Agenda and minutes

Councillor M Davis declared an Other Significant Interest in application TM/19/01226/FL (land adjacent to The Hutchings, Leigh Road, Hildenborough) on the grounds of his status as partner of Warner Solicitors who had acted for the applicant.  He withdrew from the meeting and took no part in the discussion on this agenda item.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Area 1 Planning Committee held on 30 May 2019

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 1 Planning Committee held on 30 May 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Introduction and Glossary

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. 

Demolition of existing industrial unit and re-development of the site to provide 9 flats in a three storey building with associated communal garden at Engineering Works, Drayton Road, Tonbridge.

RESOLVED:  That planning permission be GRANTED, subject to:

(1)             the applicant entering into a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) with the local planning authority to make a financial contribution towards public open space;

(2)             the submitted details, conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the main report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health;

(3)             Amended Condition 10:

10. Notwithstanding the details provided by drawing number tr-1438-19LS, no above ground development shall take place until a full scheme of hard and soft landscaping across the site has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include full details of the size, species and location of all new planting. All planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be implemented during the first planting season following occupation of the buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the earlier.  Any trees or shrubs removed, dying, being seriously damaged or diseased within 10 years of planting shall be replaced in the next planting season with trees or shrubs of similar size and species, unless the Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  In the interests of visual amenity.

(4)             Additional Conditions:

11. Notwithstanding the details provided by drawing number tr-1438-19LS, no above ground development shall take place until a full scheme of boundary treatments to be installed across the site has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of the type and height of all such boundary treatments along with any associated regime for ongoing maintenance. Any boundary fences or walls or similar structures shall be erected before first occupation of the building hereby approved and shall be retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details in perpetuity.

Reason: In the interests of visual and residential amenity.

12. No above ground development shall take place until a scheme for the storage, screening and securing of the cycle store has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle store shall thereafter be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved and shall be retained at all times thereafter.

Reason: In order to ensure adequate provision of cycle storage to serve the development.

13. No external lighting shall be installed until full 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 and retained at all times thereafter.

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

(5)             Additional Informatives:

8. Pursuant to Condition 7, the applicant is advised to enter into early negotiations with  ...  view the full minutes text for item AP1 19/24

Proposed dwelling at land adjacent to The Hutchings, Leigh Road, Hildenborough.

RESOLVED:  That planning permission be GRANTED in accordance with the submitted details, conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health.

[Speakers:  Margaret Coles – Hildenborough Parish Council; Ryan Bayliss – applicant and Andrew Boakes – agent]

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.

There were no items considered in private.