Meeting documents

Area 2 Planning Committee
Wednesday, 25th February, 2009 7.30 pm

Place:
Civic Suite, Gibson Building, Kings Hill, West Malling
ItemDescriptionResolution
PART 1 - PUBLIC
AP2 09/013 Declarations of interest.
There were no declarations of interest made.
AP2 09/014 Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Area 2 Planning Committee held on 21 January 2009 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 09/015 Development Control
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 the variations indicated below.

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 09/016 (A) TM/08/03612/AT and (B) TM/08/03613/LB - George And Dragon, The Street, Ightham
(A) 6 no. non-illuminated signs and 2 no. internally illuminated signs at
George and Dragon, The Street, Ightham.

(B) Listed Building Application: New signage at
George and Dragon, The Street, Ightham.

RESOLVED: That

(A) Advertisement Consent be

GRANTED, subject to an amendment to informative to read:

1. The applicant is advised that the details to be submitted pursuant to condition 8 should be for an untreated or natural stained oak post.

(B) Listed Building Consent be GRANTED.
AP2 09/017 (A) TM/07/1810/FL and (B) TM/07/01807/FL - (A) Platt C of E Primary School, Maidstone Road, Platt and (B) Playing Fields, Grange Road, Platt
(A) Demolition of existing buildings and erection of twelve dwellings with car ports and access road at Platt C of E Primary School, Maidstone Road, Platt.

(B) 7 no. houses with private access at playing fields, Grange Road, Platt.

RESOLVED: That applications

(A) and (B) be DEFERRED for a Members' site inspection.

[Speakers: Mr R Jones, Parish Council, Mrs S Thorpe on behalf of Mr G Pritchard and Mr M Jerrom, members of the public]
MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION
AP2 09/018 (A) TM/09/00144/FL and (B) TM/09/00145/CA - Little Mount, The Street, Plaxtol
The Chairman agreed to accept this matter as an urgent item of late business to enable the Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure to advise on the current position relating to the ongoing appeals. The report gave details of the Planning Inspectorate's agreement to hold them in abeyance to allow resubmitted applications to be determined. A copy of the supplementary report would be sent to Plaxtol Parish Council for their information.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.
AP2 09/019 List D
The Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure submitted a list of applications determined since the date of the previous meeting.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.
AP2 09/020 Planning Appeal Decisions
The Central Services Director submitted details of recently received planning appeal decisions.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.

AP2 09/021 Forthcoming Planning Inquiries and Hearings
The Central Services Director presented details of the arrangements for forthcoming Public Inquiries and Hearings.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE
AP2 09/022 Exclusion of Press and Public
There were no items considered in private.
The meeting ended at 2130 hours

Attendance Details

Present:
Cllr H S Rogers (Chairman), Cllr T J Robins (Vice-Chairman), Cllr Mrs J A Anderson, Cllr M A C Balfour, Cllr C Brown, Cllr F R D Chartres, Cllr M A Coffin, Cllr Mrs F A English, Cllr D W P Evans, Cllr Mrs S L Luck, Cllr B J Luker, Cllr Mrs S M Murray, Cllr A G Sayer, Cllr Miss J L Sergison and Cllr M S Worrall.
In attendance:
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs E M Holland and Mrs F A Kemp (2nd Vice-Chairman).