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MA 13 0724 PILGRIMS RETREAT HOGBARN LANE HARRIETSHAM MAIDSTONE KENT ME17 1NZ

Meeting: 08/08/2013 - Planning Committee (Item 99)

99 MA/13/0724 - APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 4 OF MA/96/1132 TO ALLOW AN EXPANSION OF THE AREA USED FOR SITING STATIC CARAVANS AND OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ALTER LAND LEVELS (PARTLY RETROSPECTIVE) - PILGRIMS RETREAT, HOGBARN LANE, HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT PDF 56 KB

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Minutes:

The Chairman and Councillor Harwood stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mrs Sams, an objector, Councillor Taylor of Harrietsham Parish Council (against) and Mr Southerton, for the applicant, addressed the meeting.

Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Development, the Committee agreed to refuse permission. In making this decision, Members felt that the clearance, alterations to the landform and the stationing of caravans would result in harm to the intrinsic beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, contrary to policy ENV33 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and paragraph 115 of The National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

RESOLVED: That permission be refused for the following reason:

The clearance, alterations to the landform and the stationing of caravans would result in harm to the intrinsic beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, contrary to policy ENV33 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and paragraph 115 of The National Planning Policy Framework 2012.

Voting: 10 – For 0 – Against 3 – Abstentions