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PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Wednesday, 16th June, 2021 10.00 am Council Chamber, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone AGENDA PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Wednesday, 16th June, 2021, at 10.00 am Ask for: Andrew Tait Council Chamber, Sessions House, County Telephone: 03000 416749 Hall, Maidstone Membership (13) Conservative (10): Mr R A Marsh (Chairman), Mr C Beart, Mrs R Binks, Mr A Booth, Mr P Cole, Mr D Crow-Brown, Mr M Dendor, Mr O Richardson, Mr C Simkins and Mr J Wright Liberal Democrat (1): Mr I S Chittenden Labour (1) Ms J Meade Independents (1) Mr P M Harman Webcasting Notice Please note: this meeting may be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site – at the start of the meeting the Chairman will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed. By entering the meeting room you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting and/or training purposes. If you do not wish to have your image captured then you should make the Clerk of the meeting aware. UNRESTRICTED ITEMS (During these items the meeting is likely to be open to the public A. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 1. Substitutes 2. Declarations of Interests by Members in items on the Agenda for this meeting. 3. Election of Vice-Chairman 4. Terms of Reference of the Committee A4 Planning Applications Committee Membership: 13 Members - Conservative: 10, Labour :1 Liberal Democrat: 1, Green and Independents: 1. This Committee is responsible for the determination of planning applications and related matters in relation to the control of development under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and related statutory instruments and may exercise any of the powers of the County Council so delegated as set out in the Delegation Table. The Planning Applications Committee may permit members of the public interested in their decisions to address their meetings, in accordance with the principles of decision-making set out in paragraph 8.5 of the Constitution. Political Groups should only nominate Members as regular Members or as substitutes on the Planning Applications Committees (and on any Panels of the Committee) if they have had training in the relevant procedures. The votes of each individual Member of the Planning Applications Committee (whether for, against, or in abstention) will be recorded whenever the Committee votes against the Head of Planning Applications Group’s recommendation for permission or refusal of a planning application, together with the grounds and reasons for overturning the recommendation.” 5. Minutes (Pages 1 - 10) (1) 9 March 2021 (2) 17 March 2021 6. Site Meetings and Other Meetings B. GENERAL MATTERS 1. General Matters C. MINERALS AND WASTE APPLICATIONS D. DEVELOPMENTS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL 1. Proposal 21/501778/County (KCC/MA/0071/2021) - Erection of new build facility for provision of digital autopsy services to Kent County Council/Coroner's Service at County Transport Workshops, Forstal Road/Beddow Way, Aylesford; Kent County Council (Pages 11 - 34) E. MATTERS DEALT WITH UNDER DELEGATED POWERS 1. County matter applications (Pages 35 - 44) 2. County Council developments 3. Screening opinions under Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 4. Scoping opinions under Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 F. KCC RESPONSE TO CONSULTATIONS 1. Dartford Borough Council Local Plan Regulation 19 Draft (Pages 45 - 62) 2. Hybrid Application at Albion Waterside, Canal Basin, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2RN (20210270) (Pages 63 - 108) 3. EIA Scoping Opinion for a proposed development at Land North of Marden Maidstone Road, Marden, Kent [application reference: 21/501909/EIASCO] (Pages 109 - 142) 4. EIA Scoping Opinion for a mixed-use development at Highsted Park Land to the West Of Teynham London Road Teynham Kent [Application reference 21/500836/EIASCO] (Pages 143 - 170) 5. Swale Borough Local Plan Review (Regulation 19) - February 2021 (Pages 171 - 192) 6. Boughton and Dunkirk Neighbourhood Plan - Regulation 14 Consultation (Pages 193 - 204) 7. EIA Scoping Opinion for a mixed-use development at Highsted Park Land to the South and East of Sittingbourne [Application reference 21/500819/EIASCO] (Pages 205 - 236) 8. Thanet District Council Statement of Community Involvement Review 2021 (Pages 237 - 238) 9. New Routes to Good Growth Consultation (Pages 239 - 250) 10. NPPF Changes and National Design Code Government Consultation (Pages 251 - 256) G. OTHER ITEMS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN DECIDES ARE URGENT EXEMPT ITEMS (At the time of preparing the agenda there were no exempt items. During any such items which may arise the meeting is likely NOT to be open to the public) Benjamin Watts General Counsel 03000 416814 Tuesday, 8 June 2021 (Please note that the draft conditions and background documents referred to in the accompanying papers may be inspected by arrangement with the Departments responsible for preparing the report.) Agenda Item A5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES of a meeting of the Planning Applications Committee held on Tuesday, 9 March 2021. PRESENT: Mr R A Marsh (Chairman), Mr R A Pascoe (Vice-Chairman), Mrs R Binks, Mr A H T Bowles, Mr D L Brazier (Substitute for Mr M A C Balfour), Mr J Burden, Mr N J D Chard (Substitute) (Substitute for Mr A Booth), Mr I S Chittenden, Mr P C Cooper, Mr P M Harman, Mr H Rayner, Mr C Simkins and Mr J Wright ALSO PRESENT: Mr R J Thomas IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs S Thompson (Head of Planning Applications), Mr P Hopkins (Principal Planning Officer), Mrs H Edwards (Senior Planning Officer), Mr C Finch (Senior Projects Officer - CAIP East Kent), Mr B Watts (General Counsel) and Mr A Tait (Democratic Services Officer) UNRESTRICTED ITEMS 14. Application CA/19/00904 (KCC/CA/0091/2019) - Construction of part of a new road (A28 Link Road) including viaduct between A28 Sturry Road and A291 Sturry Hill and associated on-line improvements at A28 Sturry Link Road, Sturry; KCC Major Capital Programme Team (Item D1) (1) Mr R A Marsh, the Chairman informed the Committee that he had decided to vacate the chair for this item and to address the Committee as the Local Member. He would not participate in the Committee’s deliberations or vote on the application. He then invited the General Counsel to explain the rules in relation to pre-disposition, pre-determination and bias as this affected all Members of planning committees. (2) Mr R A Pascoe, Vice Chairman thereupon took the Chair for the remainder of the meeting. He formally moved the recommendations which were seconded by Mr J Burden. (3) The Head of Planning Applications referred to correspondence from Cllr Georgina Glover, the Local City Councillor which had previously been circulated to all Members of the Committee. (4) The Head of Planning Applications informed the Committee that as Canterbury City Council’s decision to grant permission to Applications CA/20/02826 and CA/18/00868 had now been taken following the conclusion of Section 106 agreements, her recommendations needed to be amended accordingly. (5) The Clerk to the Committee read representations from the following people and organisations to the Committee:- - Sturry Parish Council; - Peta Boucher from the Sturry and Broad Oak Action Group; Page 1 - Nick Blake from the Sturry and Broad Oak Action Group and CPRE; - Louise Harvey -Quirke, the Local City Councillor; and - Richard Shelton form KCC Highways on behalf of the applicants. (6) Mr R A Marsh and Mr R J Thomas addressed the Committee in their capacity as Local Members. (7) On being put to the vote, the recommendations of the Head of Planning Applications were lost by 6 votes to 5. (8) In accordance with Section 17.33 of the Constitution, the votes by individual Members of the Committee on the Head of Planning Applications were recorded as follows:- FOR: Mr J Burden, Mr N J D Chard, Mr R A Pascoe, Mr C Simkins, Mr J Wright (5) AGAINST: Mrs R Binks, Mr A H T Bowles, Mr D L Brazier, Mr P C Cooper, Mr P M Harman, Mr H Rayner (6). (9) Also in accordance with Section 17.33 of the Constitution, the reasons for the decision were given as follows: RESOLVED that permission be refused to the application for the following reasons:- (a) The development makes inadequate provision for public transport infrastructure, contrary to policies T1 and T3 of the Canterbury District Local Plan, 2017 (b) The development fails to demonstrate that the navigation of the Great Stour River will not be compromised by the construction of the viaduct, contrary to policy LB13 of the Canterbury District Local Plan, 2017 (c) The proposed alterations at the A291/A28 junction make inadequate provision for local traffic movements, contrary to policies T1 and SP3 of the Canterbury District Local Plan, 2017. In respect of the local finance consideration arising from s43 of the Localism Act 2011, the Committee RESOLVED that:- (d) In determining planning application CA/19/00904, the construction of part of the A28 Link Road between A28 Sturry Road and A291 Sturry Hill and associated online improvements, at Sturry, Canterbury, the Committee considered the financial consideration in the form of £5.9m from the South East Local Economic Partnership Local Growth Fund, along with the development plan and other material planning considerations. These were set out in detail in the officer report and specifically referred to the obligation to consider local finance considerations in paragraphs 25, 179 and 200 of the report. The Committee in resolving to refuse planning permission considered that the grounds of refusal outweighed the local finance consideration in this instance. Page 2 Page 3 This page is intentionally left blank KENT COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES of a meeting of the Planning Applications Committee held Online on Wednesday, 17 March 2021.