Nepicar Farm Quarry; and to encourage them to form a liaison group with the local community.  

 

(3)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group were carried by 6 votes to 3 with 2 abstentions. 

 

(4)       RESOLVED that:-

 

(i)            approval be given to the application pursuanttotherequirements ofConditions2, 8,22,24,27 and30 of Permission TM/02/2663/MR97 subject to furtherconditions, including conditions covering dailyHGVmovements being limitedto58 (29in/ 29out)on MondaystoFridaysand to 30 movements (15 in /15 out)on Saturdays;  no work, exceptforarchaeologicalinvestigations,takingplaceinphases2 and3, noranydisturbanceof therouteof RestrictedByway MR247Buntil the diversionof thisrightof wayislegallyconfirmedandtherevisedrouteprovided on site; and the submission for approval of drawingsreflectingtheamendedrouteof rightof wayMR247B; and

 

(b)       the applicants be advised by Informative:- 

 

(i)           that all conditions imposedon Permission TM/02/2663/MR97 remaininforce,includingon-goingcontrols/requirementsunderConditions2, 8, 22,24,27 and 30 unless they aresuperseded bythe detailsherebyapproved;

 

(ii)      that this permissionconfersno otherpermissionor consentandthatany changeto the PROWrequires the expresspermission ofthe Highways Authority, separate fromthe planningprocess;

 

(iii)         of the Informativesrecommended by the County Archaeological  Officer  relating  to deliveryof thewrittenspecificationof workandsubsequentreporting,and advice thattheapplicantsshould considerimplementingsampleinvestigationsaheadof the main excavation;

 

(iv)         that they should consider the potential for further measures to reduce the noise levels arising from the defined temporary operations to below 70dBLAeq;

 

(v)          that they should explore the potential to bring forward an alternative access route through Nepicar Farm Quarry; and

 

(vi)         that they should explore the potential to form a liaison group with the local community. 

 

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