All
Members stated that they had been lobbied.
The
Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning and
Development.
Mr
Viberti, an objector, Councillor Buller
of Staplehurst Parish Council and Mr Garrod, the applicant, addressed the
meeting.
RESOLVED: That
consideration of this application be
deferred to:
·
Seek further evidence to justify the need for the
replacement barn; and
·
Seek to negotiate (a) a landscaping scheme,
including tree planting, to screen the replacement structure
particularly in terms of views from the east and (b) the attachment
of bird or bat boxes to the replacement structure.
Voting: 11 –
For 0 –
Against 0 –
Abstentions