Meeting documents

Area 3 Planning Committee
Thursday, 27th May, 2010 7.30 pm

ItemDescriptionResolution
PART 1 - PUBLIC
AP3 10/009 Declarations of interest.
There were no declarations of interest made.
AP3 10/010 Minutes
  • Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 3 Planning Committee held on 28 January 2010 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
AP3 10/011 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 applications shown below.
AP3 10/012 TM/09/01927/FL - Badgers Dell, Wateringbury Road, East Malling
Demolition of existing garage and stables and the erection of new detached house and garage at Badgers Dell, Wateringbury Road, East Malling.

APPLICATION WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT
AP3 10/013 TM/09/02368/FL - 6 Jerome Road, Larkfield
Move fence from its current location out to the footpath at 6 Jerome Road, Larkfield.

RESOLVED: That the application be

REFUSED

[Speakers: Mr J Hume, member of the public and Mrs T Dunster on behalf of the applicant]
AP3 10/014 TM/09/01121/FL - The Birches, 21 Mill Street, East Malling
Erection of 2 detached houses with attached garages at The Birches, 21 Mill Street, East Malling.

RESOLVED: That the application be

REFUSED subject to

(1) the revision of Reason 1. to read:-
"1. The proposed houses would be situated in close proximity to the rear of number 21 Mill Street, with an inadequate degree of separation, that would result in overlooking and loss of privacy for the occupants of this property, being detrimental to residential amenity and in this context symptomatic of development that is considered over-intensive for a plot of this size and contrary to the aim of policies CP1 and CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Core Strategy."; and

(2) the amendment of Reason 2 to read:-
"2. The proposed parking arrangements for Plot 1 do not allow for adequate manoeuvring space and this, when combined with the layout and length of the private accessway, is likely to result in difficult and lengthy reversing movements. This in turn would be likely to lead to parking occurring elsewhere in the vicinity, causing traffic congestion. The proposal is therefore contrary to the aims of policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007.

[Speakers: Mr A Bush, Mrs S Duncan, Mr B Knock and Dr R Quaife - members of the public and Mr A Morters - applicant]
MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION
AP3 10/015 List D
The Director of Planning, Transport and Leisure submitted a list of applications determined since the date of the last meeting.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.
AP3 10/016 Planning Appeal Decisions
The Chief Solicitor submitted details of recently received planning appeal decisions.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.
AP3 10/017 Forthcoming Planning Inquiries and Hearings
The Chief Solicitor presented details of the arrangements for forthcoming Planning Inquiries and Hearings.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and noted.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE
AP3 10/018 Exclusion of Press and Public
No items were considered in private.
PART 2 - PRIVATE
MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION
AP3 10/019 TM/09/01927/FL - Badgers Dell, Wateringbury Road, East Malling
(Reason: LGA 1972 Sch 12A Para 5 - Legal Advice)

  • (Attachment: 13)Report of Chief Solicitor
The Committee was advised that, as the planning application relating to this report had been withdrawn by the applicant this item would not be considered.
The meeting ended at 2047 hours

Attendance Details

Present:
Cllr A K Sullivan (Chairman), Cllr R W Dalton (Vice-Chairman), Cllr Mrs E A Simpson (Second Vice-Chairman), Cllr Mrs S J Boakes, Cllr Mrs B A Brown, Cllr J R H Clements, Cllr D A S Davis, Cllr Mrs C A F Grant, Cllr P J Homewood, Cllr D Lettington, Cllr Miss A Moloney, Cllr D W Smith, Cllr D Thornewell, Cllr L A Withey and Cllr Mrs C J Woodger.