Planning Minutes – 18th September 2023

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PADDOCK WOOD TOWN COUNCIL

The Podmore Building, St Andrews Field, St Andrews Road

Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6HT

Telephone: 01892 837373

paddockwood-tc.gov.uk

MINUTES OF the Planning Committee held on Monday 18^th September 2023 at 7pm at the Day Centre Commercial Road

PRESENT: Cllr C Williams (in the Chair)

Cllrs D Dray, D Kent, A Mackie, D Sargison,

IN ATTENDANCE: E Small, Deputy Clerk

Borough Councillor R Moon

APOLOGY: Cllr Nicolas Maari

PE42 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – None

PE43 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minutes of the meeting held on 4^th September 2023 at 7.45pm were APPROVED

PE44 PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

Application details can be found at twbcpa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applications/Paste the numerical part of the application number eg: 20/12345 into the search box and the application will come up

Application	Address	Proposal	Comments
23/02309/FULL	The Lodge Wayside Cottage Pearsons Green Road Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7DH	Change of use to dwellinghouse (retrospective)	Cllr C Williams proposed, Cllr D Dray seconded: Neither support or object. Paddock Wood Town Council is disappointed this has been submitted retrospectively, especially in light of previous plans, on this site. They do however recognize the NPPF with regards to this application. CARRIED unanimously
23/02325/FULL	Meadow Lodge Old Hay Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7DG	Solar panels on the roof	Cllr C Williams proposed, Cllr D Kent seconded: NO OBJECTION CARRIED unanimously
23/02385/LAWPRO	2 Roffe Close Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6FN	Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) – Internal alterations to Loft to create an additional Bedroom, Bathroom and Walk-in wardrobe. External alterations comprising of installation of 8no Velux rooflights.	Cllr D Kent proposed, Cllr C Williams seconded: NO OBJECTION, subject to the planning complying with the regulations of the developers of this estate. CARRIED unanimously

PE45 DECISIONS BY TWBC

Application

Address

TWBC Decision

PWTC Comments

23/01960/LAWPRO

41 Ringden Avenue Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6ED

Permitted

No Comments

23/01862/FULL

21 The Shires Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6YD

Permitted

No Objection, subject to the management of the water surface

The Deputy Clerk will check to see if the comments from PWTC on water management are being taken in to account.

PE46 CHAIRMANS UPDATE

KALC are offering training and refresher courses. The planning workshop does go into more detail about Neighborhood.

plans. Please see below the link to the workshops being offered;

https://www.kentalc.gov.uk/Training__and__Events_21677.aspx

Some councilors and clerks have been on the planning workshop already and have slides from this. The Deputy Clerk will send this out to all councilors so they have the information.

There may be further information on the Draft Local Plan coming out in October.

Will invite Cllr Rodney Atkins to the next Planning & Environment meeting, to hear an update on the Highways Improvement Plan

Concerns with the attenuation ponds situated in The Burrows. To raise the concerns with Countryside.

PE47 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will take place at 7.45pm on Monday 2^nd October in the Day Centre, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood