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The Chairman and Councillor Mrs Stockell stated that they had been lobbied.

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

The Chairman thanked the Case Officer, Catherine Slade, for her work on this application.

Ms Dunn, for the applicant, addressed the meeting.

The Committee, wishing to consider the information contained in the exempt Appendix to the report of the Head of Planning and Development in private:

RESOLVED:  That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reason specified having applied the Public Interest Test:

Councillors Mrs Robertson and Daley addressed the meeting.

Having discussed the information contained in the exempt Appendix to the report of the Head of Planning and Development in private, the Committee:

RESOLVED:  That the public be re-admitted to the meeting.

FURTHER RESOLVED:

1.  That subject to the prior completion of appropriate legal mechanisms in such terms as the Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the following:

·  The provision of 30% affordable residential units within the application site;

·  A contribution of £1,350 per dwelling towards highway improvements to the A20/Coldharbour Lane junction;

·  A contribution of £86 per dwelling towards highway improvements to Junction 5 of the M20;

·  A contribution of £4,000 per ‘applicable’ house and £1,000 per ‘applicable’ flat towards the build cost of phase two of the Hermitage Lane Primary School;

·  A contribution of a maximum of £2,701.63 per ‘applicable’ house and £675.41 per ‘applicable’ flat (to be reduced if appropriate in accordance with the actual price paid by Kent County Council for the Hermitage Lane site) towards the land acquisition costs of the Hermitage Lane Primary School;

·  A contribution of £2,359.80 per ‘applicable’ house and £589.95 per ‘applicable’ flat towards the build costs of the phase one expansion of Maplesden Noakes Secondary School;

·  The provision of land identified as outlined in blue on drawing numberSL-01 rev H received 1 July 2015 for public open space and ecological mitigation and a contribution of £402.96 per dwelling towards improvement and replacement of offsite outdoor sports facilities and children’s and young people’s equipped play areas at Midley Close OR a contribution of £402.96 per dwelling and a subsequent additional contribution of £400.80 per dwelling, both towards improvement and replacement of offsite outdoor sports facilities and children’s and young people’s equipped play areas at Midley Close;

·  A contribution of £111,996 towards the improvement (refurbishment and reconfiguration) of healthcare facilities at Aylesford Medical Practice;

·  A contribution of £30.70 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards additional ICT works at the St Faiths Adult Education Centre expansion;

·  A contribution of £8.44 per dwelling towards youth service equipment at InFoZoNe Maidstone;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 76