Agenda and minutes

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

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Area 2 Planning Committee held on 10 December 2014. 

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 2 Planning Committee held on 10 December 2014 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman; subject to the following amendment:

-        Minute AP2 14/67 – Henry Simmonds PH, 4 Wrotham Road, Borough Green

Members agreed that the paragraph beginning ‘careful consideration’ be amended to read ‘detailed consideration’ on the grounds that it better reflected the nature of the discussion.

Introduction and Glossary

Supplementary reports to be tabled at meeting

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. 

Erection of storage building for use ancillary to main dwelling including the archery club (retrospective) at The Butts Beechinwood Lane, Platt.

RESOLVED:  That the application be APPROVED in accordance with the submitted details, conditions, reasons and information set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health; subject to:

(1)         The addition of condition:

5:  The building shall be erected fully in accordance with the drawings hereby approved with an eaves height of 2.5 m and a maximum ridge height of 4.5m, both to be measured above existing ground level

Reason:  In the interests of the openness and visual amenity of the Green Belt.

Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and silos and replacement with 13 dwellings (8 market housing, 5 intermediate housing), 1844sqm agricultural building, 775sqm B1(a) offices and 1000sqm B1(c) light industrial at West Yaldham Farm, Kemsing Road, Kemsing

RESOLVED:  That the application be DEFERRED for a Members’ Site Inspection

[Speakers:  Ms J Tasker (speaking on behalf of Mr and Mrs Kelly) and Mrs Palmer -  members of the public]

The Caravan East Street Addington West Malling

RESOLVED:  That an Enforcement Notice BE ISSUED seeking the cessation of the use of the site for open storage, removal of all vehicles or parts of vehicle and all associated paraphernalia, the removal of any portable office units, the detailed wording of which to be agreed with the Director of Central Services.

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.