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18/501181 - Land South Of Redwall Lane, Linton, Kent
Meeting: 06/09/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 134)
Additional documents:
- 18/501181 - committee report, item 134 PDF 103 KB
- 18/501181 - appendix a, item 134 PDF 161 KB
- 18/501181 - appendix b, item 134 PDF 48 KB
- 18/501181 - appendix c, item 134 PDF 41 KB View as HTML (134/5) 14 KB
- 18.501181-Waresfarm- urgent update, item 134 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (134/6) 12 KB
Minutes:
All Members stated that they had been lobbied.
The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the Head of Planning and Development.
In introducing the report, the Principal Planning Officer advised the Committee that the agent for the applicant and the intended occupant had provided data logs from the years 2016 and 2017 and the months so far during 2018 showing night-time HGVs visiting the site between the hours of 11.00 p.m. to 7.00 a.m. It was their contention that the proposed variation of condition 10 was necessary due to the growth in the business, and that the seasonal restriction sought by Members would not meet the reasonableness or necessity tests set out in the NPPF for conditions. The Officers remained of the view that the proposed variation of condition was reasonable based on the functional needs of the business and issues beyond their control in terms of managing the HGVs that need to visit the site throughout the year.
The Principal Planning Officer advised the Committee that since the publication of the urgent update report on 4 September 2018, two more objections had been received generally repeating some points raised in the Committee report and mentioned in the urgent update report and suggesting that the applicant should provide triple glazing, low noise tarmac to roads and repair any damage caused by the vibration of HGVs on buildings that they pass by. In effect, it was argued that the social impact of the proposed variation of conditions needs to be mitigated.
Mr Allen addressed the meeting on behalf of the applicant. Councillor Webb (Visiting Member) also addressed the meeting on behalf of Hunton and Linton Parish Councils which were unable to send representatives on this occasion.
RESOLVED: That permission be granted subject to the conditions and informative set out in the report.
Voting: 7 – For 4 – Against 1 – Abstention
Councillor Parfitt-Reid requested that her dissent be recorded.