Issue - meetings

All Members stated that they had been lobbied.

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

County Councillor Bird, an objector, Mr Hull/Ms Baker, for the applicant, and Councillor Daley (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That subject to the prior completion of a S106 legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the following:

• The provision of 30% affordable housing;

• A contribution of £1,350 per dwelling for the A20 Coldharbour Lane junction improvement;

• A contribution of £86 per dwelling for the improvement of Junction 5 of the M20;

• A contribution for Kent County Council of £4,000 per applicable house and £1,000 per applicable flat towards build costs and £2,701.63 per applicable house and £675.41 per applicable flat towards land costs in connection with the construction of a new primary school;

• A contribution for Kent County Council of £2,359.80 per applicable house and £589.95 per applicable flat towards the extension of a secondary school within Maidstone;

• A contribution for Maidstone Borough Council of £402.96 per dwelling towards the provision of public open space within a one mile radius of the development for the improvement, refurbishment and maintenance of existing areas of open space and equipped play, outdoor sports facilities and allotments;

Adisham Drive and Midley Close are within 1km of the site and would be used by the development as they are the nearest sites with areas of equipped play, whilst the likes of Allington Open Space and Giddyhorn Lane are areas that would benefit in terms of outdoor sports facilities.

• A contribution for the NHS of £111,996 towards improvements at the named surgeries of Allington Clinic, Allington Park Surgery, Aylesford Medical Practice, College Practice, Lockmeadow Surgery and Blackthorn Practice all of which are within 1.5 miles of the site;

• A contribution for Kent County Council of £30.70 per dwelling towards community learning for adult learning classes or outreach adult learning in Maidstone;

• A contribution for Kent County Council of £8.44 per dwelling towards youth services and the provision of staff and equipment for Maidstone Borough youth outreach services in the area;

• A contribution for Kent County Council of £79.71 per dwelling to provide expansion of library services in Maidstone and additional book stock and equipment; and

• A contribution for Kent County Council of £53.88 per dwelling towards adult social services being the provision of health linked care needs and assessment suite, the enhancement of local community facilities to ensure full DDA access to clients, a specialist changing place facility to enable clients with multiple needs to integrate and use everyday facilities and to provide assistive technology (Telecare) to enable clients to live as independently and secure as possible,

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report and the additional conditions and informative set out in the urgent update report, with the amendment of condition  ...  view the full minutes text for item 165