TONBRIDGE & MALLING BOROUGH COUNCIL

AREA PLANNING COMMITTEES

Report of the Director of Planning, Housing & Environmental Health

Part I – Public

Section A – For Decision

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL

In accordance with the Local Government Access to Information Act 1985 and the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), copies of background papers, including representations in respect of applications to be determined at the meeting, are available for inspection at Planning Services, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill from 08.30 hrs until 17.00 hrs on the five working days which precede the date of this meeting.

Members are invited to inspect the full text of representations received prior to the commencement of the meeting.

Local residents’ consultations and responses are set out in an abbreviated format meaning: (number of letters despatched/number raising no objection (X)/raising objection (R)/in support (S)).

All applications may be determined by this Committee unless (a) the decision would be in fundamental conflict with the plans and strategies which together comprise the Development Plan; or (b) in order to comply with Rule 15.24 of the Council and Committee Procedure Rules.

GLOSSARY of Abbreviations and Application types

used in reports to Area Planning Committees as at 23 September 2015

AAP	Area of Archaeological Potential

AODN	Above Ordnance Datum, Newlyn

AONB	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

APC1	Area 1 Planning Committee

APC2	Area 2 Planning Committee

APC3	Area 3 Planning Committee

ASC	Area of Special Character

BPN	Building Preservation Notice

BRE	Building Research Establishment

CA	Conservation Area

CPRE	Council for the Protection of Rural England

DEFRA	Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DETR	Department of the Environment, Transport & the Regions

DCLG	Department for Communities and Local Government

DCMS	Department for Culture, the Media and Sport

DLADPD	Development Land Allocations Development Plan Document

DMPO	Development Management Procedure Order

DPD	Development Plan Document

DPHEH	Director of Planning, Housing & Environmental Health

DSSL	Director of Street Scene & Leisure

EA	Environment Agency

EH	English Heritage

EMCG	East Malling Conservation Group

FRA	Flood Risk Assessment

GDPO	Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 2015

GPDO	Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015

HA	Highways Agency

HSE	Health and Safety Executive

HMU	Highways Management Unit

KCC	Kent County Council

KCCVPS	Kent County Council Vehicle Parking Standards

KDD	Kent Design (KCC) (a document dealing with housing/road design)

KWT	Kent Wildlife Trust

LB	Listed Building (Grade I, II* or II)

LDF	Local Development Framework

LLFA	Lead Local Flood Authority

LMIDB	Lower Medway Internal Drainage Board

LPA	Local Planning Authority

LWS	Local Wildlife Site

MAFF	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

MBC	Maidstone Borough Council

MC	Medway Council (Medway Towns Unitary Authority)

MCA	Mineral Consultation Area
MDEDPD	Managing Development and the Environment Development

Plan Document

MGB	Metropolitan Green Belt

MKWC	Mid Kent Water Company

MWLP	Minerals & Waste Local Plan

NE	Natural England

NPPF	National Planning Policy Framework

PC	Parish Council

PD	Permitted Development

POS	Public Open Space

PPG	Planning Policy Guidance

PROW	Public Right Of Way

SDC	Sevenoaks District Council

SEW	South East Water

SFRA	Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (prepared as background to

the LDF)

SNCI	Site of Nature Conservation Interest

SPAB	Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

SPD	Supplementary Planning Document (a statutory policy

document supplementary to the LDF)

SPN	Form of Statutory Public Notice

SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest

SWS	Southern Water Services

TC	Town Council

TCAAP	Tonbridge Town Centre Area Action Plan

TCS	Tonbridge Civic Society

TMBC	Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

TMBCS	Tonbridge & Malling Borough Core Strategy (part of the Local

Development Framework)

TMBLP	Tonbridge & Malling Borough Local Plan

TWBC	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

UCO	Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order 1987 (as amended)

UMIDB	Upper Medway Internal Drainage Board

WLP	Waste Local Plan (KCC)

AGPN/AGN	Prior Notification: Agriculture

AT	Advertisement

CA	Conservation Area Consent (determined by Secretary of State if made by KCC or TMBC)

CAX	Conservation Area Consent: Extension of Time

CNA	Consultation by Neighbouring Authority

CR3	County Regulation 3 (KCC determined)

CR4	County Regulation 4

DEPN	Prior Notification: Demolition

DR3	District Regulation 3

DR4	District Regulation 4

EL	Electricity

ELB	Ecclesiastical Exemption Consultation (Listed Building)

ELEX	Overhead Lines (Exemptions)

FC	Felling Licence

FL	Full Application

FLX	Full Application: Extension of Time

FLEA	Full Application with Environmental Assessment

FOPN	Prior Notification: Forestry

GOV	Consultation on Government Development

HN	Hedgerow Removal Notice

HSC	Hazardous Substances Consent

LB	Listed Building Consent (determined by Secretary of State if made by KCC or TMBC)

LBX	Listed Building Consent: Extension of Time

LCA	Land Compensation Act - Certificate of Appropriate Alternative Development

LDE	Lawful Development Certificate: Existing Use or Development

LDP	Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed Use or Development

LRD	Listed Building Consent Reserved Details

MIN	Mineral Planning Application (KCC determined)

NMA	Non Material Amendment

OA	Outline Application

OAEA	Outline Application with Environment Assessment

OAX	Outline Application: Extension of Time

RD	Reserved Details

RM	Reserved Matters (redefined by Regulation from August 2006)

TEPN56/TEN	Prior Notification: Telecoms

TNCA	Notification: Trees in Conservation Areas

TPOC	Trees subject to TPO

TRD	Tree Consent Reserved Details

TWA	Transport & Works Act 1992 (determined by Secretary of State)

WAS	Waste Disposal Planning Application (KCC determined)

WG	Woodland Grant Scheme Application