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15/509275 - Land South West To The Gables, Marden Road, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0PE

Meeting: 02/06/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 15)

15 15/509275 - OUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ACCESS MATTERS RESERVED FOR PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS WITH REPLACEMENT STORAGE BUILDING - LAND SOUTH WEST TO THE GABLES, MARDEN ROAD, STAPLEHURST, KENT PDF 185 KB

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Minutes:

Councillors Boughton, Hemsley, Prendergast, Round, Mrs Stockell and

Mrs Wilson stated that they had been lobbied.

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

The Principal Planning Officer advised the Committee that he wished to amend the reason for recommended condition 5 to read:

To protect the amenities of future occupants of the site.

Dr Bradbury, an objector, Councillor Burnham of Staplehurst Parish Council (against), Mr Hudson, for the applicant, and Councillor Brice (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Development, the Committee agreed to refuse permission. In making this decision, the Committee felt that the proposed development would be contrary to Policy ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and Policies SP5 and SP17 of the Submission Version of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (2016) in that it would be outside of the village envelope of Staplehurst and, being located in flat open countryside in the Low Weald, would be a jarring and harmful addition to the character and appearance of the countryside (both by day and by night) by reasons of a loss of its open character and associated domestic paraphernalia; and also in that this was an unsuitable location due to the absence of a footway on Marden Road and the distance of the site from the village centre.

RESOLVED: That permission be refused for the following reason:

The proposed development would be contrary to Policy ENV28 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and Policies SP5 and SP17 of the Submission Version of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (2016) in that it would be outside of the village envelope of Staplehurst and, being located in flat open countryside in the Low Weald, would be a jarring and harmful addition to the character and appearance of the countryside (both by day and by night) by reasons of a loss of its open character and associated domestic paraphernalia; and also in that this is an unsuitable location due to the absence of a footway on Marden Road and the distance of the site from the village centre.

Voting: 13 – For 0 – Against 0 - Abstentions