Planning Minutes – 7th November 2022

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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

www.paddocwood-tc.gov.uk

MINUTES of the Planning and Environment Committee meeting held on Monday 7^th November, 2022 at 7.45 pm at the Day Centre Commercial Road

PRESENT: Cllr C Williams, Cllr A Mackie, Cllr D Sargison, Cllr M Ridger, Cllr T Bisdee.

IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs. C Reilly, Borough Councillor R Moon, 4 residents.

APOLOGIES None

PE41 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST.

None

PE42 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minutes of the meeting held on 17^th October, 2022 were APPROVED.

Item PE45 was discussed first for the convenience of residents in attendance.This change was proposed by Cllr C Williams and seconded by Cllr D Sargison. Unanimous

PE43 PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

Application	Address and proposal	Comments
a)22/02971/FULL	1 Walnut Close Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6HW. Erection of single storey side extension	Cllr M Ridger proposed and Cllr C Williams seconded that the Council object to the application on the grounds of · Loss of parking · Construction will be over the main sewer · There is no apparent provision for dealing with the additional foul and surface water at a point where the drainage systems are ‘combined’ Unanimous.
b)22/02911/FULL	Worcester House Lucks Lane Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6PA. Removal of condition 1 of Planning Permission SW/6/49/77 (Occupation of dwelling)	Cllr C Williams proposed and Cllr T Bisdee seconded that the Council have no objection to this application, Unanimous
c)22/02820/FULL	13 Le Temple Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6HY. Building of new front porch approximately 2m square	Cllr C Williams proposed and Cllr T Bisdee seconded that the Council have no objection to this application, Unanimous
d)22/02961/FULL	3 Pinewood Close Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6JN. Alteration to garage roof, Erection of extension to rear of garage	Cllr M Ridger proposed and Cllr A Mackie seconded that the Council object to this application as the amateurish diagram containing no clear detail should not have been validated as an application and makes it impossible to comment upon the proposal. Unanimous
e)22/02845/FULL	2 Pearsons Green Cottages Pearsons Green Road Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7DE. Erection of temporary storage facility	Cllr M Ridger proposed and Cllr C Williams seconded that the Council object to the application on the grounds that the application says there is no new access whilst the plans show there is one and also that there is no information regarding the hard standing and drainage that would have to be installed if the ‘tent’ is to be storage for vehicles. Unanimous.
f)22/03107/FULL	Trenches Farm House Knowle Road Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7DJ. Conversion of existing barn to residential dwelling and hard and soft landscaping	Cllr M Ridger proposed and Cllr A Mackie seconded that the Council object to this application until such time as an unredacted copy of the bat and ecological report is supplied. Unanimous.

PE44 DECISIONS BY TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH COUNCIL

Application	Address and details of proposals	TWBC decision	Town Council Comments
a)22/02407/FULL	Proposed two storey side extension with dormer to front and internal alterations \| 4 Chaffinch Way Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6XL	Permitted	No objection to the application subject to there being a plan to deal with additional surface water run off from the increased roof area and there being provision for a sustainable connection to the foul drainage network. The Council would point out that there is already a problem with parking congestion in the shared spaces at the front of the properties and this may be exacerbated if the additional bedroom results in an increased number of vehicles
b)22/02381/FULL	Two storey side extension to replace existing garage \| 20 Le Temple Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6HY	Permitted	Object to the application on the grounds of loss of parking.

These were noted.

PE45 TO DISCUSS DECISION ON PLANNING APPLICATION

22/01929/OUT | Outline Planning Permission (Access Not Reserved) – Creation of industrial estate to include employment floor space for Class E, B2, and B8 uses and associated internal access roads, landscaping, parking, and other associated works | Swatlands Farm Lucks Lane Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6QL.

Cllr C Williams proposed and Cllr M Ridger seconded that standing orders be suspended to permit residents to speak on this matter. Carried unanimous.

The residents expressed disappointment and concern that the points they made in their comments upon the application and when they attended the TWBC Planning Committee meeting did not seem to have been taken into account in the decision to grant outline permission and furthermore had not be addressed in the . Their primary concerns related to :

Highways
Surface water drainage
Foul drainage
Poor maintenance of drainage ditches and culverts
Phasing of build with flood mitigation

Cllr C Williams proposed and Cllr T Bisdee seconded that standing orders be reinstated. Carried unanimous.

Members expressed concern that the application had been passed with 37 conditions when the NPPF is clear that conditions should be used minimally when determining planning applications and should be used to enhance developments, mitigate for their effects and improve the developments. They are also supposed to be fair, reasonable and practical. Members felt that many of these conditions covered matters that were fundamental to the viability of the development and that some would be unenforceable once the development commenced.

The ‘three tests’ that are supposed to be met to permit use of conditions had, in the opinion of members,not been met in most of these conditions.

Cllr C Williams proposed and Cllr M Ridger seconded that an official complaint should be submitted to TWBC regarding this use of planning conditions and the failure of the officers report to committee to respond to concerns raised by local residents .Unanimous.

PE46 MAIDSTONE BOROUGH DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT REGULATION 18 CONSULTATION

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

https://localplan.maidstone.gov.uk/home/design-and-sustainability-development-plan-document

This was noted

PE47 Kent Highways Forward Work Programme (Years 1 & 2)

Document circulated to members 26/10/2022

https://www.kent.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/124266/Highways-Asset-Management-Plan.pdf

The Chairman noted that the improvement to/straightening of the Badsell Road/Maidstone Road Road/Mascalls Court Road junction was not included in the forward plan and suggested that the Highways officers who had previously attended should be invited back to explain this omission and give a progress update as they had promised to do. Members were in agreement with this.

PE48 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will take place at 7.00 pm on Monday 21^st of November in the Day Centre, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood.

Meeting closed at 9.00pm