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21/504281/HYBRID - Farm Villa, Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9PH

Meeting: 16/12/2021 - Planning Committee (Item 181)

181 21/504281/HYBRID - HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION COMPRISING: FULL APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN OLDER ADULT ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH UNIT WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING AND HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING (INCLUDING REMOVAL OF TPO TREES) AND OUTLINE APPLICATION (ALL MATTERS RESERVED) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS KNOWN AS FARM VILLA, GEORGE VILLA AND BAY TREE HOUSE AND ERECTION OF 3 NO. BUILDINGS COMPRISING A WOMEN'S PSYCHIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, A SECTION 136 UNIT (HEALTH BASED PLACE OF SAFETY), A HIGH DEPENDENCY PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION UNIT AND A CLINICAL SHARED SERVICE UNIT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ALL FOR KENT AND MEDWAY PARTNERSHIP TRUST - FARM VILLA, MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL, HERMITAGE LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT pdf icon PDF 556 KB

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Minutes:

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

 

Mr Carey addressed the meeting remotely on behalf of the applicant.

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be granted subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, with:

 

An additional condition to be finalised by the Head of Planning and Development in consultation with the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Political Group Spokespersons of the Planning Committee and Ward Members setting out the design and landscape qualitative parameters that will dictate the future reserved matters; and

 

Delegated powers being given to the Head of Planning and Development to review and tighten the conditions to seek maximum sustainability and design quality.

 

Voting:  9 – For  0 – Against  2 – Abstentions

 

Note:  Since Councillor Brice was not present for all of the Officer’s presentation on this application, she did not participate in the discussion or the voting.