Issue - meetings

All Members except Councillors Ash, Newton and Paterson stated that they had been lobbied.

The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the Head of Planning.

Mr Prebble, for objectors, and Councillor Williams of Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council (against) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

1.  That permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, with the amendment of condition 10 and the addition of an informative as follows:-

  Condition 10 (amended)

All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the planting and seeding season of October 2012 - March 2013; and any trees or plants which, within a period of ten years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  To ensure an appropriate setting to the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with policies ENV6 and ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000, policies CC1 and C4 of the South East Plan 2009 and PPS7.

Additional Informative

The applicant should contact Maidstone Borough Council Landscape Officers in advance of submitting and implementing any approved landscaping scheme and work closely with them to ensure an effective delivery of the scheme.

2.  That the Ward Member and the Parish Council should be consulted on the details to be submitted pursuant to condition 9 (landscaping).

Voting:  7 – For  0 – Against  6 – Abstentions