All
Members except Councillor Spooner stated that they had been
lobbied.
The
Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the
Head of Planning and Development.
Mrs
Shalders, an objector, Councillor
Titchener of Ulcombe Parish Council,
and Mr Tamsett, for the applicant,
addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED: That
1. Permission
be granted subject to the conditions set
out in the report with the amendment of condition 5 (Landscaping)
to specify the need for strategic planting in the form of a new
woodland shaw of generally spaced
native trees and shrubs fronting Crumps Lane
and an
informative advising the applicant to engage in discussions with
the Parish Council and immediate neighbours regarding development
at the site.
2. The Head of
Planning and Development be given delegated powers to finalise the
wording of the amended condition and the informative and to amend
any other conditions as a consequence.
Voting: 8 –
For
5 – Against 0 -
Abstentions