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14/504795 - Land To The South Of Cross Keys, Bearsted, Kent

Meeting: 30/07/2015 - Planning Committee (Item 92)

92 14/504795 - ERECTION OF 30 NO. OPEN MARKET HOMES AND ASSOCIATED GARAGING, AND ERECTION OF 20 NO. AFFORDABLE HOMES, CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROAD AND BRIDGE, AND PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE, ECOLOGY PARK AND NEW PUBLIC FOOTPATH. DEMOLITION OF 24 BAY GARAGE COURT AND REDEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE A 16 BAY GARAGE COURT AND AMENITY STOREROOM - LAND TO THE SOUTH OF CROSS KEYS, BEARSTED, KENT PDF 174 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.

Mr Vidler of the Bearsted and Thurnham Society (an objector), Mr Stevens, for the applicant, and Councillors Springett and Cuming (Visiting Members) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

1. That subject to the deletion of references to the Bearsted Woodland Trust as appropriate, the management plan, attached as an Appendix to the report of the Head of Planning and Development and as amended by the urgent update report, be approved for inclusion in the heads of terms of the S106 legal agreement agreed by the Planning Committee at its meeting held on 16 April adjourned to 23 April 2015 and that the heads of terms be further amended by:

A. The addition of a contribution of £25,000 towards the future enhancement, management and maintenance of the open space, woodland area and ecology park; and

B. The removal of the original reference to the provision of details of a long term management plan for the open space, woodland area and ecology park.

2. That subject to the prior completion of the revised S106 legal agreement, the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission in respect of application 14/504795 subject to the conditions and informatives previously agreed.

Voting: 6 – For 0 – Against 6 – Abstentions