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16/503947 3 Hockers Lane, Detling

Meeting: 06/10/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 168)

168 16/503947 - RETENTION OF EXISTING DWELLING AT NO.3 HOCKERS LANE. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AT REAR OF NO.3. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS INCLUDING GARAGES AT NO.1 HOCKERS LANE AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT CHALET DWELLING AND GARAGE - 3 HOCKERS LANE, DETLING, KENT PDF 379 KB

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Minutes:

The Chairman and Councillors Boughton, Clark, Cox, Harwood and Munford stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Councillor Bowie of Detling Parish Council (against) and Mr Collins, 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 development extending beyond the village boundary would be detrimental to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its design and built form was not appropriate to the character and quality of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its rural setting. This was contrary to polices ENV28 and ENV33 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and paragraphs 61, 64 and 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

RESOLVED: That permission be refused for the following reason:

The development extending beyond the village boundary is detrimental to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its design and built form is not appropriate to the character and quality of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its rural setting. This is contrary to polices ENV28 and ENV33 of the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 and paragraphs 61, 64 and 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Voting: 6 – For 3 – Against 1 – Abstention