The
Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning and
Development.
Councillor Forward of Staplehurst Parish Council and Mr Taylor,
for the applicant, addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED:
That
1. Permission
be granted subject to the conditions set
out in the report and an informative to the effect that:
The
applicant is advised that with regard to condition 1
above, the Council expects to see a structural landscape
buffer on all the site boundaries designed in accordance with the
Council's adopted Landscape Character Assessment which will help
mitigate the impact of the Dayroom. The
buffer shall comprise of tree and shrub planting including
Hawthorn, Crab Apple and Wild Service. The Council requests
that the applicant liaise with the Landscape Officer, who can be
contacted on 01622 602721,in the
designing of the buffer planting.
2. The Head of
Planning and Development be given delegated powers to finalise the
wording of the additional informative.
Voting: 11 –
For 0 –
Against 1 –
Abstention
FURTHER
RESOLVED: That the
Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee be
requested to consider the issue of the need for a defined policy on
the treatment of dayrooms on Gypsy and Traveller sites and how this
might be brought forward in the review of the Local Plan process
and the Supplementary Planning Documents that relate to that
process.
Voting: 12 –
For 0 –
Against 0 –
Abstentions