Issue - meetings

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

Mrs Burn, an objector, Councillor Manser of Barming Parish Council (against), Mr Hawkins, for the applicant, and Councillor Mrs Gooch (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: 

1.  That consideration of this application be deferred until the next meeting to enable the Officers to ask the applicant if they would be willing to amend the scheme to secure the following:

The retention of the hedgerow on the North Street frontage and including the field margin, which area should include an open SUDS feature;

The relocation of the proposed footway to behind this area; to be a shared surface with no access drives created onto North Street;

The houses may move back slightly, but would be the same density, design and orientation;

The landscaping mix to include species native to Barming; and

The inclusion of renewables and bat/bird bricks in the development.

2.  That the scheme is to be reported back to the next meeting of the Committee either to confirm that it will be amended to accommodate these changes or for Members to make a decision on it as it stands.

Voting:  11 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions

During consideration of this application, the meeting was adjourned for five minutes to enable the Officers to finalise the reasons for deferral.