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23/504118/FULL Hook Farm, Kings Lane, Marden, Kent, TN12 9PP

Meeting: 22/02/2024 - Planning Committee (Item 254)

254 23/504118/FULL - CHANGE OF USE OF 1 HECTARE (2.5 ACRES) OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO USE AS A DOG WALKING PADDOCK WITH ASSOCIATED 1.8METRE HEIGHT FENCING, GATE, AND PARKING - HOOK FARM, KINGS LANE, MARDEN, KENT PDF 194 KB

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23/504118/FULL Committee Report, item 254 PDF 385 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Management.

Ms Hicks, an objector, and Mr Albrow, a local resident taking the Parish Council speaker slot with the Chairman’s discretion, addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: That consideration of this application be deferred to:

Seek an ecological survey particularly in relation to the impact of intensive dog activity on the grassland and wildlife (nutrient enrichment issues, dog waste, disturbance and smell etc.).

Seek a mixed native hedge along the fence across the field to soften the impact visually and on wildlife.

Seek information about how the grassland and hedgerows will be maintained and further details of access, egress and the turning head, andsafeguards in terms of potential conflict between dogs and the access track.

Voting: 9 – For 0 – Against 0 – Abstentions

FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Member for Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development be requested to bring forward policies to assess the impact of dog walking sites.

Voting: 9 – For 0 – Against 0 – Abstentions

Meeting: 15/02/2024 - Planning Committee (Item 240)

240 23/504118/FULL - CHANGE OF USE OF 1 HECTARE (2.5 ACRES) OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO USE AS A DOG WALKING PADDOCK WITH ASSOCIATED 1.8METRE HEIGHT FENCING, GATE, AND PARKING - HOOK FARM, KINGS LANE, MARDEN, KENT PDF 194 KB