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16/507471 - FULL PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 310 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, IN TWO BUILDINGS RANGING BETWEEN 8 AND 18 STOREYS, INCLUDING 177SQM OF A1/D1/D2 FLOORSPACE, ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, PUBLIC REALM AND LANDSCAPING WORKS -LAND ADJ ROYAL ENGINEERS ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT
- Meeting of Planning Committee, Thursday 2nd February, 2017 6.00 pm (Item 288.)
- View the background to item 288.
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report and the consolidated urgent update report of the Head of Planning and Development.
Mr Owen, for objectors, Ms Buckland of the Ringlestone Area Community Association, Mr Burbante, for the applicant, and Councillor Willis (Visiting Member) addressed the Committee.
Councillor Willis (Visiting Member) arrived at 6.25 p.m., during consideration of this item.
RESOLVED:
1. That subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement in such terms as the Interim Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the following:
·
A contribution of £9,515 (£30 per dwelling x 310) for
Community Learning - towards the enhancement of St Faiths Adult
Education Centre, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone;
·
A contribution of £80,272 (£590 per 2 bedroom dwelling
x 136) for Primary Education, towards the enhancement of North
Borough Junior School or St Paul’s Infant School (the Head of
Planning and Development acting under delegated powers to finalise
which school is the appropriate recipient of the primary education
contribution);
·
A contribution of £173,114 (£1272 per 2 bedroom
dwelling x 136) for Secondary Education, towards phase 1 of the new
Free School of Science and Technology, Valley Park, Maidstone
opening September 2018;
·
A contribution of £2,630 (£8 per dwelling x 310) for
Youth Services, towards youth equipment for the new attendees at
the Infozone Youth Centre,
Maidstone;
·
A contribution of £14,884 for Libraries (£48 per
dwelling x 310), towards Kent History & Library Centre
additional book stock;
·
A contribution of £185,616 for Healthcare, to be invested in
the Brewer Street Surgery;
· Details of the following to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to installation. These works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details before the first occupation of the building:
a) Cycle storage and powered two wheeler (motorbikes) facilities
b) Car parking arrangements, including visitor parking and parking space allocation. Such arrangements to allow no permanent allocation of car parking space to any individual dwelling
c) The provision of car club car parking spaces
d) The provision of shared cycle provision
e)
The provision of electric vehicle charging points
·
The establishment of and funding for a delivery and
monitoring group to include local Councillors and
Officers;
·
The materials shall be as set out in Appendix 2 to
the Committee report, with samples to be submitted to and approved
by the Local Planning Authority prior to development above the Damp
Proof Course level, and details of a maintenance and management
plan of how these materials/the building will be maintained for the
lifetime of the development shall be provided to and agreed by the
Local Planning Authority;
·
A restriction requiring an appropriate sum of money, based on the
uplift in value of the relevant unit, to be paid in lieu of
affordable housing should that accommodation become owner occupied
units (‘Clawback Provision’) for a period of not less
than 10 years (the Head of Planning and Development acting under
delegated powers to finalise the wording); and
· The provision of the open space as required under planning permission MA/05/2350 prior to occupation (the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers to finalise the wording);
the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report as amended by the consolidated urgent update report with the deletion of conditions 2 and 15 as they will now be covered within the proposed Section 106 legal agreement.
2. That the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to reallocate the Social Services contribution of £17,322 to community infrastructure, subject to a CIL compliance check.
Voting: 7 - For 5 - Against 1 - Abstention
Supporting documents:
- Location Plan, item 288. PDF 461 KB
- 16/507471 Committee Report, item 288. PDF 513 KB View as HTML (288./2) 289 KB
- 16-507471 Urgent update, item 288. PDF 967 KB View as HTML (288./3) 29 KB
- 16-507471_second urgent update, item 288. PDF 66 KB View as HTML (288./4) 16 KB
- Consolidated Urgent Update, Land Adj Royal Engineers Road, Maidstone, Kent, item 288. PDF 92 KB View as HTML (288./5) 56 KB
- 16-507471_photos, item 288. PDF 2 MB