Issue - meetings

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of new freestanding single storey McDonald’s restaurant with associated drive thru lane, car parking, landscaping, customer order displays and canopies at land at Cannon Lane Tonbridge

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 to Condition:

8.  The use of the restaurant/drive-thru building hereby approved shall not commence until full details of a ventilation scheme for the removal and treatment of cooking odours has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The scheme shall draw reference to the requirements and recommendations of the DEFRA ‘Guidance on the Control of Odour and Noise from Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems’.  The acoustic details shall include full spectrum octave analysis for the proposed ventilation equipment.  This must demonstrate that the noise from the equipment will not exceed NR35 at the nearest noise sensitive premises. The odour details shall include a risk assessment for odour as detailed in Annex C of the DEFRA guidance.  The approved scheme shall be fully installed before use of the kitchen commences and shall thereafter be maintained in strict accordance with the approved details.  No cooking of food shall take place unless the approved extraction system is being operated.

Reason:  To mitigate the impact of the any associated emissions in accordance with paragraph 122 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

(2)         Addition of Condition:

17. No external lighting shall be installed in connection with the development hereby approved until such details have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, and the work shall be carried out in strict accordance with those details.  Details to be submitted shall include a layout plan with luminaire orientation and a schedule of equipment in the external lighting design (including luminaire type, mounting height, luminaire orientation and lux lighting levels).  The lighting shall be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with the approved details unless agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  To ensure that the development does not harm the character and or visual amenity of the locality and in the interests of residential amenity.

(3)         Addition of Informative:

8.  The applicant’s attention is strongly encouraged to consider the representations made by local residents insofar as its future operations and management of the site is concerned.

[In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 8.6 (Part 4 of the Constitution) Councillors Lancaster and Ms Spence asked that their vote against the motion be recorded.]

[Speaker:  Mr Fahmy – member of the public]