Meeting documents

Area 2 Planning Committee
Wednesday, 10th July, 2013 7.30 pm

Place:
Civic Suite, Gibson Building, Kings Hill, West Malling
ItemDescriptionResolution
PART 1 - PUBLIC
AP2 13/032 Declarations of interest.
Councillor Luker declared Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in application TM/13/01369/FL on the grounds that he knew the applicant. He withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.
AP2 13/033 Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 2 Planning Committee held on 29 May 2013 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 13/034 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, Housing and Environmental Health, 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 13/035 TM/13/00734/FL - Fairseat Lodge, Vigo Road, Fairseat
Two storey side and single storey rear extension at Fairseat Lodge, Vigo Road, Fairseat.

RESOLVED: That the application be

APPROVED in accordance with the submitted details as amended and set out in the supplementary report and the conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the main report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health, subject to:

(1) Additional Condition:

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any other Order amending, revoking and re-enacting that Order) no development shall be carried out within Class E of Schedule 2 of that Order unless planning permission has been granted on an application relating thereto.

Reason: In the interests of protecting the Metropolitan Green Belt in accordance with Policy CP3 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy and paragraph 87-89 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

(2) Addition of Informative:

1. The applicant is advised that the Local Planning Authority's view is that there should be no further reduction in available off-street parking/turning space within the curtilage of the property owing to the general access arrangements and in particular the point of access onto Vigo Road where the reversing of cars onto the highway is most undesirable. If the applicant wishes to reconfigure the on-site facilities Council Officers would be happy to discuss/advise.

[Speakers: Parish Councillor H Bott - Stansted Parish Council]
AP2 13/036 TM/13/01369/FL - Land Known as Sunny Paddock, Birling Road, Leybourne
Continued use of land for the stationing of a residential caravan/touring caravan and continued use of existing building for ancillary living accommodation at
land known as Sunny Paddock, Birling Road, Leybourne.

RESOLVED: That the application be

APPROVED in accordance with the submitted details, conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health, subject to:

(1) Amendment of Condition:

3. No more than one touring caravan shall be sited on the land and it shall generally be sited in the location shown on the Block Plan hereby approved, approved 08.05.13. Any material change to the position of the touring caravan, or its replacement by a non-touring caravan in a different location shall only take place following the written approval of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To comply with the site licence requirements and in the interests of visual amenities and openess of the locality and in accordance with policies CP1 and CP20 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007, policy SQ1 of the Tonbridge and Malling Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document 2010 and paragraphs 17, 50, 55 and 89 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

[Speakers: Mrs Gower - applicant]

AP2 13/037 TM/12/03635/OA - Sycamore Place, Trottiscliffe Road, Addington
Application for outline planning permission for the erection of a single 'Lodge' style dwellinghouse with details of landscaping and appearance reserved for future consideration at Sycamore Place, Trottiscliffe Road, Addington.

RESOLVED: That the application be

DEFERRED for a Members' Site Inspection

[Speakers: Parish Councillor Bailey - Addington Parish Council; Mr S Philip and Mr I Barwick - members of the public and Mr K Wise - agent]
AP2 13/038 12/0040/UNAWKS - 62 Pound Road, East Peckham
Alleged Unauthorised Development at 62 Pound Road, East Peckham.

RESOLVED: That the resolution made by the Area 2 Planning Committee on 8 August 2012 (Item: AP2 12/062) that an enforcement notice be issued and served be rescinded and no further action be taken in this case.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE
AP2 13/039 Exclusion of Press and Public
There were no items considered in private.
The meeting ended at 2052 hours

Attendance Details

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