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14/505284 - Land Between Mill Bank, Ulcombe Road And Kings Road, Headcorn, Maidstone, Kent, TN27 9LD

Meeting: 16/04/2015 - Planning Committee (Item 326)

326 14/505284 - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 220 HOUSES TOGETHER WITH AREAS OF OPEN SPACE, A NATURE CONSERVATION AREA, LANDSCAPING, NEW ACCESS ONTO ULCOMBE ROAD AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO KINGS ROAD PLUS CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD, WITH ACCESS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION - LAND BETWEEN MILL BANK, ULCOMBE ROAD AND KINGS ROAD, HEADCORN, MAIDSTONE, KENT PDF 320 KB

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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.

Dr Driver, an objector, Councillor Selby of Headcorn Parish Council (against), Mr Page, for the applicant, and Councillors Thick and Round (Visiting Members) (against) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

1. That the Planning Inspectorate be advised that if the applicant had not lodged an appeal against non-determination of this application by the target date of 5 February 2015, the Council would have granted outline planning permission subject to a S106 legal agreement and conditions.

2. That the heads of terms of the S106 legal agreement and the conditions (summarised) that would have been applied be as set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Development, as amended by the urgent update report, with the amendment of the parameters on landscaping to include the protection and enhancement of retained east/west landscape and biodiversity features during the construction phase.

Voting: 9 – For 2 – Against

Note: Councillor J.A.Wilson entered the meeting during consideration of this application (6.24 p.m.), but did not participate in the discussion or voting.