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14/503960 - Land East Of Thatch Barn Road And South Of Lenham Road, Headcorn, Kent

Meeting: 19/03/2015 - Planning Committee (Item 288)

288 14/503960 - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR 13 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH ASSOCIATED AMENITY SPACE, SHARED ACCESS ROAD AND NEW FOOTWAY WITH ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE WITH ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION - LAND EAST OF THATCH BARN ROAD AND SOUTH OF LENHAM ROAD, HEADCORN, KENT PDF 165 KB

Additional documents:

14/503960 - Committee Report, item 288 PDF 158 KB View as HTML (288/2) 140 KB

Minutes:

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.

Mrs Baldwin, an objector, Councillor Pyman of Headcorn Parish Council (against), Mr Norton, for the applicant, and Councillor Round (Visiting Member) (against) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: That consideration of this application be deferred for:

A. Further assessment of the layout in the context of development proposed and/or approved on neighbouring sites, and specifically in terms of:

· Southern Water drainage issues and SUDS;

· Strategic landscaping;

· Biodiversity (including movement of species through the site/creation of a wildlife corridor); and

· Detailing (including GCN-friendly gulleys, swift bricks, materials).

B. Further information relating to the contribution requested by Kent County Council for Youth Services as Members queried whether this meets the necessary tests.

Voting: 12 – For 0 – Against 0 – Abstentions