Issue - meetings

Councillors Powell and Prendergast stated that they had been lobbied.

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

RESOLVED:

1.  That subject to the prior completion of a S106 legal agreement, in such terms as the Interim Head of Legal Partnership may advise, to secure the following:

·  The provision of 40% affordable residential units within the application site;

·  A financial contribution of £129,636 towards the Phase 2 expansion of Harrietsham Primary School;

·  A financial contribution of £2,352.78 to be used to address the demand from the development for additional book stock to be supplied to the mobile library service serving the development;

·  A financial contribution of £23,587 (£360 per predicted occupier based on size of market dwellings) towards the improvement of healthcare facilities at The Glebe Medical Centre, Harrietsham; specifically, the provision of two additional clinical rooms; and

·  A financial contribution of £3,500 per dwelling towards highway improvements to the A20 in Harrietsham,

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant outline permission subject to the conditions set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update reports, and the informatives set out in the first urgent update report.

Voting:  13 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions

2.  That the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to refuse outline permission should the S106 agreement not be signed and sealed within six weeks of this meeting of the Committee.

  Voting:  13 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions