All Members except Councillor Hogg stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mr Mandy addressed the meeting on behalf of the applicant.

RESOLVED:  That subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement or the receipt of a satisfactory Section 106 unilateral undertaking to secure the provision of an alternative allotment land site “near at hand” to the development site and within the Parish of Staplehurst, the Head of Planning be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report with the amendment of the second informative as follows:-

There shall be no burning of waste materials on site.

Voting:  12 – For  0 – Against  1 – Abstention