Agenda item

1) Mary Green, Principal Planning Officer outlined the report and read the statement from the local Member, Mr B Sweetland.

2) Further to questions and debate, Mr Beart proposed, the Chair seconded and Members RESOLVED that:

a) the application be referred to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as a departure from the Development Plan on Green Belt grounds, and to consider the Sport England objection, and that SUBJECT TO his decision, and subject to the completion of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the required monetary contribution for the School Travel Plan monitoring and Public Transport Capacity Improvements that permission be granted, subject to the imposition of conditions covering (amongst other matters) the following:

1. The standard 3 year time limit;

2. The development carried out in accordance with the permitted details;

3. The development to be carried out using external materials and colour finishes as specified within the planning application documents, unless otherwise agreed;

4. The submission and approval of the details of the Photovoltaic PV panels and any roof plant.

5. Details of external lighting, including times and days of operation and details of the timer and light sensor to be installed;

6. Any lighting proposals shall follow the recommendations within the Bats and Artificial Lighting in the UK document produced by the Bat Conservation Trust and Institution of Lighting Professionals;

7. Prior to and during construction works the precautionary mitigation for dormouse, badgers and breeding birds within the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (Sevenoaks Environmental Consultancy. April 2021) shall be implemented as detailed;

8. Prior to and during construction works the habitat creation and reptile mitigation works within the Additional Ecological Assessment (Sevenoaks Environmental Consultancy. May 2022) shall be implemented as detailed;

9. On completion of the reptile mitigation works detailed in condition 7 (above) the grasslands must be managed as detailed in the Proposed Enhancement and Mitigation Plan within the Additional Ecological Assessment (Sevenoaks Environmental Consultancy. May 2022) shall be implemented as detailed;

10. An Impact Assessment and Conservation Payment Certificate signed by Natural England shall be submitted to the County Planning Authority for written approval. No works can commence on site until the applicant has received the full District Level Licence;

11. Measures to protect the existing trees during construction;

12. The implementation and maintenance of the Landscaping Scheme,

13. No tree removal during the bird breeding season;

14. No development shall take place until the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, has secured the implementation of archaeological field evaluation works in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority and following on from the evaluation, any safeguarding measures to ensure preservation in situ of important archaeological remains and/or further archaeological investigation and recording in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority;

15. No development shall take place until a Construction Management Plan, including lorry routing, access, parking, construction vehicle loading/unloading and circulation within the site for contractors and other vehicles related to construction operations, measures to prevent mud and debris being taken onto the public highway, the erect of heras fencing adjacent to the retained reptile habitat, has been submitted for approval and thereafter shall be implemented as approved;

16. Hours of working during construction to be restricted to between the hours of 0800 and 1800 Monday to Friday and between the hours of 0900 and 1300 on Saturdays, with no operations on Sundays and Bank Holidays;

17. A minimum of 10% of the new staff parking spaces (excluding the drop-off / pick[1]up spaces) shall be provided with Electric Vehicle charging points. In addition, a further 20% of the new spaces (excluding the drop-off / pick-up spaces) shall be provided with passive service i.e. ducting / cabling only). Details and location of these shall be submitted and approved by the County Planning Authority prior to first occupation of the new buildings;

18. The annual review of the School Travel;

19. Travel Surveys of both staff and pupils to be undertaken annually in accordance with the submitted School Travel Plan (via the Jambusters website) and compared to the targets given. Any further mitigating measures, if the targets are not met, to be submitted to and approved by the County Planning Authority. Any identified shortfall in the bus services to be appropriately addressed in accordance with the submitted MOU regarding provision of bus services;

20. The Car Park Management Plan is to be monitored and reviewed annually as part of the annual School Travel Plan review;

21. The revised internal road layout and bus stopping / turning area to be completed prior to first occupation;

22. The proposed drop-off / pick-up area as shown on the submitted plans to be completed and fully operational prior to first occupation of the new buildings;

23. The submitted Car Park Management Plan to be reviewed annually in coordination with other on-site operators and any amendments to be submitted and approved by the County Planning Authority;

24. The car parking spaces as shown on the submitted drawings shall be provided prior to first occupation and shall thereafter be maintained for that sole purpose;

25. A minimum of 20 secure and weatherproof cycle parking spaces shall be provided prior to first occupation in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved by the County Planning Authority and shall be maintained thereafter, and with an area safeguarded on the site to allow for the future addition of further cycling parking, if required. The number of cycle parking spaces shall be review annually alongside the School Travel Plan and the number of spaces increased if necessary;

26. If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site then no further development unless otherwise agreed in writing with the County Planning Authority shall be carried out until a remediation strategy detailing how this contamination would be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority. The remediation strategy shall be implemented as approved;

27. No infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground is permitted other than with the written approval of the County Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details;

28. Development shall not begin in any phase until a detailed sustainable surface water drainage scheme for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority. The detailed drainage scheme shall be based upon the Flood Risk Assessment prepared by CTP dated 13 January 2022 and shall demonstrate that the surface water generated by this development (for all rainfall durations and intensities up to and including the climate change adjusted critical 100 year storm) can be accommodated and disposed of without increase to flood risk on or off-site;

29. No building on any phase (or within an agreed implementation schedule) of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until a Verification Report, pertaining to the surface water drainage system, and prepared by a suitably competent person, has been submitted to and approved by the County Planning Authority. The Report shall demonstrate that the drainage system constructed is consistent with that which was approved. The Report shall contain information and evidence (including photographs) of details and locations of inlets, outlets and control structures; landscape plans; full as built drawings; information pertinent to the installation of those items identified on the critical drainage assets drawing; and the submission of an operation and maintenance manual for the sustainable drainage scheme as constructed;

30. Before the first use/occupation of the development hereby permitted, details regarding the proposed community use of the School’s indoor sports facilities and school hall, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority, including type of use, hours of use, management of access by non-school users and use of the on-site car parking; and

31. The removal of the temporary modular buildings related to the 2FE expansion.