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22/502627/FULL - Boughton Service Station, Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, ME17 4JD

 

 

Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Planning Committee (Item 101)

101 22/502627/FULL - RETENTION OF EXISTING HAND CAR WASH FACILITY AND OFFICE/CUSTOMER WAITING ROOM, AND PROPOSED ALTERATIONS INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF ACOUSTIC ENCLOSURE AND PROVISION OF A NEW CUSTOMER PARKING AREA (PART RETROSPECTIVE) - BOUGHTON SERVICE STATION, HEATH ROAD, BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, KENT pdf icon PDF 134 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Management.

 

Dr Staples, an objector, addressed the meeting in person.

 

Ms Windless addressed the meeting remotely on behalf of Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council.

 

Mr Monger addressed the meeting in person on behalf of the applicant.

 

Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Development Management, the Committee agreed to refuse permission.  In making this decision, the Committee considered that:

 

The proposal by reason of the design and appearance of the acoustic structure and the necessary external lighting will have an adverse impact upon the historic fabric of the adjacent Cock Street conservation area and countryside. The public benefits of the proposal do not outweigh the harm caused to the countryside and the adjacent conservation area.  As such, the development is not in accordance with policies LRE1 and LRE2 of the Boughton Monchelsea Neighbourhood Plan (2021), or policies SP17, DM1 and DM8 of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (2017), or the provisions of the NPPF (2021).

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be refused and the Head of Development Management be given delegated powers to finalise the reason for refusal to include the key issues cited above.

 

Voting:  12 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions