Item 11, Pages 20-43                                                       Oakhurst, Stilebridge Lane, Marden, TN12 9BA

PLANNING APPLICATION : 19/500271/FULL

●          The proposal falls within Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Regulations 2017.  A Screening Opinion has been adopted on behalf of Maidstone Borough Council and an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required for the development.

●          1 representation has been made by a local resident raising concerns over the following, summarised, issues:

-       Flood risk/drainage/sewage treatment

-       Visual harm it will cause to countryside/cramped form of development

-       Environment Impact Assessment is required

-       Highway safety

-       Application does not demonstrate need for such a use or that it will be viable

These issues have been addressed in the committee report and this urgent update.

Recommendation remains unchanged