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23/502100/FULL - Kings Oak Farm, Crumps Lane, Ulcombe, Kent, ME17 1EU

 

 

Meeting: 24/08/2023 - Planning Committee (Item 89)

89 23/502100/FULL - PART CONVERSION OF EXISTING BARN AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO CREATE A VISITOR CENTRE (RE-SUBMISSION OF 21/501538/FULL) - KINGS OAK FARM, CRUMPS LANE, ULCOMBE, KENT pdf icon PDF 171 KB

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Minutes:

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

 

Mrs Shalders, an objector, Councillor Diamond of Ulcombe Parish Council, and Mr Tamsett, for the applicant, addressed the meeting.

 

During the discussion on the application, Councillor McKenna stated that he knew the applicant.  To avoid the appearance of bias, he would not participate in the discussion or the voting on the application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report with:

 

The amendment of condition 5 (Enhancement of Biodiversity) to refer to the provision of new native hedging.

 

The amendment of condition 6 (External Lighting) to specify that any external lighting installed on the site shall only be operational during the hours that the Visitor Centre is open.

 

The amendment of condition 8 (Visitor Centre) to clarify that in weeks when public open days are not taking place (including outside the months of March to October), the Visitor Centre shall only be open for one pre-arranged school group visit per week.

 

The amendment of condition 14 (Soft Landscaping) to require double-staggered native hedging to screen the existing close-board fencing at the site entrance and double-staggered native hedging to screen the farm buildings from the south and west.

 

The amendment of the first line of condition 16 (Decentralised and Renewable or Low-Carbon Sources of Energy) to read:

 

The extension shall not commence above slab level until details of how decentralised and renewable or low-carbon sources of energy will be incorporated into the development hereby approved to provide at least 10% 100% of total annual energy requirements of the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

2.  That delegated powers be given to the Head of Development Management to be able to settle or amend any necessary planning conditions in line with the matters set out in the recommendation and as resolved by the Planning Committee.

 

Voting:  10 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions

 

Note:  Having stated that he knew the applicant, Councillor McKenna did not participate in the discussion and voting on the application.