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18/501312/FULL - Swanton Farm, Bicknor Road, Bicknor, ME9 8AT

Meeting: 29/11/2018 - Planning Committee (Item 209)

209 18/501312/FULL - PROVISION OF A COLD STORE, CONCRETE HARDSTANDING, IRRIGATION LAGOON AND ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING OPERATIONS (INCLUDING LAND RAISING/EARTHWORKS) AND THE UPGRADING OF AN EXISTING TRACK AND ACCESS WITH STRUCTURAL LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT AND SCREENING - SWANTON FARM, BICKNOR ROAD, BICKNOR, KENT pdf icon PDF 122 KB

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Minutes:

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

 

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

 

In presenting the application, the Interim Major Projects Manager advised the Committee that he wished to amend the final sentence of paragraph 2.07 of the report to read:

 

The scheme should therefore not have the suggested condition 19 imposed from the 6 September 2018 agenda.

 

Mr Wainman, an objector, Mr Ogden, for the applicant, and Councillor Garten (Visiting Member) addressed the meeting.

 

The Chairman drew the Committee’s attention to a note which he had received from Mr Peter Moore of Bicknor Parish Meeting apologising for not being able to attend the meeting and making reference to a representation from Payne’s Stores, a local business, raising objections to the vehicle movements and pointing out that there is a need for the road infrastructure to be in place before the application is determined.

 

RESOLVED:  That subject to:

 

(a)  The prior completion of a S106 legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Partnership may advise to provide for the Heads of Terms set out in the report; AND

 

(b)  The conditions and informatives set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report, with the addition of the following:

 

·  The amendment of proposed conditions 18 (Landscaping) and 19 (Landscaping Implementation) to specify that any trees or plants which within a period of ten years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species etc.;

 

·  The amendment of proposed conditions 2 (Plans) and 18 (Landscaping) to change the species mix from 30% Holly to 20% Holly and 10% Yew; the change to be negotiated by the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers; 

 

·  An informative suggesting that there may be opportunities arising from the surface water drainage scheme to address existing flooding issues; and

 

·  An informative encouraging the applicant to endeavour to reduce noise from HGV refrigeration units by using plug-ins;

 

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission and to be able to settle or amend any necessary heads of terms and conditions in line with the matters set out in the recommendation and as resolved by the Planning Committee.

 

Voting:  12 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions