Agenda item

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.

Mr Kay, an objector, Councillor Clifton of Harrietsham Parish Council (in support), Mr Houghton, for the applicant, and Councillors Powell and Sams (Visiting Members) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That subject to:

A.  Any statutory consultee party responses received prior to the expiry of the public advertisement of the partial extinguishment of the KH276 Public Right of Way; AND

B.  The prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the following:

·  The provision of 40% affordable residential units within the application site OR the provision of 39% affordable housing within the application site and the provision of a community facility fully fitted out for occupation and use by the Parish Council on plot 9;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £2,360.96 per ‘applicable’ house and £590.24 per ‘applicable’ flat towards the build costs of extending Harrietsham Primary School;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £148.68 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards additional book stock and services at libraries local to Harrietsham;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £30.70 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards the provision of new/expanded facilities and services both through dedicated adult education centres and through outreach community learning facilities local to the application site;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £8.44 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards youth services through increased centre based youth services local to the application site;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £63.56 per dwelling to address the demand from the development for adult social services to be used towards the provision of new/expanded facilities and services both on site and local to the development, including assistive technology and enhancement of local community facilities to ensure full DDA access;

·  A contribution for NHS Property Services of £71,028 (based on £360 per predicted occupier of market dwellings) to be prioritised firstly towards healthcare facilities at the Glebe Medical Centre, Harrietsham and then the Len Valley Medical Centre, Lenham;

·  A contribution towards highway improvements to the A20 in Harrietsham (the amount to be finalised by the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers);

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £200 towards the improvement and maintenance of public rights of way in the vicinity of the application site;

·  The provision of land identified on drawing number061302-WARD-PLAN2 received 20 January 2015 for public allotments and a contribution of £907.80 per dwelling towards the improvement of parks and open spaces within 1km of the proposal site OR a contribution of £1,575 per dwelling towards the improvement of parks and open spaces within 1km of the proposal site,

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, the additional informative set out in the urgent update report, and an additional condition in consultation with Kent Highway Services relating to the provision of traffic calming measures proportionate and directly related to the development prior to the occupation of the dwellings.

Voting:  8 – For  3 – Against  2 – Abstentions