Agenda and minutes

Councillor D Smith declared an Other Significant Interest in application TM/14/01105/FL (7 Rowan Close, Aylesford) on the grounds that he was acquainted with the applicant.  He withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Area 3 Planning Committee held on 20 November 2014

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 3 Planning Committee held on 20 November 2014 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Introduction and Glossary

Supplementary reports 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. 

Clubhouse facility including changing rooms, hospitality room, spectator stand and pitch floodlighting at Playing Fields adjacent Downsview (Snodland Community Centre), Paddlesworth Road, Snodland.

RESOLVED:  That the application be APPROVED in accordance with the details, conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health, subject to amendments to conditions 6 and 7 as follows:

6. The Clubhouse hereby approved shall be operated only between the hours of 09.00 and 19.00.  The Clubhouse may be operated until 23.00 on an occasional basis, this being no more than six times a year.   

Reason:  In the interests of the general amenity of the wider area.

7. The floodlights shall only be illuminated whilst the pitch is in use and at no other time and shall not be illuminated outside the hours of 09.00 - 19.00.

Reason:  In the interests of the general amenity of the wider area.

[Note: Councillor Miss A Moloney requested that it be recorded for future reference that the parking area referred to at paragraphs 1.2 and 6.6 of the main report was a community car park.]

Two detached single storey outbuildings to provide a home gymnasium and a garden store, an ornamental pond and garden pergolas at 354 Wateringbury Road, East Malling.

The application was WITHDRAWN from the agenda.

Change of use of land to extend existing static holiday log cabin (caravan) site with ancillary bases, roads, decking, verandas, lighting and drainage at Heath Park, 45 The Heath, East Malling.

The application was formally WITHDRAWN by the applicant.

Demolition of existing double garage and construction of a three bedroom detached dwelling with associated parking at 7 Rowan Close, Aylesford.

RESOLVED:  That the application be REFUSED for the reasons set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health.

[Speaker:  Mr D Tickner – on behalf of the applicant]

(A) Consultation by Maidstone Borough Council (ref 14/503735/OUT/JAB1) Outline - access not reserved - mixed use development comprising up to 420 residential dwellings (including affordable homes), land safeguarded for an education facility and land safeguarded for a community centre.  Provision of public open space (including children's play areas) associated infrastructure and necessary demolition and earthworks.  The formation of 2 no. new vehicle accesses from Hermitage Lane and Howard Drive.

 (B) Consultation by Maidstone Borough Council: (ref 14/503786/OUT/JAB1) Outline application for up to 80 residential dwellings with access to be considered at this stage with all other matters reserved for future consideration.

 (C) Outline Application: Mixed-use development comprising up to 420 residential dwellings (including affordable homes), land safeguarded for an education facility and land safeguarded for a community centre.  Provision of public open space (including children's play areas) associated infrastructure and necessary demolition and earthworks.  The formation of 2 no. new vehicular accesses from Hermitage Lane and Howard Drive.  All other matters reserved at Land East of Hermitage Lane, Aylesford.

The applications were WITHDRAWN from the agenda.

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.