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

RESOLVED:

1.  That subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Services may advise to secure the following required as a result of the development:-

·  A contribution of £2,433.62 for Kent County Council for book stock, staff and extended hours at Maidstone Library;

·  A contribution of £427.70 for Kent County Council towards community learning at the Maidstone Adult Learning Centre (equipment, staff and classes) and Adult Learning in Maidstone Outreach centres through the provision of additional equipment, staff and classes;

·  A contribution of £748.48 for Kent County Council towards a variety of Adult Social Services projects in Maidstone as follows:-

Project 1: A training resource for young people and adults with a disability.

Project 2: Integrated Dementia Care – A centre for the frail and at risk to assist people to remain in their own homes, contributing to rehabilitation, promoting daily living skills, resources for social care and health, specialist dementia care, support and information for carers, and daytime activities to maintain client skills and wellbeing.

Project 3: Co-location with Health in Maidstone providing health linked care needs and an assessment suite.

Project 4: A changing place facility as part of a Learning Disability (LD) vocational hub - A specialist changing place toilet facility for people with profound and multiple needs enabling them to integrate within the local community using everyday facilities without having the restriction of having to return home for personal care.

Project 5: An LD vocational hub in Maidstone offering district- wide services to cater for specific needs and training within the district as well as a community environment which can include drop in resource, internet café, training facilities, care management facilities, community activities and multi-sensory room.

Project 6: A changing place toilet facility at Maidstone Leisure Centre for people with profound and multiple needs enabling them to integrate within the local community and use the facilities at the Leisure Centre.

Project 7: Assistive Technology (also referred to as Telecare) enabling clients to live as independently and securely as possible in their own homes on this development through the use of technology items, including pendants, fall sensors, alarms, etc; and

·  A contribution of £3,600 for the Primary Care Trust towards improvements to health care facilities within a two mile radius of the application site resulting in the following surgeries being potential recipients of the monies - Marsham Street practice and/or St Lukes Medical Centre, Holland Road and/or Brewer Street and/or Grove Park.

  the Head of Planning be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions set out in the report.

2.  That the landscaping details are to be agreed in consultation with Ward Members and Councillor Harwood.

Voting:  13 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions