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15/507424 - Land West Of Mill Bank, Maidstone Road, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9RJ

Meeting: 25/02/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 295)

295 15/507424 - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 62 DWELLINGS (INCLUDING A MINIMUM OF 40% AFFORDABLE HOUSING), PLANTING AND LANDSCAPING, INFORMAL OPEN SPACE, SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION, VEHICULAR ACCESS POINT FROM MILL BANK AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEANS OF ACCESS ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION) - LAND WEST OF MILL BANK, MAIDSTONE ROAD, HEADCORN, KENT pdf icon PDF 197 KB

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Minutes:

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

 

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

 

Mrs Lloyd-Jones, an objector, Councillor Andrews of Headcorn Parish Council (against) and Councillor Thick (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

 

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 (25 affordable units);

 

·  A contribution of £323,809.54 towards the second phase of permanently expanding Headcorn Primary School from 1FE to 2FE;

 

·  A contribution of £54,138.20 towards the cost of acquiring additional land to accommodate the expansion of Headcorn Primary School;

 

·  A contribution of £141,588towards the first phase of expanding Maidstone Grammar School in Barton Road, Maidstone;

 

·  A contribution of £1,903.40 towards community learning to be used towards the cost of commissioning adult and community learning classes within Headcorn, including rental of space and equipment required;

 

·  A contribution of £523.28 towards equipment to expand the range of youth focused activities able to take place at the Headcorn Village Hall, to address the demand from the development towards youth services locally and to be used by KCC’s commissioned youth worker;

 

·  A contribution of £2,977.24 towards new book stock to be supplied to Headcorn Library to address the demand from the development; and

 

·  A contribution towards the upgrading/resurfacing of PRoW KH591 within the site (the details to be finalised by the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers),

 

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant outline permission subject to the conditions and informative set out in the report and the following additional informative:

 

A development delivery group, comprising Ward Members and representatives of the Parish Council with an invitation to the Planning Committee Chairman and Political Group Spokespersons, should be established to discuss the detailed scheme prior to submission of reserved matters.

 

Voting:  7 – For  6 – Against  0 – Abstentions

 

Note:  Councillor Harwood left the meeting after consideration of this application (8.20 p.m.).