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15/507493 - Land North Of, Wind Chimes, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Kent, ME17 3JA

Meeting: 04/02/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 265)

265 15/507493 - OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO NINE DWELLINGS CONSIDERING ACCESS FROM CHARTWAY STREET WITH ALL OTHER MATTERS (APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION - LAND NORTH OF WIND CHIMES, CHARTWAY STREET, SUTTON VALENCE, KENT PDF 187 KB

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Minutes:

All Members stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mr Deveson, an objector, Councillor Stancombe of Sutton Valence Parish Council (against), Mr Court, for the applicant, and Councillor Burton (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

The Chairman left the meeting following Councillor Stancombe’s speech, and the Vice-Chairman (Councillor Harper) took the Chair for the remainder of 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 proposals would consolidate existing development and result in the urbanisation of the site, which would be harmful to the character and appearance of the countryside, contrary to Policy ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000, the NPPF 2012 and the NPPG 2014. Any planning benefits would not outweigh the planning harm.

RESOLVED: That permission be refused for the following reason:

The proposals would consolidate existing development and result in the urbanisation of the site, which would be harmful to the character and appearance of the countryside, contrary to Policy ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000, the NPPF 2012 and the NPPG 2014. Any planning benefits would not outweigh the planning harm.

Voting: 12 – For 0 – Against 0 – Abstentions