Agenda and minutes

Venue: Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: committee.services@tmbc.gov.uk

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PART 1 - PUBLIC

AP1 21/11

Declarations of Interest

Members in any doubt about such declarations are advised to contact Legal or Democratic Services in advance of the meeting

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

AP1 21/12

Minutes pdf icon PDF 95 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Area 1 Planning Committee held on 27 May 2021

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 1 Planning Committee held on 26 May 2021 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

AP1 21/13

Glossary and Supplementary Matters pdf icon PDF 212 KB

Glossary of abbreviations used in reports to the Area Planning Committee (attached for information)

 

Any supplementary matters will be circulated via report in advance of the meeting and published to the website.

Minutes:

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.  Any 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. 

 

Decisions to be taken by the Committee

AP1 21/14

TM/21/00444/FL - 64 Pembury Road, Tonbridge pdf icon PDF 304 KB

Demolition of former surgery and erection of a development of 14 apartments (12x2 bed and 2x3 bed) with parking, access and landscaping

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Demolition of former surgery and erection of a development of 14 apartments (12x2 bed and 2x3 bed) with parking, access and landscaping.

 

RESOLVED: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the amendment to condition 7 and the addition of Informatives 4 and 5 as set out below:

 

7.     Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, arrangements for the management of all demolition and construction works shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.  The management arrangements to be submitted shall include (but not necessarily be limited to) the following:

 

·             The days of the week and hours of the day when the demolition and construction works will be limited to and measures to ensure these are adhered to;

 

·             Procedures for managing all traffic movements associated with the demolition and construction works including (but not limited to) the delivery of building materials to the site (including the times of the day when those deliveries will be permitted to take place and how/where materials will be offloaded into the site) and for the management of all other construction related traffic and measures to ensure these are adhered to;

 

·             The specific arrangements for the parking of contractor’s vehicles within or around the site during construction and any external storage of materials or plant throughout the construction phase; and

 

·             Specific arrangements for the provision of wheel washing facilities for contractor’s vehicles within the site to ensure mud is not deposited on the public highway.

 

The development shall be undertaken in full compliance with the approved details.

 

Reason: In the interests of residential amenity and highway safety in accordance with policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007

 

Additional informatives:

 

4.     The developer is strongly encouraged to explain to prospective purchasers how the car parking provision within the site will be allocated and managed.

 

5.     The developer is strongly encouraged to integrate features within the design of the building to maximise opportunities to house wildlife.

 

[Speakers: Verbal statements were made by Ms Diane Huntingford (on behalf of Tonbridge Civic Society), Mr Jon Monkcom and Mr Michael Burt (members of the public) and Mr Ian Coomber (agent).

 

A representation was made by Mr Mark McGarry by a written statement which was read out by the Legal Officer]

AP1 21/15

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Chairman to move that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting during consideration of any items the publication of which would disclose exempt information.

Minutes:

There were no items considered in private.