Agenda item

New build two storey Sixth Form Centre and associated landscaping on the existing disused outdoor swimming pool site.  Demolition of existing changing room block and creation of additional car parking spaces at Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls, Deakin Leas, Tonbridge. 

RESOLVED:  That the application be

APPROVED in accordance with the submitted details set out in the main and supplementary report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health subject to the amendment of condition 9 and Informative 2 and the addition of Informative 3 as follows:-

9.  No external lighting shall be erected on the building hereby approved or within the car parking areas hereby approved unless details of the external lighting, including details of the position, height, size, design, direction, power output and associated means of containing light spillage from the site along with hours of operation have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, and the work shall be carried out in strict accordance with those details.

Reason: In the interests of the character and amenity of the locality.

Informatives:

2.  With regard to the construction phase of the development, the applicant is asked to take all reasonable steps to mitigate any impact upon surrounding residents.  With this in mind, they are strongly encouraged to apply for a Section 61 Control of Pollution Act 1974 'prior consent' notice to regulate working hours/methods.  It is recommended that you contact the Environmental Health Pollution Control Team on pollution.control@tmbc.gov.uk in advance of the commencement of works to discuss this further.  The applicant is also strongly encouraged to not undertake construction works outside the hours of 08.00 -18:00 Mondays to Fridays, with no work on weekends and Public Holidays.  Should weekend working be unavoidable, the applicant is asked to liaise in advance with the local neighbours in Deakin Leas and Taylors Close to ensure minimal disturbance to these residents.  Furthermore, arrangements for the management of demolition and construction traffic to and from the site should be carefully considered in the interests of residential amenities and highway safety.  With regard to works within the limits of the highway and construction practices to prevent issues such as the deposit of mud on the highway, the applicant is encouraged to consult The Community Delivery Manager, Kent County Council, Kent Highway Services, Double Day House, St Michaels Close, Aylesford  Tel: 03000 418181 at an early time.

3.  The applicant is asked to consider liaising with the residents in Taylors Close in respect of the landscaping of the grounds surrounding the new Sixth Form block but in the knowledge that any changes that arise from such liaison may involve the need to formally amend the approved scheme.  Further advice should therefore be sought from the Local Planning Authority should such an occasion arise.

[Speakers: Ms S Leach, Mr P Ingrams, Mrs C Ghali, Mr N Hebditch and Mr I Terry – members of the public; Mrs R Joyce – Head Teacher]

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule No 8.5 Councillors Mrs M Heslop, N Heslop and Ms S Spence requested that it be recorded that they had abstained from voting on this recommendation.