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15/505493 - Land Adjoining Greengates, Lenham Road, Headcorn, Kent

 

 

Meeting: 07/04/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 356)

356 15/505493 - Change of use of land to a residential caravan site for two gypsy traveller families containing two static caravans, two touring caravans, parking for four vehicles with associated hardstanding and water treatment plant - Land Adjoining Greengates, Lenham Road, Headcorn, Kent pdf icon PDF 134 KB

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Minutes:

Councillor Round stated that he had been lobbied.

 

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

 

Mr Jones, 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 encroached into the open countryside, together with an urbanising effect through the introduction of a significant area of hardstanding and domestic paraphernalia which would result in substantial harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and special landscape area, which would be contrary to ENV28 and ENV34 of the Maidstone Borough Wide Local Plan 2000, which give priority to the landscape over other planning considerations.

 

With the absence of an ecological survey, which would demonstrate to the contrary, it had not been demonstrated that protected species would not be adversely impacted upon, contrary to paragraphs 109 and 118 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be refused for the following reasons:

1.  That the proposed development encroached into the open countryside, together with an urbanising effect through the introduction of a significant area of hardstanding and domestic paraphernalia which would result in substantial harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and special landscape area, which would be contrary to ENV28 and ENV34 of the Maidstone Borough Wide Local Plan 2000, which give priority to the landscape over other planning considerations.

2.  That with the absence of an ecological survey, which would demonstrate to the contrary, it had not been demonstrated that protected species would not be adversely impacted upon, contrary to paragraphs 109 and 118 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

 

Voting:  10 – For  1 – Against  2 - Abstentions