Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - Ashford Borough Council

Contact: Email: membersservices@ashford.gov.uk 

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies/Substitutes

To receive Notification of Substitutes in accordance with Procedure

Rule 1.2(c) and Appendix 4

2.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 205 KB

To declare any interests which fall under the following categories, as explained on the attached document:

 

a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)

b) Other Significant Interests (OSI)

c) Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

 

See Agenda Item 2 for further details

3.

Public Participation pdf icon PDF 308 KB

To be informed of arrangements made for public participation in the

Meeting.

 

Summary of Public Participation for Planning Committee Meetings after 6 May 2021

In line with legal requirements, and subject to Coronavirus risk assessments and procedures:-

·      A small number of members of the Press and public can register to attend and observe the meeting in person;

·      In addition, seats in the meeting room are provided for those who register to speak on each item[1], by following the procedure below:-

 

1.  Written notice of a wish to speak at the meeting (by means of the procedure below) must be given, either to membersservices@ashford.gov.uk or on the Council’s website at https://secure.ashford.gov.uk/committeesystem/haveyoursay.aspx, by 15:00 hours on the second working day before the meeting.

Hence, for example, for meetings of the Planning Committee on Wednesdays:-

(i)  If there is no Bank Holiday on the Monday preceding the meeting, written notice must be given by 15:00 hours on the Monday.

(ii) If there is a Bank Holiday on the Monday preceding the meeting, written notice must be given by 15:00 hours on the preceding Friday.

(iii)         If the meeting immediately follows the Easter Weekend, written notice must be given by 15:00 hours on Maundy Thursday.

 

2.  Registering to speak at the meeting confersthe right to submit (and, if desired, make in person) a speech as follows:-

(i)  on a first-come, first-served basis, one speech in support of, and one speech against, an item for decision, or

(ii)          as a duly-authorised representative of the Parish Council[2] or Community Forum affected by an item for decision.

 

3.  All those registered to speak must submit tomembersservices@ashford.gov.uk, by 10:00 hours on the day of the meeting, a copy of their speech in written, legible English.

Speeches must be no longer than 400 words, printed in 12-point non-italic sans-serif font (e.g. Arial); any text above 400 words will not be read out.   No speech should contain personal data about individuals, other than the speaker’s name and (if relevant) postal address.

Any registered speakers who do not submit their speeches as above are not permitted to speak at the meeting (even if present in person).

 

4.  At the meeting:-

(i)  Speakers who are present in person may read their previously-submitted speeches when called to do so, but may not read any other material;

(ii) If speakers are not present in person, their previously-submitted speeches will be read to the meeting by a competent Officer for and on behalf of the speakers, at the normal times and in the normal order (subject to the Chairman’s normal discretion).

IMPORTANT:

An Officer reading any speech on behalf of any speaker shall have discretion to omit/edit out any inappropriate language, information or statements.

If any defamation, insult, personal or confidential information, etc. is contained in any speech received from any speaker, and/or is read to the meeting by an Officer, each speaker accepts by submitting the speech to be fully responsible  ...  view the full agenda text for item 3.

4.

Officers' Deferral/Withdrawal of Reports

5.

Minutes

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of this Committee held on 14th

July 2021:

 

https://ashford.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g4055/Public%20minutes%2014th-Jul-2021%2019.00%20Planning%20Committee.pdf?T=11

6.

Schedule of Applications

7.

19/0483/AS - Harvest House, Branch Road, Chilham, CT4 8DR pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Full planning application for the erection of 10 2-storeydwellings withassociated access,parking, privateamenity space and landscaping and provision of 5 no.additional parking bays for use in association with existingsurgery

 

8.

21/0790/AS - Land between Woodchurch Road and, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent pdf icon PDF 2 MB

a) Outline application for the development of up to 145 residential dwellings (50% affordable) including the creation of access points from Appledore Road (1 x all modes and 1 x emergency, pedestrian and cycle only), and Woodchurch Road (pedestrian and cycle only), and creation of a network of roads, footways, and cycleways through the site. Provision of open space including children's play areas, community orchards, sustainable urban drainage systems, landscape buffers and green links all on 12.35 ha of the site. (Save for access, matters of appearance, landscaping, layout & scale reserved for consideration') b) Full planning permission for the change of land use from agricultural land to land to be used as a country park (8.66 ha), and land to be used as formal sports pitches (3.33 ha), together with pavilion to serve the proposal and the surrounding area. Including accesses, ancillary parking, pathways, sustainable urban drainage systems and associated landscaping. 

 

9.

21/0750/AS - 55 Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BN pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Proposed two and three storey residential development on former light industrial site, comprising 12no. two and three bedroom townhouses and 8no. two bedroom apartments, and associated parking and landscaping.

 

10.

Update Report pdf icon PDF 1 MB

11.

Speakers list pdf icon PDF 196 KB

12.

Minutes of this Meeting pdf icon PDF 524 KB