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17/505995 - Court Lodge Farm, The Street, Teston

Meeting: 14/06/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 37)

37 17/505995 - ERECTION OF A DETACHED FIVE BEDROOM DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING - COURT LODGE FARM, THE STREET, TESTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT pdf icon PDF 303 KB

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Minutes:

All Members except Councillor Parfitt-Reid stated that they had been lobbied.

 

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

 

Mr Gwynne, an objector, Councillor Coulling of Teston Parish Council, and Councillor Mrs Gooch (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

 

Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Development, the Committee agreed to refuse permission for the summarised reasons set out below and to give delegated powers to the Head of Planning and Development to finalise the exact wording:

 

1.  The proposed development by virtue of its positioning, design, layout and loss of landscaping would appear as a cramped and harmful form of development which fails to conserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Teston Conservation Area and fails to conserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II* listed St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church and the Grade II listed Court Lodge Farm, and as such the proposal is contrary to policies SP17, SP18, DM1, DM4 and DM30 of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (2017) and any public benefits (if any arise) do not outweigh the identified harm.

 

2.  The S106 agreement which applies to this part of the land still serves a useful purpose in protecting the character and appearance of the Teston Conservation Area and should not be removed/varied.

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be refused for the following summarised reasons and that the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to finalise the exact wording:

 

1.  The proposed development by virtue of its positioning, design, layout and loss of landscaping would appear as a cramped and harmful form of development which fails to conserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Teston Conservation Area and fails to conserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II* listed St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church and the Grade II listed Court Lodge Farm, and as such the proposal is contrary to policies SP17, SP18, DM1, DM4 and DM30 of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (2017) and any public benefits (if any arise) do not outweigh the identified harm.

 

2.  The S106 agreement which applies to this part of the land still serves a useful purpose in protecting the character and appearance of the Teston Conservation Area and should not be removed/varied.

 

Voting:  13 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions