DOCSLIB.ORG

(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Planning Committee, 11/10/2017

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Planning Committee, 11/10/2017 Public Document Pack A G E N D A PLANNING COMMITTEE Wednesday 11 October 2017 at 5.00 pm Council Chamber, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RS Members: Councillor Noakes (Chairman), Councillors Heasman (Vice-Chairman), Backhouse, Bland, Mrs Cobbold, Dawlings, Dr Hall, Hills, Mackonochie, Munn, Podbury, Scholes, Sloan and Mrs Thomas Quorum: 5 Members 1 Chairman's Introduction Announcement on procedural matters. 2 Apologies Apologies for absence as reported at the meeting. 3 Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest by Members in items on the agenda. 4 Declarations of Lobbying (in accordance with the Protocol for Members taking part in the Planning Process, Part 5, Section 5.11, Paragraph 6.6) If a Member has been lobbied in connection with any application on the agenda, this should be declared at the start of the meeting, whether by, or in support of, the applicant or objectors. Members in doubt about such a declaration are advised to contact the Legal Services Manager/Monitoring Officer before the date of the meeting. 5 Site Inspections To note the application sites visited, as recorded at the meeting. 6 To approve the minutes of the meeting dated 20 September 2017 (to follow) 7 Reports of Head of Planning Services (attached) The running order of the applications listed below is subject to change and will be agreed by the Chairman and announced at the meeting. (A) Application for Consideration - 17/00987 - 25-27 Tunnel Road Royal Tunbridge Wells (Pages 1 - 28) (B) Application for Consideration - 17/01399 - Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Belgrave Road Royal Tunbridge Wells (Pages 29 - 62) (C) Application for Consideration - 17/02009 - Canon Hoare Memorial St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells (Pages 63 - 68) (D) Application for Consideration - 17/02547 - Car Park,Culverden Square, Royal Tunbridge Wells (Pages 69 - 88) (E) Application for Consideration - 17/02727 - Swaylands Barn Cranbrook Road Benenden (Pages 89 - 96) 8 Date of Next Meeting The next Planning Committee will potentially be an additional special meeting to be held on Tuesday, 24 October 2017, at 5pm. 9 Urgent Business To consider any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent, for the reasons to be stated, in accordance with Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972. Cheryl Clark Town Hall Democratic Services Officer ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS [email protected] Kent TN1 1RS Tel: 01892 554413 (Direct Line) mod.gov app – go paperless Easily download, annotate and keep all committee paperwork on your mobile device using the mod.gov app – all for free!. Visit www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/modgovapp for details. Notes on Procedure (1) A list of background papers appears within each report, where appropriate, pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972, section 100D(i). (2) Items marked * will be the subject of recommendations by Cabinet to full Council; in the case of other items, Cabinet may make the decision, subject to call-in (Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 13). (3) Members seeking factual information about agenda items are requested to contact the appropriate Service Manager prior to the meeting. (4) Members of the public and other stakeholders are required to register with the Democratic Services Officer if they wish to speak on an agenda item at a meeting. Public places are limited to a maximum of four objectors and four supporters. The deadline for registering to speak is 4.00 pm the last working day before the meeting. Each speaker will be given a maximum of 3 minutes to address the Committee. (5) Please note that this meeting may be recorded or filmed by the Council for administrative purposes. Any other third party may also record or film meetings, unless exempt or confidential information is being considered, but are requested as a courtesy to others to give notice of this to the Democratic Services Officer before the meeting. The Council is not liable for any third party recordings. Further details are available on the website (www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk) or from Democratic Services. If you require this information in another format, please contact us on 01892 526121 Accessibility into and within the Town Hall - In response to the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Council has provided the following features to overcome physical barriers to access. There is a wheelchair accessible lift by the main staircase, giving access to the first floor where the committee rooms are situated. There are a few steps leading to the Council Chamber itself but there is a platform chairlift in the foyer. Hearing Loop System - The Council Chamber and all the Committee Rooms have been equipped with hearing induction loop systems. The Council Chamber also has a fully equipped audio-visual system. This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 7(A) Planning Committee Report 11 October 2017 REPORT SUMMARY REFERENCE NO - 17/00987/FULL APPLICATION PROPOSAL Conversion of an existing warehouse into 1 x 1-bed and 11 x 2-bed apartments ADDRESS 25-27 Tunnel Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2BT RECOMMENDATION – GRANT subject to conditions and a Legal Agreement (see section 11 of the report for full recommendation). SUMMARY OF REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION - In the absence of a five year supply of housing, the Development Plan housing supply policies are “out-of-date”. Paragraph 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires that where relevant policies are out-of-date that permission for sustainable development should be granted unless specific policies in the NPPF indicate that development should be restricted (and all other material considerations are satisfied). - The appeal at Common Road, Sissinghurst, concluded that the Borough fell significantly beneath meeting the five year housing land requirement. The NPPF requires local authorities to significantly boost the supply of housing. - The site is both allocated and considered to be in a sustainable location, close to amenities and public transport. The development would result in the retention of a non-designated heritage asset. The proposal is considered to comprise sustainable development. - The proposal would result in a loss of employment on the site, but this has been previously accepted and accounted for through the adoption of the Site Allocation Local Plan 2016. - The proposal would result in improvements to the public footways and off site highway improvements to serve the surrounding area. - The number of residential units and mix is considered to be acceptable, especially given that the development relates to conversion of an existing building. - Justification has been given as to why the development is not able to provide affordable housing. - Other issues raised have been assessed and there are not any which would warrant refusal of the application or which cannot be satisfactorily controlled by condition. - The proposal would result in a number of developer contributions to address the demand create by additional demand on local services. INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF PROPOSAL The following are considered to be material to the application: Contributions (to be secured through Section 106 legal agreement/unilateral undertaking): Adult and Youth Sum 35 x £719 per bedspace £25,165 Children’s Playspace sum 33 x £783.50p per bedspace £25,855.50 Highways contribution to the 21st Century Cycle route: £10,000 Library stock £528.17 Page 1 Agenda Item 7(A) Planning Committee Report 11 October 2017 Net decrease in numbers of jobs: 14. However, these will be relocated to the former Sparhatts site on Longfield Road. Estimated average annual workplace salary spend in Borough through net increase in numbers of jobs: N/A – see above. The following are not considered to be material to the application: Estimated annual council tax benefit for Borough: £2,023.08 Estimated annual council tax benefit total: £20,023.80 Annual New Homes Bonus (for first 4 years): £12,000 Estimated annual business rates loss for Borough: Committee to be provided with a verbal update. REASON FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE Referred by the Head of Planning in view of the viability of the two sites that comprise allocation AL/RTW 11 Land at Good Station Road. WARD St James PARISH/TOWN COUNCIL APPLICANT Ashill Land Ltd N/A AGENT Robinson Escott Planning DECISION DUE DATE PUBLICITY EXPIRY DATE OFFICER SITE VISIT DATE 22/06/17 26/05/17 13.4.17 & 11.5.17 RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY (including appeals and relevant history on adjoining sites): 01/00085/FUL Retrospective - Replacement fencing Granted 20.03.2001 96/00435/FUL Demolition of 6 No cottages and change of use Granted 22.04.1997 from residential to distribution & warehousing and new boundary fencing 81/01251/FUL Alterations Granted 15.01.1982 79/01047/FULL Vehicular access Granted 31.12.1979 Neighbouring Property History Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Belgrave Road Tunbridge Wells 17/01399/FULL Demolition of existing buildings, erection of 31 Pending On this No. residential units and associated car Agenda parking and landscaping works MAIN REPORT 1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SITE 1.01 The application site is located in close proximity to the primary shopping area of Royal Tunbridge Wells, located further south of the site. Fronting onto Tunnel Road, the boundary treatment is an existing palisade fence, with boundary walls to the north, north/west of the site. 1.02 There is a slight rise in levels when accessing the site from the south side and into the car park. 1.03 There is an existing warehouse building on the site, with parking to the frontage, windows exist on all elevations of the building. The warehouse is of brick Page 2 Agenda Item 7(A) Planning Committee Report 11 October 2017 construction with a corrugated asbestos roof material and in use by Travis Perkins as a builders/timber merchant.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Town Centre Historical Development
    Maidstone Centre Conservation Area Historical Development MAIDSTONE CENTRE CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL & MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX Historical Development This document should be read in conjunction with the Maidstone Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, adopted 18 January 2021. EARLY HISTORY The earliest documentary evidence for settlement first appears in Saxon charters of c. 975 where it is named either as “de maides stana” or as “maegdan stane”, probably meaning either “the maiden’s stone” or “the people’s stone” – possibly a megalithic tomb which was used as a meeting place. By 1086 the Domesday Book entry is for “Meddestane”, and in 1159 the town is known as Maidestan. The first recorded use of the current spelling is in 1610. The origins of settlement in Maidstone are not fully understood and there has been little systematic archaeological investigation carried out in the town. Much of what is known has depended on chance finds, many of them in the 18th, 19th or early 20th Century, which were either never properly recorded or which did not benefit from the application of modern archaeological techniques. First evidence for human activity in the Maidstone area dates from the Mesolithic period (c. 9000 – 4000 BC) and indicates the presence of nomadic hunter-gatherers. The area was obviously attractive to early settlers of the Neolithic period, as evidenced by surviving ritual monuments such as Kits Coty House and the other Medway Megaliths found to the north and west of the town. Works in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link brought to light the existence of a Neolithic house at Bluebell Hill, not far away from Kits Coty House to the north of the town.
    [Show full text]
  • Dflfje Cf)Ronicle£J of Coifed Grammar Telephone: GREENWICH 3506 & 0922 J
    . 85. JULY, 1949. PER dflfje Cf)ronicle£J of Coifed Grammar Telephone: GREENWICH 3506 & 0922 J. $. Jones & Son (Basil L. S. Jones, 1923-28) 7, THE VILLAGE, OLD CHARLTON, LONDON, S E.7 Complete Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors and Outfitters Hosiers, Hatters, Sports Requisites Old Boy's Ties and Squares Supplied Also at Stationers, 17, THE VILLAGE, Post Office, Coach Agency, S.E.7. General Drapery. COLFEMSm No. 85. JULY, 1949. CONTENTS Page EDITORIAL ... ... ... 2 RECITAL 19 INTER ALIA ... ... ... 2 LITERARY SOCIETY ... ... 20 OFFICIAL ... ... ... 3 DEBATING SOCIETY ... ... 21 VALETE ... 4 Music SOCIETY ... ... 23 MR. D. A. THOMAS 5 HELLENIC SOCIETY ... ... 25 MR. H. COCKLE 6 PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ... 25 THE HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION 6 ART CLUB 26 SPORTS DAY ... 7 MODEL AERO CLUB ... ... 27 JUNIOR PLAYERS ... ... 8 ATHLETICS CLUB ... ... 27 "TWELFTH NIGHT" ... ... 11 SWIMMING CLUB ... ... 29 RUGBY:— C.G.S. SQUADRON C.C.F. ... 29 SCHOOL XV 11 LIBRARY NOTES ... ... 31 COLTS XV ... : 15 JUNIOR LITERARY SUPPLEMENT : FOURTH XV 15 MY DOG 32: CUBS XV ... 15 WHEN I FELT THE BIGGEST CRICKET :— FOOL 33: SCHOOL XI 16 THE ROBIN 33 THIRD XI 17 ROBIN 34 JUNIOR XI 17 SALES SPIEL .... ... 34 L'INSTITUT FRANCAIS ... 18 LETTER FROM ... 35 BELGIAN NATIONAL THEATRE 18 EDITORIAL " And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the wind blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock." N 1652 Abraham Colfe laid the foundations of Colfe's Grammar School and so well did he lay them that today, Inearly three hundred years later, the School is going from strength to strength and, indeed, preparing for yet another vital step in its journey.
    [Show full text]
  • Lewisham Archives Catalogue 1958 – 1968
    Lewisham Archives Catalogue 1958 – 1968 This catalogue was created by the Local History and Archives Centre [LHAC] staff and is a catalogue of the Archives material held at the LHAC. It is an incomplete list of the catalogue, which is being added to constantly, as new material is created, so please check back for new additions. To search the catalogue use the search function in the PDF viewer. Please note this list is of archival material, and access to this material is different from Local History Library material, because the items are unique and need to be preserved. If you require access to this material please contact the LHAC and arrange an appointment, quoting the reference numbers of the items you require. We cannot produce whole large collections and large amounts of material require prior appointment. A member of Archives staff is required to produce material, so please check the availability of the material and Archives staff before visiting. Unfit for Production If an item is marked `Unfit for Production’ this means it is fragile or damaged and it cannot be produced. Please contact LHAC and see how we can help you. LHAC staff may be able to extract any information, or a copy may exist. If the material is very badly damaged and no copy exists access may not be possible. Access Restricted access Some collections are marked `restricted access; contact the LHAC ’. These are collections that are not fully listed. We will try and provide access, but extra security measures will apply and they may require time to prepare, but you will advise you as to time this will take.
    [Show full text]
  • Cathedrals of Consumption? Provincial Department Stores in England, C.1880–1930
    Stobart, JON (2017) Cathedrals of Consumption? Provincial Department Stores in England, c.1880–1930. Enterprise & Society, 18 (4). pp. 810-845. ISSN 1467-2227 Downloaded from: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/619323/ Version: Accepted Version Publisher: Cambridge University Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/eso.2016.91 Please cite the published version https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk Cathedrals of consumption? Provincial department stores in England, c.1880-1930 Contexts and departures: global and local From their first appearance in mid nineteenth century Paris or New York – the precise point of origin is disputed between the Bon Marche and Stewart’s Marble Palace – department stores have been seen as a revolutionary force that transformed retail practices, experiences of shopping and the geography of the high street, helping to define the modern city and modern urban life. Both the stores and their owners are regarded as giants of retailing, financially and physically dominating the smaller shops around them.1 These leviathans fed off the burgeoning and increasingly wealthy populations of great cities, especially northern hemisphere metropolises.2 In retailing terms, they are seen as instrumental in the introduction and spread of fixed and ticketed prices; the open display and advertising of goods; the reorganisation of business along modern, rational lines; rising levels of productivity, and a massively increased scale of spatial and financial organisation.3 For the city, their sheer bulk and monumental architecture transformed the appearance of the High Street; they remoulded flows of people and goods through the urban space, and served as anchors around which retail geographies were formed and reformed.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix I Maidstone Centre, Historical Development
    Maidstone Centre Conservation Area historical development Draft July 2020 APPENDIX I MAIDSTONE CENTRE, HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY HISTORY The earliest documentary evidence for settlement first appears in Saxon charters of c. 975 where it is named either as “de maides stana” or as “maegdan stane”, probably meaning either “the maiden’s stone” or “the people’s stone” – possibly a megalithic tomb which was used as a meeting place. By 1086 the Domesday Book entry is for “Meddestane”, and in 1159 the town is known as Maidestan. The first recorded use of the current spelling is in 1610. The origins of settlement in Maidstone are not fully understood and there has been little systematic archaeological investigation carried out in the town. Much of what is known has depended on chance finds, many of them in the 18 th , 19 th or early 20 th Century, which were either never properly recorded or which did not benefit from the application of modern archaeological techniques. First evidence for human activity in the Maidstone area dates from the Mesolithic period (c. 9000 – 4000 BC) and indicates the presence of nomadic hunter-gatherers. The area was obviously attractive to early settlers of the Neolithic period, as evidenced by surviving ritual monuments such as Kits Coty House and the other Medway Megaliths found to the north and west of the town. Works in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link brought to light the existence of a Neolithic house at Bluebell Hill, not far away from Kits Coty House to the north of the town.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix I Maidstone Centre, Historical Development
    Maidstone Centre Conservation Area historical development Draft July 2020 APPENDIX I MAIDSTONE CENTRE, HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY HISTORY The earliest documentary evidence for settlement first appears in Saxon charters of c. 975 where it is named either as “de maides stana” or as “maegdan stane”, probably meaning either “the maiden’s stone” or “the people’s stone” – possibly a megalithic tomb which was used as a meeting place. By 1086 the Domesday Book entry is for “Meddestane”, and in 1159 the town is known as Maidestan. The first recorded use of the current spelling is in 1610. The origins of settlement in Maidstone are not fully understood and there has been little systematic archaeological investigation carried out in the town. Much of what is known has depended on chance finds, many of them in the 18 th , 19 th or early 20 th Century, which were either never properly recorded or which did not benefit from the application of modern archaeological techniques. First evidence for human activity in the Maidstone area dates from the Mesolithic period (c. 9000 – 4000 BC) and indicates the presence of nomadic hunter-gatherers. The area was obviously attractive to early settlers of the Neolithic period, as evidenced by surviving ritual monuments such as Kits Coty House and the other Medway Megaliths found to the north and west of the town. Works in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link brought to light the existence of a Neolithic house at Bluebell Hill, not far away from Kits Coty House to the north of the town.
    [Show full text]
  • (October 2011) Page 10 CHIESMANS
    CHIESMANS’ PERFORATOR Keith Kimber I have recently purchased a Sloper’s perforating machine off ebay. The machine has a plaque on the front with J.SLOPER & Co Ltd / LONDON and the number 64227. The die of C Ltd/7 in oval belonged to Chiesmans of Lewisham. Chiesmans was founded in Lewisham, London, England in 1884 by the brothers Frank and Harry Chiesman. The department store traded under the name Chiesman Brothers until 1929, when it was incorporated as a limited liability company as Chiesmans Ltd. During the intervening years, the company, originally a small draper's, expanded its premises at 59 High Street, Lewisham, and diversified its trade through the acquisition of several neighbouring shops. By 1932, Chiesmans Ltd sold an extensive assortment of goods, including shoes, toys and stationary, and its shop frontage measured over 200 feet in length, running from 37 to 59 High Street. Chiesmans Ltd carried on trade in furnishings and removals, and acquired a number of premises in Lewisham to service this trade. In 1957, Chiesmans Ltd formed a public limited liability company, Chiesmans Ltd., in which the family still owned the major part of Original Impression from Sloper Ledger shares. Bulletin 374 (October 2011) Page 10 By 1959, Chiesmans Ltd had made a number of acquisitions which included a second department store in Maidstone, Kent; a branch store, which was later disposed of, in Canterbury, Kent; the Bon 1940’s Lewisham High St Chiesmans is the building on the left of the tram. Marche, general drapery store in Gravesend, Kent, and two further department stores in Newport, Isle of Wight, and Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
    [Show full text]
  • G.B. PERFIN SOCIETY BULLETIN No
    G.B. PERFIN SOCIETY BULLETIN No. 374 – October 2011 Unused piece with parcel post label bearing Machin 10p with W3800.01M and 50p & £1 values with W3800.01aM W3800.01M W3800.01aM © The G.B. Perfin Society www.angelfire.com/pr/perfinsoc/ SOCIETY NEWS SECRETARY/TREASURER I am delighted to say that I have received two thirds of subscriptions as I write this in early September, your prompt payment makes my job so much easier and is appreciated. A thank you to all of you who put personal notes in with your payments, and while I would like to reply to them all there are just too many. We now have eight members that have taken up paper free membership that saves the Society a lot in overseas postage costs, but rest assured there is no intention to stop having the Bulletin printed. You can now pay PayPal fees up front if you wish; under the Send Money section select the Personal tab (it is on Purchase by default), select other and then opt to pay the fees yourself. In the last Bulletin I commented about the problems with mail to the US and Canada. Michael Millar has written in with an update. “I note in your Editorial the comments about mail to the US and Canada. The Canadian postal problems are now over - the Government legislated an end to the lockout and things do appear to be back to normal. One thing you maybe should pass on to the members re the US is that the USPS is no longer honouring international registered mail - as soon as foreign registers are received they are immediately put into the regular mail stream.
    [Show full text]