Issue - meetings

The Chairman and Councillor Harwood stated that they had been lobbied.

The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the Head of Planning and Development.  The Development Manager advised the Committee that he wished to further amend proposed condition 1 relating to approval of the reserved matters to specify that the open space provision should be located in the northwest corner of the site.

Mr Collins, for the applicant, and Councillor Willis (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the following:

·  The provision of 40% affordable residential units within the application site;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of£4,000 per ‘applicable’ house and £1,000 per ‘applicable’ flat on the assumption that land will be transferred to KCC for a nominal sum for the provision of a primary school on land to the east of Hermitage Lane.  Should this not be the case, to secure an additional £2,701.63 per ‘applicable’ house and £675 per ‘applicable’ flat (‘applicable’ meaning all dwellings, excluding 1 bed units of less than 56sqm GIA, and sheltered accommodation) towards the provision of a new primary school in west Maidstone;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £106.37 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards additional book stock and services at Maidstone Library;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £47.44 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards the provision of adult social care facilities within 3 miles of the application site;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £30.70 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards the provision of new/expanded facilities and services both through dedicated adult education centres and through outreach community learning facilities within 3 miles of the application site;

·  A contribution for Kent County Council of £8.44 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards youth services within 2 miles of the application site;

·  A contribution for the NHS of £67,392 towards extensions and works to Barming Surgery, Blackthorn Medical Centre, Aylesford Medical Practice and Allington Park Surgery;

·  A contribution of £400 per dwelling towards off site highway improvement works to the A26/Fountain Lane junction;

·  A contribution to be negotiated towards off site highway improvement works to the A20/Coldharbour Lane junction;

·  A contribution of £86 per dwelling towards off site highway improvement works to junction 5 of the M20; and

·  A contribution to be used towards the improvement and maintenance of open space within 1km of the application site or to be offset against the complementary enhancement of the unmade section of Oakapple Lane, retaining the features that are integral to its character, to provide a secondary access used by emergency vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists (to be negotiated),

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant outline permission  ...  view the full minutes text for item 187