Decision details

To consider the recommendations of the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee as a result of their special meeting held on 2 March 2015 to scrutinise the Call-In of Cabinet Member Decisions dated 4 February 2015.

DECISION MADE:

Cabinet noted the recommendations of Planning, Transportation and

Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set out in the SCRAIP

following the Call In and made the following decisions:-

(1)  H1 (25) – Tongs Meadow, West Street Harrietsham

RESOLVED:   That in view of the recent advice from Natural England (NE) that they would be unlikely to consider issuing an EPS (European Protected Species) Development License given the fact that the site is a receptor site for a previous development, Cabinet resolved that this site would go forward to Regulation 18 Consultation for deletion.

Voting: 5 Agreed – unanimous

(2)  H1 (10) – Land South of Sutton Road

RESOLVED:  That:

(1)    point (c) of the original decision “there would be an
   unacceptable cumulative impact on traffic generations in the
  Sutton Road corridor” be deleted for consistency with Sites 
  (7), (8) and (9) with the other sites in that area and the full
  detailed transport modelling is not currently available;

  Voting:  4 Agreed - unanimous  .

(2)  add in the same criterion in the Local Plan for consistency
  which has been added at Criterion 10, paragraph vii of Sites
  H1 (7), (8) and (9) which is “strategic road infrastructure to
  significantly relieve traffic congestion on Sutton Road and
  Willington Street”;

  Voting:  4 Agreed – unanimous

(3)  point (e) of the original decision “that development here   
  would not command the consent of local people as reflected
  in the consultation response” be deleted on the grounds of
  consistency;

  Voting: 4 Agreed – unanimous

  (4)  having noted the Committee’s recommendation for Cabinet
  to reconsider their decision on this site and put it forward for
  Regulation 19 consultation, Members voted to reject this
  recommendation;
 
  Voting: 2 Agreed
  2 Against

  Chairman had the casting vote.

  (5)  having deleted points (c) and (e) from the original decision
  and added in a new Criterion for H1 – (10) Land South of
  Sutton Road which mirrors Criterion 10, paragraph vii of
  Sites H1 (7), (8) and (9), the original decision that this site
  go forward to Regulation 18 consultation for deletion would
   still stand;

  Voting:  2 Agreed
  2 Against

  Chairman had the casting vote.

  Councillor Burton left the meeting before this site was
  discussed.

  (6)  Cabinet noted the disappointment of the Committee that
  they had not given a reason for recommending site H1 (20) -
  Postley Road, Tovil to go forward for Regulation 19 
  consultation. Cabinet felt that they had fully considered the  
  issues raised by Committee and Visiting Members but after
  careful consideration having considered the policy criteria for
  H1 (20) maintained their view that these will afford the
  protection aspired to and therefore that the site should go
  forward for Regulation 19 consultation.
 
   Voting:  3 Agreed
  1 Against