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16/506630 - St Faiths Bungalow, St Faiths Lane, Bearsted

Meeting: 08/12/2016 - Planning Committee (Item 241)

241 16/506630 - DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND ERECTION OF 2 REPLACEMENT DETACHED FOUR BEDROOM DWELLINGS, SET ON 3 FLOORS WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING - ST FAITHS BUNGALOW, ST FAITHS LANE, BEARSTED, KENT PDF 440 KB

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Minutes:

All Members stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mr Clifford, for objectors, Councillor Ash of Bearsted Parish Council (against), Mr Wharton, the applicant, and Councillor Springett (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, Members felt that the proposal by reason of its size, siting and design would provide a cramped form of development that would be out of keeping and detrimental to the general character, appearance and spaciousness of the area contrary to paragraphs 56 to 58, 60, 61 and 64 of the NPPF and policies DM1 and DM8 of the emerging Maidstone Local Plan (Submission Draft) 2016.

RESOLVED: That permission be refused for the following reason:

The proposal by reason of its size, siting and design would provide a cramped form of development that would be out of keeping and detrimental to the general character, appearance and spaciousness of the area contrary to paragraphs 56 to 58, 60, 61 and 64 of the NPPF and policies DM1 and DM8 of the emerging Maidstone Local Plan (Submission Draft) 2016.

Voting: 13 – For 0 – Against 0 – Abstentions

Note: Councillor English left the meeting after consideration of this application (8.15 p.m.).