Councillors Brice and Boughton
stated that they had been lobbied.
The
Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the
Head of Planning and Development.
Mrs
Ayling, an objector, Councillor Robbins
of Yalding Parish Council and
Councillor McLoughlin (Visiting Member)
addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED: That
consideration of this application be deferred to:
·
Check whether the correct certificates were
served;
·
Seek the views of Kent Highway Services on the
implications of the potential use of HGVs to serve the site taking
into account possible business growth;
·
Investigate the potential for traffic calming
measures on the shared access;
·
Seek details of the proposed landscaping scheme
including what it would comprise and where it would be
planted;
·
Enable the Officers to draft suggested conditions to
prevent the amalgamation of the units into one enterprise and to
link the hours of illumination to the hours of opening of the
premises;
·
Discuss with the applicant the possibility of
limiting the hours of operation on Saturdays;
·
Enable a representative of Kent Highway Services to
be in attendance when the application is discussed.
Voting: 12 –
For 0 –
Against 0 –
Abstentions