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13/2038 - Land At, Postley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6RH

Meeting: 28/05/2015 - Planning Committee (Item 15)

15 13/2038 - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 62 DWELLINGS WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING AND LANDSCAPING, INVOLVING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING TO THE NORTH EAST OF SITE, WITH ACCESS AND LAYOUT CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION - LAND AT POSTLEY ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT pdf icon PDF 160 KB

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Minutes:

The Chairman and Councillors Clark, Cox, Greer, Harper, Harwood, Munford and Paine stated that they had been lobbied.

 

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

 

Mr Carter of the North Loose Residents’ Association, for objectors, Councillor Wilby of Tovil Parish Council, Mr Escott, for the applicant, and Councillors D Mortimer and Chittenden (Visiting Members) addressed the meeting.

 

During the discussion on this application, the Chairman disclosed an Other Significant Interest by virtue of being a Trustee of Hayle Park Nature Reserve Trust which would receive a financial contribution towards improvements and/or refurbishment and/or maintenance of the Nature Reserve if the application was approved.  Having disclosed this interest, the Chairman left the meeting and the Vice-Chairman took the Chair for the remainder of the discussion and voting on the application.

 

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

 

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

 

·  A contribution of £109,784.64 towards the enhancement of teaching space being an additional classroom through reconfiguration of the existing building at South Borough Primary School;

 

·  A contribution of £2,928.96 towards the provision of additional book stock and services (supplied to Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone);

 

·  A contribution of £514.84 towards youth equipment required for the new residents of this development alone (supplied to Infozone Youth Hub);

 

·  A contribution of £38,808 towards extension, refurbishment and/or upgrade in order to provide the required capacity at Boughton Lane surgery branch to Mote Medical Practice or Grove Park surgery; and

 

·  A financial contribution towards improvements and/or refurbishment and/or maintenance of Hayle Park Local Nature Reserve (the amount to be finalised by the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers),

 

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

 

Voting:  5 – For  4 – Against  3 – Abstentions