Issue - meetings

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

Mr Collins, for the applicant, and Councillor Willis (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That subject to the prior completion of a 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 £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 £48.02 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards additional book stock and services at Maidstone Library;

·  A contribution of £30.70 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards new IT equipment at the St Faiths Adult Education Centre;

·  A contribution of £8.44 per dwelling to be used to address the demand from the development towards equipment and services at Maidstone for youth workers and groups local to the development;

·  A contribution of £67,392 towards the improvement (refurbishment and reconfiguration) of healthcare facilities at Barming Medical Practice;

·  A contribution of £400 per dwelling towards offsite highway works for improvement works to the A26/Fountain Lane;

·  A contribution of £86 per dwelling towards offsite highway works for improvement works to junction 5 of the M20;

·  A contribution towards offsite highway works for improvements to pedestrian crossing provision at the junction of Hermitage Lane/Fountain Lane/Heath Road (sum to be decided by the Head of Planning and Development under delegated powers); and

·  A contribution of £428.12 per dwelling towards the improvement and maintenance of open space within 1km of the application site, or offset against the complementary enhancement of the unmade section of Oakapple Lane, retaining the features that are integral to its character, to provide a secondary access, used by emergency vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists (to be negotiated by the Head of Planning and Development under delegated powers),

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.

Voting:  11 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions