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 3 Planning Committee held on 2 June 2016

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 3 Planning Committee held on 2 June 2016 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Introduction and Glossary

Supplementary report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health (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. 

Outline Application: erection of x 5 dwelling houses and x 5 detached garages with associated access parking and turning areas and landscaping at Taddington Wood, North of Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill.

RESOLVED:  That outline planning permission be REFUSED for the following reasons:

(1)             The site lies within the designated countryside outside the confines of the urban and rural settlements identified in policies CP11, CP12 and CP13 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007.  The proposal comprises residential development in the countryside, being contrary to policy CP14 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007.  The Local Planning Authority therefore considers that there is an overriding principle objection to the proposed development and that no other material considerations exist in this case that overrides the policy objection.

(2)             The development, by reason of its proposed location would fail to integrate with or respect the prevailing pattern of development in the locality.  The proposed development would, therefore, fail to respect the character and distinctiveness of the local area, contrary to the requirements set out in policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007 and policy SQ1 of the Managing Development and the Environmental Development Plan Document 2010.

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.