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15/508348 - Hockers Farm, Hockers Lane, Detling, Kent, ME14 3JN

 

 

Meeting: 11/02/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 277)

277 15/508348 - CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING FARM BUILDING TO PROVIDE 3 NO. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING, ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS ON THE LAND AT HOCKERS FARM - HOCKERS FARM, HOCKERS LANE, DETLING, KENT pdf icon PDF 238 KB

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Minutes:

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

 

Councillor Bowie of Detling Parish Council (against) and Mr Collins, for the applicant, addressed the meeting.

 

Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Development, the Committee agreed to refuse permission.  In making this decision, Members felt that the proposed development would result in harm to the character and appearance of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Special Landscape Area and open countryside by reason of the change of use to residential and domestication of the site and encroachment into the open countryside which would be contrary to policies ENV28, ENV33, ENV34 and ENV45 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and the NPPF.

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be refused for the following reason:

 

The proposed development would result in harm to the character and appearance of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Special Landscape Area and open countryside by reason of the change of use to residential and domestication of the site and encroachment into the open countryside which would be contrary to policies ENV28, ENV33, ENV34 and ENV45 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and the NPPF.

 

Voting:  7 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions