Meeting documents

Area 2 Planning Committee
Wednesday, 8th August, 2012 7.30 pm

Place:
Civic Suite, Gibson Building, Kings Hill, West Malling
ItemDescriptionResolution
PART 1 - PUBLIC
AP2 12/057 Declarations of interest.
There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.
AP2 12/058 Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 July 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
DECISIONS TAKEN UNDER DELEGATED POWERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 (OR 2), PART 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION
AP2 12/059 Introduction & Glossary
Decisions were taken on the following applications subject to the pre-requisites, informatives, conditions or reasons for refusal set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure, or in the variations indicated below. Supplementary reports were tabled at the meeting.

Members of the public addressed the meeting where the required notice had been given and their comments were taken into account by the Committee when determining the application. Speakers are listed under the relevant planning application shown below.
AP2 12/060 TM/12/00676/FL - Chalk House, Gravesend Road, Wrotham
Change of use and conversion of existing outbuilding to provide self contained annexe with addition of conservatory to northern flank at
Chalk House, Gravesend Road, Wrotham.

RESOLVED: That planning permission be

APPROVED, subject to the applicant entering into a S106 legal agreement requiring:

- The use and occupation of the annexe to be ancillary only to that of the main dwelling and not sold, let or occupied separately from the host dwelling-house or otherwise occupied as a separate hereditament; and removal of permitted development rights in Classes A,B,C,D,E and G of Part 1 and Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended)

- informative to advise of the contents of the related s106 agreement; and

(1) the following conditions:

1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: In pursuance of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2 All materials used externally shall accord with the approved plans, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the development does not harm the character and appearance of the existing building or visual amenity of the locality.

[Speakers: Mr P Maddocks - Member of the public and Mr Dinmore - applicant]
AP2 12/061 TM/11/02591/FL - Basement, 49 High Street, Borough Green
Change of use: restaurant eat-in (A3) to restaurant eat-in with deliveries and takeaway (A3/A5) at basement 49 High Street, Borough Green.

RESOLVED: That the planning application be

APPROVED in accordance with the submitted details set out in paragraph 6.1 of the report of the Director of Planning and Transportation and the conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the same report.
AP2 12/062 TM/12/00922/FL - 62 Pound Road, East Peckham
Provision of single storey extension to provide office at 62 Pound Road, East Peckham.

Application WITHDRAWN

RESOLVED: That an Enforcement Notice be served on the terms set out in paragraph 7.2 of the report of the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure and at a time that has allowed
a reasonable period of time for a negotiated resolution of the breach of planning control.
AP2 12/063 TM/11/03055/FL - Thriftwood Caravan and Camping Park, Plaxdale Green Road, Stansted
Section 73 application to vary the conditions of TM/01/02373/FL to allow the use of touring units on a year round basis with the original condition 4 of TM/01/02373/FL remaining in force in respect of the 30 approved static caravans (TM/01/02373/FL being Variation to condition (v) of planning permission TM/81/886 to allow siting of 150 touring and 30 static caravans, and winter storage of 50 touring and 30 static caravans) at
Thriftwood Caravan and Camping Park, Plaxdale Green Road, Stansted.

RESOLVED: That the planning application be

APPROVED as per the submitted details set out in paragraph 6.1 of the report of the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure, subject to the following:

(1) Amended Conditions, as set out in the supplementary report of the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure and as set out below:

1 (a) The number of pitches on the site shall be restricted to a maximum of 150 for touring units (including touring caravans, campervans, motorhomes and tents) and 30 static caravan units;

(b) the 30 static caravan units shall be located only on that part of the site shown cross hatched on the drawing attached to this permission;

(c) the use of the site for occupation of the static units shall be restricted to the months of January and from March to December inclusive in any one calendar year;

(d) the pitches for touring units shall be located only on that part of the site shown single hatched or cross hatched on the drawing attached to this permission;

(e) any touring caravans being stored on the site shall be located either within that part of the site shown single hatched or cross hatched on the drawing or in the area annotated at "Storage Area";

(f) at no time shall the total number of caravans on the site (including those that are occupied, available for occupation and stored) exceed 180.

Reason: In the interests of safeguarding the visual amenities of the site, which falls within the open countryside, the Metropolitan Green Belt and because an over intensive use of the site could give rise to additional undue highway hazards, in accordance with paragraphs 17 and 28 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 and Policies CP1, CP3, CCP14 and CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007.

2. (i) the caravans shall be occupied for holiday purposes only with the exception of a maximum of 18 pitches that may be occupied at any one time as temporary accommodation by locally employed workers on fixed term contracts of employment;

(ii) the caravans shall not be occupied as a person's sole, or main place of residence;

(iii) the owners/operators shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all owners/occupiers of individual caravans on the site, and of their main home addresses, and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure the site is not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation which would be inappropriate in the Green Belt or outside settlement confines and so thereby contrary to paragraphs 17 and 28 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 and Policies CP3 and CP14 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007.

(2) Additional Conditions:

3. A landscaping scheme to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority within a time period of 3 months and implementation by the following planting season.

(3) Removal of Informative 1 which is now Condition 3


MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE
AP2 12/064 Exclusion of Press and Public
There were no items considered in private.
The meeting ended at 2036 hours

Attendance Details

Present:
Cllr Mrs F A Kemp (Chairman), Cllr Mrs E M Holland (Vice-Chairman), Cllr Miss J L Sergison (Second Vice-Chairman), Cllr Mrs J A Anderson, Cllr M A Coffin, Cllr B J Luker, Cllr Mrs S M Murray, Cllr A G Sayer and Cllr Miss S O Shrubsole.
In attendance:
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Balfour, C Brown, Chartres, Evans, Mrs Luck, Robins and Rogers.