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15/509288 Land to the North of Lenham Road

Meeting: 24/03/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 331)

331 15/509288 - OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO 57 NO. DWELLINGS INCLUDING 40% AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ASSOCIATED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION LAND AND NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM LENHAM ROAD. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEANS OF ACCESS, ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION - LAND TO THE NORTH OF LENHAM ROAD, HEADCORN, KENT pdf icon PDF 264 KB

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Minutes:

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

 

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

 

Mr Thomas, an objector, Councillor Pyman of Headcorn Parish Council (against), Mr Atkins, for the applicant, and Councillor Thick (Visiting Member) 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 proposed development would be contrary to policies ENV28 and ENV34 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and notwithstanding the lack of a 5 year housing land supply, the harm to the landscape, in particular the Special Landscape Area, by virtue of the extension of built development into open countryside, forming an incongruous intrusion into the said countryside, should be given weight.

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be refused for the following reason:

 

The proposed development would be contrary to policies ENV28 and ENV34 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and notwithstanding the lack of a 5 year housing land supply, the harm to the landscape, in particular the Special Landscape Area, by virtue of the extension of built development into open countryside, forming an incongruous intrusion into the said countryside, should be given weight.

 

Voting:  7 – For  0 – Against  5 - Abstentions