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13/1823 - Mayfield Nursery, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1BN

Meeting: 28/05/2015 - Planning Committee (Item 17)

17 13/1823 - AN OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND THE ERECTION OF 49 DWELLINGS AND ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING AND LANDSCAPING, WITH THE MATTER OF ACCESS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE CURRENT TIME AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED - MAYFIELD NURSERY, ASHFORD ROAD, HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT PDF 57 KB

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Minutes:

All Members except Councillor Paterson stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mrs Roots, an objector, and Councillor Chinnery of Harrietsham Parish Council 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 40% affordable residential units within the application site;

· A contribution of £2,360.96 per applicable house and £590.24 per applicable flat towards the first phase of the 1FE expansion of Harrietsham Primary School;

· A contribution of £413.56 to be used to address the demand from the development towards youth services (supplied to youth workers and organisations serving Harrietsham);

· A contribution of £2,352.78 to be used to address the demand from the development towards additional book stock supplied to the mobile library service serving the development;

· A contribution of £23,587 (£360 per predicted occupier based on size of market dwellings) towards the improvement of healthcare facilities at The Glebe Medical Centre, Harrietsham being the provision of two additional clinical rooms; and

· A contribution of £3,500 per dwelling towards highway improvements to the A20 in Harrietsham,

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant outline permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, and the additional informative set out in the urgent update report.

Voting: 12 – For 0 – Against 0 - Abstentions

FURTHER RESOLVED: That the details and timing of the highway works associated with this development be included in the reference to the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transport Committee as set out in Minute 16 above.

Note: Councillor Greer left the meeting during consideration of this application. He returned shortly afterwards, but did not participate further in the discussion or the voting on the application.