Agenda item

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

Mr Owen, for objectors, Ms Buckland of the Ringlestone Area Community Association, Mr Burbante, for the applicant, and Councillor Willis (Visiting Member) addressed the Committee.

Councillor Willis (Visiting Member) arrived at 6.25 p.m., during consideration of this item.

RESOLVED: 

1.  That subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement in such terms as the Interim Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the following:

·  A contribution of £9,515 (£30 per dwelling x 310) for Community Learning - towards the enhancement of St Faiths Adult Education Centre, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone;

·  A contribution of £80,272 (£590 per 2 bedroom dwelling x 136) for Primary Education, towards the enhancement of North Borough Junior School or St Paul’s Infant School (the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers to finalise which school is the appropriate recipient of the primary education contribution);

·  A contribution of £173,114 (£1272 per 2 bedroom dwelling x 136) for Secondary Education, towards phase 1 of the new Free School of Science and Technology, Valley Park, Maidstone opening September 2018;

·  A contribution of £2,630 (£8 per dwelling x 310) for Youth Services, towards youth equipment for the new attendees at the Infozone Youth Centre, Maidstone;

·  A contribution of £14,884 for Libraries (£48 per dwelling x 310), towards Kent History & Library Centre additional book stock;

·  A contribution of £185,616 for Healthcare, to be invested in the Brewer Street Surgery;

·  Details of the following to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to installation. These works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details before the first occupation of the building:

a) Cycle storage and powered two wheeler (motorbikes) facilities

b) Car parking arrangements, including visitor parking and parking space allocation. Such arrangements to allow no permanent allocation of car parking space to any individual dwelling

c) The provision of car club car parking spaces

d) The provision of shared cycle provision

e) The provision of electric vehicle charging points

·  The establishment of and funding for a delivery and monitoring group to include local Councillors and Officers;

·  The materials shall be as set out in Appendix 2 to the Committee report, with samples to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to development above the Damp Proof Course level, and details of a maintenance and management plan of how these materials/the building will be maintained for the lifetime of the development shall be provided to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority;

·  A restriction requiring an appropriate sum of money, based on the uplift in value of the relevant unit, to be paid in lieu of affordable housing should that accommodation become owner occupied units (‘Clawback Provision’) for a period of not less than 10 years (the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers to finalise the wording); and

·  The provision of the open space as required under planning permission MA/05/2350 prior to occupation (the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers to finalise the wording);

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 consolidated urgent update report with the deletion of conditions 2 and 15 as they will now be covered within the proposed Section 106 legal agreement.

2.  That the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to reallocate the Social Services contribution of £17,322 to community infrastructure, subject to a CIL compliance check.

Voting:  7 - For  5 - Against  1 - Abstention