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17/504314 - Land Rear Of 161 Heath Road, Coxheath, Kent, ME17 4PA

Meeting: 04/01/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 352)

352 17/504314 - OUTLINE APPLICATION (WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED) FOR ERECTION OF 10 DWELLINGS (FRONTING ASPIAN DRIVE) COMPRISING TWO DETACHED AND FOUR PAIRS OF SEMI DETACHED HOMES OF TWO STOREY DESIGN WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING (RE-SUBMISSION OF 16/507895/OUT) - LAND REAR OF 161 HEATH ROAD, COXHEATH, KENT pdf icon PDF 232 KB

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Minutes:

Having disclosed a pecuniary interest, Councillor B Mortimer left the meeting when this application was discussed.

 

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

 

Mrs McDermid, an objector, Mr Hadley, for the applicant, and Councillor Webb (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 proposed development by virtue of its perceived formal layout erodes the sylvan character of this open site and results in a harmful form of development to this part of the village with the consequential cramped form and over-development of the site.  This, together with the loss of existing boundary planting, would be uncharacteristic to the surrounding area contrary to the NPPF and policies SP11, SP13, SP17, DM1 and DM3 of the Maidstone Local Plan 2017.

 

RESOLVED:  That permission be refused for the following reason:

 

The proposed development by virtue of its perceived formal layout erodes the sylvan character of this open site and results in a harmful form of development to this part of the village with the consequential cramped form and over-development of the site.  This, together with the loss of existing boundary planting, would be uncharacteristic to the surrounding area contrary to the NPPF and policies SP11, SP13, SP17, DM1 and DM3 of the Maidstone Local Plan 2017.

 

Voting:  9 – For  0 – Against  0 - Abstentions