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MA 11 0791 THE OAKS WESTFIELD SOLE ROAD BOXLEY MAIDSTONE KENT ME14 3EH

Meeting: 01/11/2012 - Planning Committee (Item 178)

178 MA/11/0791 - ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH GREEN WELD MESH FENCING TO SITE BOUNDARY AND AROUND TENNIS COURT AND ERECTION OF FRONT ENTRANCE GATES AND WALLS - THE OAKS, WESTFIELD SOLE ROAD, BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE PDF 52 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning.

Councillor Hinder of Boxley Parish Council (against) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: That permission be granted subject to the condition set out in the report amended as follows:-

Within one month of the date of this permission, additional planting shall be carried out within the raised beds at the front of the walls hereby permitted. This shall consist of 8 Hedera helix (common ivy) plants, evenly-spaced in front of each wall, (16 plants in total). Each plant shall be a minimum of 3 litre pot size on planting. Any of these plants, or the Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) already planted and shown on drawing number BLC/THEOAKS/20A received on 27/01/12, which within a period of ten years from the date of this permission 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 a satisfactory setting and external appearance to the development, which is in close proximity to the Cowbeck Woods Ancient Woodland and lies within the Capstone, Darland and Lidsing Area of Local Landscape Importance, in accordance with policies ENV6, ENV28 and ENV35 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000, policy C4 of the South East Plan RSS 2009 and the Maidstone Borough Council Landscape Character Assessment and Landscape Guidelines.

Voting: 10 – For 0 – Against 0 – Abstentions

Note: Councillor English was not present during consideration of this application.