Issue - meetings
16/506322 - Gatland House, Gatland Lane, Maidstone
Meeting: 06/07/2017 - Planning Committee (Item 77)
Additional documents:
- Committee Report, item 77 PDF 57 KB
- Appdx 1, item 77 PDF 123 KB
- Appdx 2, item 77 PDF 341 KB
- 16-506322_photos, item 77 PDF 1 MB
Minutes:
All Members stated that they had been lobbied.
The Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning and Development.
Mr Owen of the Save Fant Farm Group, Mr Fitzgerald, for the applicant, and Councillors Adkinson and Harper (Visiting Members) addressed the meeting.
Contrary to the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Development, but mindful of the earlier decision to refuse application 16/506320, the Committee agreed to refuse permission. In making this decision, Members felt that by virtue of the lack of classroom floorspace to accommodate the additional pupil numbers over that of a single form entry school, Condition 2 would remain necessary to retain a good standard of accommodation. On that basis it was not considered appropriate or justified to remove Condition 2.
RESOLVED: That permission be refused for the following reason:
By virtue of the lack of classroom floorspace to accommodate the additional pupil numbers over that of a single form entry school, Condition 2 would remain necessary to retain a good standard of accommodation. On that basis it is not considered appropriate or justified to remove Condition 2.
Voting: 12 – For 0 – Against 1 - Abstention