Agenda item

(1)       Mr M A C Balfour informed the Committee that although he did not have a disclosable pecuniary interest or another significant interest in this item, he would not vote in the determination of these applications. 

(2)       Correspondence from Mr P J Homewood, the Local Member objecting to the application had previously been circulated to the Committee.   

(3)       Mr Roger Gledhill (Aylesford PC) and Mr Terry Johnson addressed the Committee in opposition to the application. Mr Cliff Thurlow (Aylesford Heritage Ltd) spoke in reply.   Mr Gledhill also provided photographs showing traffic congestion along Bull Lane. These were circulated to the Committee.

(4)       During discussion of this item, the Committee agreed to limit the duration of the proposed permission to a period of 10 years and to add an Informative advising that the applicants should aim to implement the development and the removal of material from the site as soon as practicable.

(5)       On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications Group (as amended in (4) above) were carried by 9 votes to 1.  

(6)       RESOLVEDthat:-

(a)      permission be granted for a temporary period of 10 years to Application TM/19/1931 forthevariationof ConditionsW2, W3,W4 andW6 of planningpermissionTM/18/2549 relatingto vehicularaccess to the WestLake areaatAylesfordQuarrysubject toconditions, including conditions covering theexistingconditionsonPermissionTM/18/2549continuingto applytotheEastLake area(subjectto minoralterations to remove reference to aspectsof developmentin the WestLakearea whichare alreadycovered by thoseprefixed “W”elsewhere in the permissionsand to reflecttheapprovalsgivenpursuanttothatPermissionon 11 March 2019); theexistingconditionsonPermissionTM/18/2549continuingto applyto theWestLake area(exceptwhereamendedby this Permission); thedevelopmentnotcommencinguntildetailsof wheelandchassis washinghave been submittedto andapprovedinwriting bythe County Planning Authority, with any approved measuresbeingavailableand implementedfor the durationof the development; the developmentnotcommencinguntila methodforrecordingvehicle movements,estimatingexcavation tonnagesandmaking thisinformation availablewith reportsof anyincidencesitemised in the VoluntaryTraffic ManagementScheme havebeen submitted to and approvedinwritingby the County Planning Authority, with any approved detailsbeingimplemented for thedurationof the development; the developmentnotcommencinguntildetailssetting  out  how  the  terms  of  the VoluntaryTraffic ManagementSchemewillbe communicated to staff/drivers havebeensubmittedto and  approved  in  writing  by  the County Planning Authority; nomorethana combinedtotalof100HGVmovements taking placeperday(50in/ 50 out) on MondaystoFridaysand60 HGVmovements(30in/ 30out)on Saturdays; theVoluntaryTrafficManagementSchemebeingcompliedwithforthe duration of the proposeddevelopment; nomorethana combinedtotalof 148,000 tonnes ofmineralbeingexported fromtheWestLakeareaviaBullLane,unlessapprovedinwritingby the County Planning Authority; and the  deletion  of  Conditions  W17  andW18  of  Permission TM/18/2549  (relating  to operationsat theformerdryingplantand the provisionforHGVstoleave the West Lakearea outside normal operating hours);

(b)   permission be granted for a temporary period of 10 years  to Application TM/19/1392 for the variationof ConditionsW2,W4 and W6and the  removal  of  Conditions  W7  and  W8  of  Permission TM/18/2555 relatingtovehicularaccessto the WestLakeareaandoutputof mineralsat Aylesford  Quarry  subject to conditions, including conditions covering  theexistingconditionsonPermission TM/18/2555continuingto applytotheEastLake area(subjectto minoralterations to remove reference to aspectsof developmentinthe WestLake areawhichare alreadycovered by thoseprefixed “W”elsewhere in the permissionsand to reflecttheapprovalsgivenpursuanttothatPermission on11 March 2019); theexistingconditionsonPermission TM/18/2555continuingto applyto theWestLake area(exceptwherebe amendedby this Permission; thedevelopmentnotcommencinguntildetailsof wheelandchassis washinghave beensubmittedto andapprovedinwritingby the County Planning Authorityand any approved measuresbeingavailableandimplemented for thedurationof the development; the developmentnotcommencinguntila methodforrecordingvehicle movements,estimatingexcavation tonnagesandmaking thisinformation availablewith reportsof anyincidencesitemisedin theVoluntaryTraffic ManagementScheme havebeen submitted to and approvedinwritingby the County Planning Authority, with anyapproved detailsbeingimplementedfor thedurationof the development; the developmentnotcommencinguntildetailshave beensubmittedto and  approved  in  writing  by  the County Planning Authority  setting  out  how  the  terms  of  the VoluntaryTraffic ManagementSchemewillbe communicatedtostaff/ drivers; nomorethana combinedtotalof100HGVmovements taking place perday(50in/ 50 out) onMondaystoFridaysand 60HGVmovements(30in/ 30out)on Saturdays; theVoluntaryTrafficManagementSchemebeingcompliedwithforthe duration of the proposeddevelopment; nomorethana combinedtotalof 148,000 tonnes ofmineralbeingexported fromtheWestLakeareaviaBullLane,unlessapprovedinwritingby the County Planning Authority; and thedeletionof ConditionW23 of Permission TM/18/2555(relatingtotheprovisionfor HGVs to leavetheWest Lake areaoutside normal operating hours); and

(c)     the  applicant  be  advised by Informative:-

(i)            of the need to ensure that all necessaryhighwayapprovalsandconsentsare obtained(where required)andthatthe limitsof the highwayboundaryareclearly establishedinorder to avoidanyenforcementactionbeing taken by the HighwayAuthority; and

(ii)          they should aim to implement the development and the removal of material from the site as soon as practicable.