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18/501928/FULL - Holman House, Station Road, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0QQ

Meeting: 27/09/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 155)

155 18/501928/FULL - CONVERSION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE 7 NO. RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS - HOLMAN HOUSE, STATION ROAD, STAPLEHURST, KENT pdf icon PDF 370 KB

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Minutes:

The Chairman and Councillors Perry, Round and Wilby stated that they had been lobbied.

 

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

 

In presenting the report the Development Manager corrected the description of the application since, as a result of negotiation, the terrace area above the rear projection had been removed from the scheme.

 

Ms Riva, an objector, Councillor Burnham of Staplehurst Parish Council, Mr Anthony, for the applicant, and Councillor Brice (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That permission be granted subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report with:

 

·  The amendment of conditions 6 (Parking/Turning Areas), 8 (Hard Landscape Works) and 13 (Landscaping) to accommodate a substantial landscape buffer to the northern boundary, extending into the site at least 2.5 metres, by relocating the access driveway and parking areas in order to soften and move cars away from that boundary; and

 

·  An additional condition requiring that prior to commencement of development an application be made to the statutory undertaker under S106 of the Water Industry Act 1991 requesting a connection to the public sewer.

 

2.  That the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to finalise the wording of the amended and additional conditions and to amend any other conditions as a consequence.

 

Voting:  6 – For  4 – Against  3 – Abstentions

 

Note:  Councillor Hastie left the meeting after consideration of this application (8.50 p.m.).