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To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 April 2018, as a correct record.

 

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 12 April 2018 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

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Declarations of Interest or Predetermination

Including any interests not already registered

Minutes:

Councillor Raikes and Councillor Purves declared for Minute 4 – 18/00423/FUL – Uplands House, The Vine, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SY that they had seen the item before as panel members during local list selection and at Sevenoaks Town Council however remained open minded.

 

Councillor Hunter declared for Minute 96 – 17/03609/FUL – Former West Kent Cold Store, Rye Lane, Dunton Green, Kent that her son worked for Berkeley St James and he was consulted on the application during an early stage. She had been advised by the Monitoring Officer that this was not a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest but made the declaration for the purposes of transparency.

 

3.

Declarations of Lobbying

Minutes:

All members of the Committee declared that they had been lobbied in respect of Minute 96 – 17/03609/FUL - Former West Kent Cold Store, Rye lane, Dunton Green, Kent.

 

Councillor Hunter declared that she had been lobbied in respect of Minute 95 – 18/00423/FUL - Uplands House, The Vine, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SY.

 

 

 

RESERVED PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The committee considered the following planning applications:

4.

18/00423/FUL - Uplands House, The Vine, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3SY pdf icon PDF 997 KB

Demolition of existing garages, chimneys and side porch. Demolition of existing external staircase, rear and side bay windows and side extension. Conversion to form 5 apartments with external parking. Erection of a part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions to existing dwelling, including balcony to front and terraces to rear, changes to roof gable on West elevation, proposed basement to the side, new chimneys, bin store, communal external bike shelter and retaining wall to the rear.

Minutes:

The proposal sought planning permission for the demolition of existing garages, chimneys and side porch. Demolition of existing external staircase, rear and side bay windows and side extension. Conversion to form 5 apartments with external parking. Erection of a part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions to existing dwelling, including balcony to front and terraces to rear, changes to roof gable on West elevation, proposed basement to the side, new chimneys, bin store, communal external bike shelter and retaining wall to the rear. The application had been referred to the Development Control Committee by Councillor Fleming to consider the impact on neighbours, in particular overlooking, the impact on The Vine Conservation Area, and over development of the site.

Members’ attention was brought to the main agenda papers and the late observations sheet, which recommended additional conditions.

The Committee was addressed by the following speakers:

 

Against the Application:    David Horne

For the Application:          Neil Edwards

Parish Representatives:     -

Local Member:                  Councillor Fleming

 

Members asked questions of clarification from the speakers and officers. The applicant responded to a question about the retention of vegetation. 

 

It was moved by the Chairman and duly seconded that the recommendations within the report as amended by the late observations be agreed.

Members discussed the application, in particular concerns about boundary treatment to the southern and western side of the site and their impact on the setting of the development. Issues were raised of the effect of overlooking to neighbouring Belmont.

 

Members considered the eight parking spaces proposed, the likely increase in demand for spaces in the future and the sustainable location of the site. They considered the impact on neighbouring amenity of the position of the bicycle store.

 

It was moved and seconded that condition 5 be amended to remove the second sentence, remove reference to policy T2 and for the impact of the amenity of the neighbours be added as a reason through Policy EN1. Condition 9 to be amended to require details of proposed boundary treatment for the southern and western boundaries to be submitted for approval prior to commencement of development.

 

The amendment was put to a vote and was carried.

 

Members requested that the two adjoining neighbours, the local ward members, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Development Control Committee be consulted on any details submitted under conditions 5 and 9 of the permission.

 

The amended substantive motion was put to the vote and it was

 

Resolved:  That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions

 

1)   The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: In pursuance of section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2)   The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 001/P1, 002/P1, 003/P1, 010/P1, 011/P1, 012/P1, 013/P1, 014/P1, 015/P1, 016/P1, 017/P1, 020/P1, 021/P1, 022/P1, 023/P1, 024/P1, 025/P1, 026/P1, 027/P1, 028/P1, 030a/P1, 030b/P1, 031/P1, 032/P1, 033/P1.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

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17/03609/FUL - Former West Kent Cold Store, Rye Lane, Dunton Green, Kent pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Erection of 35 apartments, including the provision of affordable homes, together with access, parking and landscaping

Minutes:

The proposal sought planning permission for the erection of 35 apartments, including the provision of affordable homes, together with access, parking and landscaping. The application had been referred to the Development Control Committee by Councillor Brown on the grounds that he had concerns regarding the method in which the existing site and development had been marketed.

Members’ attention was brought to the main agenda papers and the late observations sheet which amended recommendation B and proposed an additional condition.

The committee was addressed by the following speakers:

 

Against the application:   David West

For the application:         Alex Davis

Parish representative:       -

Local Member:                 -

Members asked questions of clarification from speakers and officers. The Agent confirmed that the visitors spaces would be unallocated and therefore could be used by any part of the development. The details of the electric vehicle charging space had not yet been confirmed. The Officer advised that conditions could not be required to alleviate existing parking difficulties within the wider development.

It was moved by the Chairman and duly seconded that the recommendations within the report as amended by the late observations be agreed.

The Vice Chairman advised the Committee that the local member, who had referred the matter to the Committee, had since discussed the issue of viability with the developer and considered that his concerns had been addressed. A member indicated that the use of fast electric vehicle charging points would increase turnover in the space and therefore further assist parking provision in the development.

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was

 

Resolved:  That

 

A)   planning permission be granted subject to the completion of the necessary S106 legal agreement within 28 days of the date of the Committee meeting, or an alternative date agreed in writing by the Development Manager and subject to the following conditions:

 

1)   The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

In pursuance of section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2)   The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 2500-A-1000-A, 2500-A-1011-J, 2500-A-1050-E, 2500-C-1100-D, 2500-A-1200-F, 2500-A-1201-F, 2500-A-1203-E, 2500-A-1205-E, 2500-C-3116-D, 2500-A-3215-H, 2500-A-3216-C, 2500-A-3217-C, 2500-A-3315-H, BKH-RYE_HTA-L_P3-00-DR_1915-C and BKH-RYE_HTA-L_P3-00-DR_1916-C.

For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3)   Prior to the commencement of above ground works details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out using the approved materials.

To ensure that the appearance of the development is in harmony with the existing character of the area as supported by Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan.

4)   Soft landscaping works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plan BKH-RYE_HTA-L_P3-00-DR_1915-C and where appropriate existing trees on the site shall be replanted within the landscaping scheme. The landscaping works shall be completed prior to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

(COUNCILLOR THORNTON IN THE CHAIR)

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Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 9 dwellings with associated parking

Minutes:

The item had been returned to Development Control Committee to correct part A (iii) of the meeting minutes dated 15 March 2018 for item 4.2 (planning application 17/02067/FUL) to refer to provision of commuted sum for off-site affordable housing.

 

The item was introduced by the solicitor in attendance who explained the error and recommendation. The error first appeared in the late observations which made reference to on-site provision of affordable housing contrary to the main report’s agreement of off-site affordable housing. The inconsistency was carried through to the minutes which also incorrectly referred to on-site affordable housing. It was the officers’ view that in resolving to grant planning permission on 15 March 2018, Members understood and accepted that the affordable housing contribution was to be made off-site.

 

It was moved by the Chairman that the recommendation in the report to retrospectively correct the error be agreed.

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was

 

Resolved:  That

 

Correction be made to part A (iii) of the meeting minutes dated 15 March 2018 for item 4.2 (planning application 17/02067/FUL) as below:

 

(iii)    The S106 legal agreement shall include the following requirements:

 

Provision of commuted sum for off-site affordable housing.

 

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