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14/0174 - Land East Of Glebe Gardens, Old Ashford Road, Lenham, Kent

Meeting: 09/06/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 36)

36 14/0174 - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 8 HOUSES WITH ACCESS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION - LAND EAST OF GLEBE GARDENS, OLD ASHFORD ROAD, LENHAM, KENT PDF 237 KB

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Minutes:

Councillors Boughton, Clark, English, Powell, Prendergast and Round stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mr Hammond, for objectors, Councillor Osborne of Lenham Parish Council (against), Mr Pares, for the applicant, and Councillor J Sams (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: That outline permission be granted subject to the conditions and informative set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update reports, with the amendment of conditions 2 and 6 and an additional informative as follows:

Condition 2 (amended)

The details of reserved matters of layout and appearance submitted pursuant to condition 1 above shall include inter-alia;

(i) The provision of off-site amphibian and reptile receptor site with suitable levels of connectivity with the surrounding amphibian and reptile habitat;

(ii) The apportionment of housing and landscape provision as detailed on the approved illustrative Landscape Strategy plan number 2048/13/B/7B;

(iii) Full details of rooflines and roofscapes, streetscenes within the site and sections across the site; and

(iv) The incorporation of decentralised and renewable or low-carbon sources of energy.

Reason: No such details have been submitted, to ensure a high quality design for the development and to safeguard biodiversity assets.

Condition 6 (amended) to refer to reptiles and amphibians

Additional Informative

The application for approval of reserved matters shall be reported to Planning Committee for decision.

Voting: 8 – For 3 – Against 2 – Abstentions