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

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

Councillor Pyman of Headcorn Parish Council (against) and Councillor Thick (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That subject to the prior negotiation of an additional condition to secure a scheme of landscaping for the paddock to the rear, using indigenous fruit species which shall be arranged in orchard groups and grids within the site in order to break up the visual impact of the configuration of the mobiles, the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report, the additional condition referred to above (no.9), the additional condition set out in the urgent update report (amended in the light of any plans received in connection with additional condition 9) and the following additional informative:

The applicant is advised to liaise with Maidstone Borough Council Landscape Officers to achieve a suitable landscaping scheme for the interior of the site and its delivery.

Voting:  9 – For  3 – Against  1 – Abstention

Councillors Black, Hogg and J. A. Wilson requested that their dissent be recorded.