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 28 August 2014

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area 3 Planning Committee held on 28 August  2014 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Introduction and Glossary

Supplementary reports of the 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. 

Reserved Matters application being details of the layout and appearance of the development, access to and within the site and the scale of the development pursuant to outline permission TM/12/02443/OA (Outline Application: Residential development of about 208 dwellings (including about 68 affordable units) together with new roads, play areas and informal open space following demolition of existing hospital buildings. Conversion of Preston Hall for residential use) at Preston Hall, London Road, Aylesford.

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

(1)   The submission of a revised layout plan to accommodate proposed affordable housing mix.

Erection of  32 no. dwellings (35% affordable), access road, car parking and landscaping at Bellingham Way, Aylesford, Kent (includes demolition of existing structures) at Ferns Surfacing Ltd, Larkfield Depot, Bellingham Way, Larkfield.

RESOLVED:   That the application be DEFERRED for officers to enter into further negotiation with the applicants to seek additional parking provision on site.

Change of use from public house with ancillary residential accommodation to 2 x 3 bed dwellings and 1 x 3 bed dwelling with associated demolition and extensions and internal and external alterations at Foresters Arms, 74 High Street, Wouldham.

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

(1)     The following change in description to:

Change of use from public house with ancillary residential accommodation to 3 x 3 bed dwellings with associated demolition and extensions and internal and external alterations

(2)     Additional informatives:

7.   The applicant should consider the provision of cycle storage within the development to reduce the need for residents to use private cars.

8.   The applicant is strongly encouraged to contact the Parish Council to investigate the possibility of engaging with the project to implement the planning permission TM/12/02019/FLX for rear accessing properties in the High Street and for which the Parish Council has obtained planning permission.

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.