Issue - meetings

All Members except Councillors Butler, Chittenden, Cox and Paterson stated that they had been lobbied.

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

RESOLVED: That subject to the prior completion of a S106 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, comprising eight affordable rent units and four shared ownership units;

·  A contribution of £4,000 per applicable house (x22) = £88,000 towards the first phase of permanently expanding Headcorn Primary School;

·  A Primary Land acquisition contribution of £891.69 per applicable house (x22) = £19,617.18, towards Headcorn Primary School site expansion to accommodate the extension of the School accommodation;

·  A contribution of£1,344.44 to be used to address the demand from the development towards additional book stock and services at local libraries serving the development to be supplied to Headcorn Library; and

·  A contribution of £30,413.60 (£1,086.20 per dwelling) towards the improvement of open space in the vicinity of the application site,

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

Voting:  12 – For   0 – Against  0 – Abstentions

Note:  Councillor Round did not participate in the voting on this application.