Councillor Moriarty was not present during the consideration of this application.

All Members of the Committee stated that they had been lobbied. 

The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the

Development Control Manager.

Mrs Evans an objector, Councillor Munford of Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council and Mr Lee, the applicant, addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report with the amendment of condition 3 and additional conditions as follows:-

Condition 3 (amended)

Within 3 months of the date of this permission a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

1.  Hedging on the southern and northern site boundaries protected by an inner fence

2.  Hedging and tree planting between the hardstanding and paddock protected by a inner fence

3.  Increased landscaping in the northeast corner achieved by moving the mobile home westwards

The scheme shall use indigenous species and shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development and a programme for the approved scheme's implementation and long term management. The scheme shall be designed using the principles established in the Council's adopted Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Guidelines;

Reason: No such details have been submitted. This in accordance with policy ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and policy C4 of the South East Plan 2009.

Additional Condition 5

No external lighting shall be erected on the site at any time unless previously agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority;

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area and to prevent light pollution in accordance with policies ENV49 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan (2000) and policy C4 of the South East Plan (2009).

Additional Condition 6

If the use hereby permitted ceases all caravans, structure, equipment and materials brought onto the land for the purposes hereby permitted, including the hardstanding and utility room shall be removed;

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the countryside in accordance with policies ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan (2000) and C4 of the South East Plan (2009).

Additional Condition 7

All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the next planting and seeding season between 1 October 2010 and 31 March 2011. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation;

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory setting and external appearance to the development pursuant to policy ENV6 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and policies NRM5 and NRM7 of the South East Plan 2009.

Voting:  10 – For  1 – Against  0 – Abstentions