Agenda and minutes

Councillor D Davis declared an Other Significant Interest (OSI) in respect of applications TM/15/02767/FL and TM/15/02768/LB on the grounds that, as a member of both the Borough and Burham Parish Councils he was unable to represent the views of both authorities.  He made a statement regarding the applications and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor M Base advised that, as a member of Aylesford Parish Council and its Planning Committee, he had not been involved in its consideration of applications TM/15/04031/FL and TM/16/00021/FL and did not have to declare an Interest in these matters.    

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Area 3 Planning Committee held on 4 February 2016

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 3 Planning Committee held on 4 February 2016 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Introduction and Glossary

Supplementary Reports of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health (tabled at the 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. 

(A) Re-construction of historic outbuilding and use as seasonal holiday lets and (B) Listed Building Application: Re-construction of historic outbuilding and use as seasonal holiday lets at Burham Court, Court Road, Burham.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)   Application (A) be REFUSED for the reasons set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health; and

(2)   Listed Building Application (B) be REFUSED for the reasons set out in the report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health

[Speakers:  Mr M Hall (Agent to the Applicant) and Mr R Beale (Applicant)]

Erection of extensions to existing buildings for use falling within use classes B1(c), or B8; alterations to existing access roads including introduction of one-way system within site; excavation of foot of embankment and erection of retaining wall, provision of additional on-site parking; erection of security fencing with gates along site frontage with Lake Road at Units 1 to 18 Lake Road, Quarry Wood Industrial Estate, Aylesford

RESOLVED:  That the application be APPROVED subject to

(1)          the amendment of the recommendation to commence ‘Grant Planning Permission in accordance….’;

(2)          the addition of the following condition:-

20.  No development shall take place until the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, has secured the implementation of a watching brief to be undertaken by an archaeologist approved by the Local Planning Authority so that the excavation is observed and items of interest and finds are recorded.  The watching brief shall be in accordance with a written programme and specification which has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

            Reason:  To ensure that features of archaeological interest are properly examined and recorded.

(3)          the addition of informative:-

7.  The applicant is advised to contact Southern Water to confirm that additional flows can contribute to the existing public surface water sewer in Lake Road, given discharge to attenuation storage located further north in Lake Road.  If attenuation storage is required this will need to be accommodated within the site layout.

[Speakers:  Mr J Balcombe (Aylesford Parish Council); Mr G Chick (member of the public) and Mr C Atkinson (Agent to the Applicant)]

New cold store and ancillary office link to existing building at Kent House, Priory Park, Ditton Court, Quarry Mills Road, Quarry Wood Industrial Estate, Aylesford

RESOLVED:  That the application be DEFERRED to enable officers to seek additional information regarding levels of traffic generation associated with the proposed development.

[Speakers:  Mr J Balcombe (Aylesford Parish Council) and Mr C Clark and Miss S Haywood (members of the 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.

There were no items considered in private.