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69. |
Declarations of Interest PDF 63 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
Minutes:
Councillor
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Interest
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Application No.
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Cllr Betty
Cllr Blanford
Cllr Brunger-Randall
Cllr Dean
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Declared he was the Portfolio Holder for
Commercial Property and the estate falls into his remit so he would
not be taking part in discussion or voting on the application.
Declared he was a member of Brook Parish
Council in which capacity he had previously objected to the outline
planning application several years ago, before he was a borough
councillor. He would speak as Ward Member but would not be taking
part in the discussion or voting on the item.
Declared she knew the vicar of Tenterden for many years but had not discussed the
application with him.
Declared she was a member of Tenterden Town Council and was also on their
planning committee. She did not vote on the application.
Announced that he received an unsolicited
email from the applicant. He had not read or responded to the
email.
Following Cllr. Dean’s announcement some
other Member also confirmed that they had received the same email
and had not read or replied to it.
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PA/2024/0968
21/01960/AS
PA/2024/0320
PA/2024/0320
PA/2023/2023
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Cllr Mulholland
Cllr Spain
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Declared he was a member of Tenterden Town Council but was not on their
planning committee and was not involved in their discussion of the
application.
Declared the vicar who occupied the vicarage
was an acquaintance to him.
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PA/2024/0320
PA/2024/0320
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70. |
Public Participation PDF 57 KB
To be informed of arrangements made for public
participation in the Meeting.
See Agenda Item 3 for
details.
Minutes:
Registered public speakers had been invited
either to address the Committee in person, or to have their speech
read out by a designated Council Officer who was not from the
Planning Department. The speeches of
the public speakers for the meeting were heard immediately before
the consideration of the relevant application below.
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71. |
Minutes
Minutes:
Resolved:
That the Minutes of
the Meetings of this Committee held on 12 June 2024 be confirmed as
a correct record.
A statement from Councillor
Mrs. Clair Bell was read out. She apologised to the Committee and
to Councillor Heyes for not transmitting his apologies prior to the
start of the previous meeting.
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72. |
Schedule of Applications
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72a |
PA/2024/0968 - 22 Carlton Business Park, Carlton Road, Ashford, TN23 1EF PDF 498 KB
The addition of two first-floor
windows to the side elevation.
Minutes:
Resolved
Permit
Subject to the
following Conditions and Notes:
(with delegated
authority to the Strategic Development and Delivery Manager or
Development Management Manager to make or approve changes to the
planning conditions (for the avoidance of doubt including
additions, amendments and deletions) as she/he sees fit).
1.
Standard time conditions (3 Years)
2.
In accordance with approved plans
3.
Materials
Informative
1.
Working with the
Applicant
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72b |
PA/2024/0710 - Imber, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN24 0LJ PDF 4 MB
Listed Building Consent for
removal of two sections of wall and erection new partition wall on
first floor, to reduce the size of a shower room.
Minutes:
Resolved
GRANT CONSENT
Subject to the
following Conditions and Notes:
(with delegated
authority to the Strategic Development and Delivery Manager or
Planning Applications & Building Control Manager to make or
approve changes to the planning conditions (for the avoidance of
doubt including additions, amendments and deletions) as he sees
fit).
1. 3-year standard commencement condition for
LBC
2. Approved Plans
Informative
1. Working with the Applicant
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72c |
PA/2024/0631 - Land between The Paddocks and Ashdown Cottage, Church Road, Sevington PDF 4 MB
Proposed erection of 3 no. 4
bedroom houses and proposed new access.
Minutes:
Resolved
Refuse on the
following grounds:
- The proposed development, by virtue
of its location outside the built up confines of Ashford, does not
lie within easy walking distance of basic day-to-day services, and
would therefore give rise to an unsustainable form of development
as the occupiers of the dwellings proposed would be overly-reliant
on the private motor car to access everyday services to the
detriment of the environment and contrary to Policies SP1 and HOU5
of the Ashford Local Plan 2019 and the NPPF which seek to promote
sustainable development in rural areas and avoid isolated homes in
the countryside.
- The application site, by virtue of
its location, condition and its relationship with surrounding trees
and the rough grassland and scrub, is reasonably likely to provide
habitats, for reptiles and Great Crested Newts in particular. The
application has failed to demonstrate that protected species would
not be adversely affected, or that appropriate mitigation could be
secured, contrary to The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as
amended, paragraph 98 of Circular 06/2005 ‘Biodiversity and
geological conservation – statutory obligations and their
impact within the planning system’, Policies HOU5f)vi), ENV1 and ENV3a of the Ashford Local Plan 2019
and paragraph 186a of the NPPF.
- Insufficient visibility splays have
been proposed which would fail to provide safe access to the future
occupants of the development. As such, the proposed development
would have a detrimental impact on highway safety and would not
accord with Policies TRA7 and HOU5c) of the Ashford Local Plan
2019, and paragraph 114(b) of the NPPF.
- The application site is located
within an area of archaeological potential, and it cannot be
concluded that the proposed development would not have an adverse
impact on archaeology, contrary to Policies SP1, criterion e) of
HOU5 and ENV13 and paragraph 200 of the NPPF.
- The proposal has failed to
demonstrate that wastewater from the proposed dwellings would not
add to current problems of increasing nitrogen and phosphorus
levels at Stodmarsh Lakes which is a site of international
importance and designated as a Special Protection Area, Special
Area of Conservation, Ramsar site and Site of Special Scientific
Interest. The development would therefore be contrary to the
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended),
Policy ENV1 of the Ashford Local Plan 2019 and paragraph 187 of the
National Planning Policy Framework which ensure protection of these
areas.
Informative
1. Working with the applicant (refusals)
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72d |
PA/2024/0320 - The Vicarage, Church Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AT PDF 8 MB
Demolition of Glebe Hall, Glebe Hall shed, and
Vicarage garage. Erection of three two-storey detached dwellings
with vehicular access from Church Road, associated parking,
landscaping, boundary treatments, and construction of a twenty-bay
Church car park.
Minutes:
Resolved
REFUSE
On the following
grounds:
The proposal is contrary to policies SP6,
HOU3a, HOU10, ENV3a, ENV13, ENV14 and COM1 of the Ashford Local
Plan 2030; the adopted Landscape Character SPD and Central
Government guidance contained in the National Planning Policy
Framework and would therefore be contrary to interests of
acknowledged planning importance for the following reason/s:
- The proposed two units on the
vicarage garden by virtue of their scale, massing, proximity to
each other and also the vicarage itself,
would harm an area of land within the town conservation area, which
through its openness, makes a significant contribution towards the
character and appearance of the conservation area by contributing
to the open backdrop of the Grade I listed St Mildred's church.
Furthermore, the loss of a significant number of trees to create
the new car park and the formalisation of the drive leading to the
vicarage would harm an area of land within the conservation area
that forms part of the rural back drop to the church. The
redevelopment of the small community hall with a residential unit
that is greater in terms of its height and massing with an
unsympathetically designed 'blank' south facing elevation would
harm an area of land within the conservation area that currently
affords open views out of the conservation area over the low,
discrete building of the hall. The proposal would fail to preserve
or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area.
The public benefit of providing 3 houses, the associated
socioeconomic benefits and a new car park make a minor contribution
and do not outweigh the less than substantial harm.
- The proposed development would cause
less then substantial (albeit at the higher end of less than
substantial) on the Grade I listed St Mildred's church. The
proposal lies on land forming part of its setting. The loss of
openness to the setting created by the scale, massing and intensity
of development on the vicarage garden, together with the
significant loss of trees to create the new car park, which form
part of the rural back drop to this side of the listed church,
would harm its setting. The church is enclosed by mostly listed
buildings on three sides but on the side with the application site,
it has a rural character due to the open character of the vicarage
garden and the tree lined drive to the vicarage and wooded boundary
with The Glebe beyond which are important to both its setting
and also provide a visual historic
connection to its rural farmland origins. It thus represents an
unsustainable development. The public benefit of providing 3
houses, the associated socioeconomic benefits and a new car park
make a minor contribution and do not outweigh the less than
substantial harm.
- The proposed car park would result
in the loss of a large section of trees that, due to their location
at the edge of the The Glebe open
space, with views also from the High Weald National Landscape, have
landscape significance ...
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72e |
PA/2023/2023 - The Grange Bungalow and land rear of, Appledore Road, Kenardington, TN26 2LZ PDF 2 MB
6 no. bungalows, with
associated landscaping, hardstanding and parking following partial
demolition of bungalow and changes to fenestration, demolition of 3
no. existing chicken sheds/barns.
Minutes:
RESOLVED
REFUSE on the
following grounds:
The proposal is contrary to Policies SP1, SP2,
SP6, ENV3a, HOU5 and HOU15 of the Ashford Local Plan 2030, SPD
Residential Space & Layout (2011) (External Space) and Central
Government guidance contained in the National Planning Policy
Framework 2023 and would therefore be contrary to interests of
acknowledged planning importance for the following reasons:
- The proposed development, by virtue
of its location does not lie within easy walking distance of basic
day-to-day services, and would therefore give rise to an
unsustainable form of development, over-reliant on the private
motor car to access everyday services to the detriment of the
environment and contrary to the core principles of the Local Plan
and the NPPF which seek to promote sustainable development in rural
areas and avoid isolated homes in the countryside.
- The proposal by virtue of its scale,
siting, design, layout and appearance would create a visually
prominent, incongruous and intrusive form of development which
fails to satisfactorily integrate with the prevailing character and
appearance of the surrounding area causing significant and
unacceptable visual harm to the character and appearance of the
countryside.
- The proposal would fail to provide
private external amenity space of adequate size and usability for
plots 2, 4, 5, and 6 and would therefore result in substandard
level of residential amenities for the future occupiers.
Note to
Applicant
- Working with the
Applicant
Working with the
Applicant
In accordance with paragraphs 38 of the NPPF
Ashford Borough Council (ABC) takes a positive and creative
approach to development proposals focused on solutions. ABC works
with applicants/agents in a positive and proactive manner
by;
• offering a pre-application advice
service,
• as appropriate updating
applicants/agents of any issues that may arise in the processing of
their application
• where possible suggesting solutions to
secure a successful outcome,
• informing applicants/agents of any
likely recommendation of refusal prior to a decision and,
• by adhering to the requirements of the
Development Management Customer Charter.
In this instance the application was
considered by the Planning Committee where the applicant/agent had
the opportunity to speak to the committee and promote the
application.
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72f |
21/01960/AS - Land west of Stonebridge House, Stonebridge, Brook, Kent PDF 5 MB
Reserved matters application to
consider access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant
to outline permission 19/00189/AS (Outline planning application for
the erection of three dwellings with all matters reserved)
including conditions 3 (materials); 4 (details); 6 (parking); 7
(bicycle storage); 11 (walls/fences); 12 (landscaping); 18 (space
standards); 19 (refuse); 21 (SUDS) & 22 (sewage)
Minutes:
Resolved
APPROVE DETAILS
- Subject to the applicant first
entering into a section 106 agreement/undertaking in respect of the
identified Stodmarsh mitigation measures, in terms agreeable to the
Strategic Development and Delivery Manager or Development
Management Manager in consultation with the Director of Law and
Governance, with delegated authority to the Strategic Development
and Delivery Manager or Development Management Manager to make or
approve changes to the planning obligations and planning conditions
(for the avoidance of doubt including additions, amendments and
deletions) as she/he sees fit; and,
- Subject to the adoption of an
Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Regulations 2017 (as
amended) by the Assistant Director - Planning and Development which
identifies suitable mitigation proposals such that, in his view,
having consulted the Solicitor to the Council and Natural England,
the proposal would not have a significant adverse effect on the
integrity of the Stodmarsh SAC, SPA and Ramsar Site alone or in
combination with other plans or projects; and with delegated
authority to the Planning Applications & Building Control
Manager or the Strategic Development and Delivery Manager, in
consultation with the Solicitor to the Council, to enter into a
section 106 agreement/undertaking to add, amend or remove planning
obligations and/or planning conditions as they see fit to secure
the required mitigation and any associated issues relating thereto;
and,
- Subject to planning conditions
and notes, including those dealing with the subject matters
identified below, (but not limited to that list) and those
necessary to take forward stakeholder representations, with
wordings and triggers revised as appropriate and with any
‘pre-commencement’ based planning conditions to have
been the subject of the agreement process provisions effective
01/10/2018
Conditions
1. Compliance with approved plans
2. Carports kept open with no garage doors
inserted
Notes to
Applicant
1. Working with the Applicant
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72g |
PA/2024/0220 - Missingham Farm Buildings, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LU PDF 3 MB
Erection of a detached dwelling,
outbuildings, parking and landscaping following the demolition of
existing buildings.
Minutes:
Resolved
PERMIT
A.
Subject to the applicant submitting
information to enable an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats
Regulations to be adopted by the Assistant Director - Planning and
Development which identifies suitable mitigation proposals such
that, in their view, having consulted the Solicitor to the Council
& Monitoring Officer and Natural England, the proposal would
not have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the
Stodmarsh SAC, SPA and Ramsar Site; and with delegated authority to
the Planning Applications and Building Control Manager or the
Strategic Development and Delivery Manager to add, amend or remove
planning obligations and/or planning conditions as they see fit to
secure the required mitigation and any associated issues relating
thereto; and,
B.
Subject to the applicant first entering into a
section 106 agreement/undertaking in respect of the identified
Stodmarsh mitigation measures, in terms agreeable to the Strategic
Development and Delivery Manager or Development Management Manager
in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance, with
delegated authority to the Strategic Development and Delivery
Manager or Development Management Manager to make or approve
changes to the planning obligations and planning conditions (for
the avoidance of doubt including additions, amendments and
deletions) as she/he sees fit; to include a condition
requiring retention of the open nature of landscaping to the front
of the property, and a condition requiring rainwater harvesting
measures.
Note to
Applicant
1. Working with the Applicant
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Update Report 10/7/24
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Minutes for this meeting PDF 110 KB
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