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21/500117/HEDGE - Land South of Marden Road

 

 

Meeting: 25/02/2021 - Planning Committee (Item 482)

482 21/500117/HEDGE - HEDGEROW REMOVAL NOTICE - TEMPORARILY FULLY REMOVE A 6M SECTION OF HEDGEROW, PARTLY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF MARDEN ROAD AND PARTLY FROM AN ADJOINING TRACK WITH ASSOCIATED PERIPHERAL HEDGEROW PLANTS TO ENABLE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS - LAND SOUTH OF MARDEN ROAD, STAPLEHURST, KENT pdf icon PDF 228 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning and Development.

 

The Chairman read out a statement on behalf of Staplehurst Parish Council.

 

The Chairman also read out a statement which had been submitted by Dr Smith on behalf of residents of the Dickens Gate development in support of the application.

 

Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Development, which was to raise no objection to the proposal, the Committee agreed that a Hedgerow Retention Notice should be issued on the grounds that the hedgerow is considered to be important and the Council is not satisfied that the circumstances justify its removal as proposed.

 

RESOLVED:  That a Hedgerow Retention Notice be issued on the grounds that the hedgerow is considered to be important and the Council is not satisfied that the circumstances justify its removal as proposed.

 

Voting:  12 – For  0 – Against  0 - Abstentions