All Members except Councillors Ash and Thick stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mr Miller, an objector, Councillor Charlton of Tovil Parish Council (against) and Mrs Alasadi, the applicant, addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

1.  That subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Section 106 Unilateral Undertaking or the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Services may advise to secure the following:-

The completion of the works as proposed in planning application MA/11/1315 and as shown on drawing no. HH:20:10:14:03/A within three months of the date of the grant of permission for application MA/11/1315,

the Head of Planning be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report, the additional condition set out in the urgent update report, the amendments to these conditions and informatives set out in the urgent update report and the amendment of condition 2 (formerly 3) as follows:-

Within 1 month, a detailed scheme of landscaping shall be submitted for approval by the Local Planning Authority and shall include details of planting to be provided on the south western part of the site and western boundary.  The scheme shall be designed using the principles established in the Council's adopted Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Guidelines and shall use indigenous mixed native species.

Reason:  In the interests of visual amenity and in order to protect the amenity of neighbouring residential occupiers in accordance with policies ENV6, ENV28 and ENV35 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000.

2.  That in the event of a breach of the Section 106 legal obligation, the Council should take the strongest possible enforcement measures to resolve the breach.

Voting:  9 – For  1 – Against  2 – Abstentions

Note:  Having stated that he had pre-determined this application, Councillor Hogg did not participate in the voting.