To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 25 April 2024, as a correct record.

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held 25 April 2024 be approved, and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Including any interests not already registered

There were none.

Cllrs. Baker, Ball, Barnett, Camp, P. Darrington, Layland, Malone, Purves, Reay, Shea, Silander, Williams, and Williamson declared that they had been lobbied in respect of Minute 4 - 23/03038/HOUSE - 10 Tudor Drive, Otford, Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5QP.

There were no public speakers against the following items and no Member reserved the items for debate, therefore, in accordance with Part 7.3(e) of the Constitution the following matters were considered en bloc without debate:

Local rising of ground levels.

The proposal sought permission for local rising of ground levels. The application had been referred to the Committee as the applicant was an officer of Sevenoaks District Council.

It was moved by the Chairman that the recommendations within the report be approved.

The 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 carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and details: 2000/01B, 2000/02B, 2000/05 and annotated photographs: Photo 1 (Rev A), Photo 2 (Rev A), Photo 3 (Rev A), Photo 4, Photo 5 and Photo 6.

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

Construction of additional dwelling incorporating replacement of stable block.

The proposal sought permission for the construction of additional dwelling incorporating replacement of stable block.. The application had been referred to the Committee as the applicant was an officer of Sevenoaks District Council.

It was moved by the Chairman that the recommendations within the report be approved.

The 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.

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 and details: 23014 PO1, 23014 PO2, 23014 PO3

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

3)     Prior to works above damp-proof course level of the development hereby approved, full details of both hard and soft landscape proposals have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details shall include the materials to be used for the hard landscaping along with details of the proposed soft landscaping and shall include details of the proposed boundary fence/walls. The approved hard landscape scheme shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved and thereafter retained. The approved soft landscape scheme shall be implemented in the first planting season following occupation of the development and retained thereafter.

To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan.

4)     Prior to commencement of development a demolition and construction environmental management plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The CEMP shall include:#

a. Details of the proposed working and delivery hours;

b. Details of measures for the parking of vehicles, plant and machinery;

c. Details of means of suppressing dust during the construction process to include the regime for dust deposition measurement at the site boundaries;

d. Details of the measures to mitigate the noise and vibration from construction;

In the interests of highway safety and to protect residential amenity of surrounding properties, in accordance with policies EN1, EN2 and EN7 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan.

5)     Prior to any development, all sensitive working measures/recommendations for bats shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in section 5.1 of the Preliminary Ecological Assessment report produced by ASW Ecology Ltd (dated November 2023).

To ensure the protection of species in accordance with SP11 of the Sevenoaks Core Strategy.

6)     Prior to works above damp-proof course level of the development hereby approved, a schedule of external materials and material samples shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Variation of condition 3 (The hard and soft landscaping) of 23/02074/CONVAR for Creation of seven off-street car parks; the erection of 13 dwellings; an extended replacement to the existing shop and associated landscaping improvements and creation of temporary shop with amendment to drawings to pick up minor changes to parking layouts, landscaping and elevations.

The proposal sought variation of condition 3 (The hard and soft landscaping) of 23/02074/CONVAR for Creation of seven off-street car parks; the erection of 13 dwellings; an extended replacement to the existing shop and associated landscaping improvements and creation of temporary shop with amendment to drawings to pick up minor changes to parking layouts, landscaping and elevations. The application had been referred to the Committee as the applicant was Sevenoaks District Council.

It was moved by the Chairman that the recommendations within the report, as amended by the Late Observations, be approved.

The 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 the time limit imposed on application SE/21/02825/FUL

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

2) The materials to be used in the construction of the residential development shall be those indicated on the approved plans: A983-01B-PL-120-F, A983-01B-PL-121-E, A983-01C-PL-120-E, A983-01C-PL-121-E, A983-01F-PL-120-D, A983-01F-PL-121-D.

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.

3) The hard and soft landscaping, hereby approved, shall be carried out in accordance with the landscaping plans and planting schedules, reference numbers: 6337-LLB-ZZ-E10-DR-L-0001-S4-P03, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E6-DR-L-0001-S4-P02, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E3-DR-L-0001-S4-P01, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E7-DR-L-0001-S4-P01, 6337-LLB-ZZ-ZZ-DR-L-0001-S4-P02, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E10-DR-L-0002-S4-P03, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E3-DR-L-0002-S4-P01, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E6-DR-L-0002-S4-P02, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E7-DR-L-0002-S4-P01, 6337-LLB-ZZ-ZZ-DR-L-0002-S4-P02, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E11-DR-L-0001-S4-P02, 6337-LLB-ZZ-E11-DR-L-0002-S4-P02.

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)        All planting, seeding or turfing approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the occupation of the development or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years after planting, are removed, die or become seriously damaged or diseased in the opinion of the local planning authority, shall be replaced in the next available planting season with others of similar size, species and number, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

To ensure the provision, establishment, and maintenance of the landscape scheme in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan.

5) Prior to the first occupation of the dwellings on sites 6 and 10, eleven electric car charging points with suitable voltage and wiring for the safe charging of electric vehicles within the residential curtilage, shall be installed and thereafter maintained, as per approved plan numbers A983-01B-PL-102-E and A983-01F-PL-102-E.

In order to mitigate and adapt to climate change in accordance with policies EN1 and T3 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan.

6) Prior to the use of the sites commencing, the visibility splays shall be provided and maintained with no obstructions over 1.05 metres above carriageway level within the splays, as per approved plans  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.