Development Control Agenda – Wednesday 2nd July 2025 at 7:00pm

Published on; Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 | 5:04 pm

Swanley Town Council:

Dear Member

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Town Council at the Council Chamber, St Marys Road on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 at 7:00pm or at the conclusion of the public participation session.

Mr R Hayman
CEO & Town Clerk

Committee Members:
(Chair) Cllr G Darrington
(Deputy Chair) Cllr P Darrington
Cllr P Brown
Cllr S Durden
Cllr M Horwood
Cllr J Ferrari
Cllr C Prestedge
Cllr L Taylor
Cllr E Uttley

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
If required, the meeting will be preceded by a public participation period of up to 15 minutes in total at 7:00pm. Members of the public are also entitled to speak, during the meeting, on agenda items only and with express permission from the Chairman/Mayor. Those wishing to speak on an Agenda item must indicate this during Public Participation.

RECORDING (AUDIO AND / OR VIDEO OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
During this meeting the public are allowed to record the Committee and Officers from the front of the public seating area only, providing it does not disrupt the meeting. Any items in the exempt Part of an agenda cannot be recorded and no recording device is to be left behind. If another member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) recording must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted, but all members of the public are requested to switch their mobile phone devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.

MOBILE PHONES
Member of the public are reminded that the use of mobile phones (other than on silent) is prohibited at Town Council and Committee meetings.

FIRE ALARM
There are no fire drills planned. If the fire alarm is activated, which is a continuous siren, please leave the building immediately, following the fire exit signs.

AGENDA

1 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3 – MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
To approve as correct the Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday 18th June 2025.

4 – DECISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY SWANLEY TOWN COUNCIL

4.1 – 25/00481/FUL Land Rear Of White Oak Leisure Centre Hilda May Avenue Swanley Kent – COMMENTS DUE BY 03/07/2025
The erection of 15 dwelling houses and an apartment block comprising 45 units, as well as general groundworks, landscaping works, installation of EV charging points, formation of hardstanding and landscaping.

4.2 – 25/01369/HOUSE Argent Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DP – COMMENTS DUE BY 03/07/2025
Air Conditioning Unit – Amended description to remove air source heat pump.

4.3 – 25/01369/HOUSE Argent Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DP – COMMENTS DUE BY 15/07/2025
Air Conditioning Unit – Addendum to noise impact assessment submitted.

4.4 – 25/01592/HOUSE 32 Strawberry Fields Swanley Kent BR8 7YF – COMMENTS DUE BY 10/07/2025
Conversion of garage into habitable rooms.

4.5 – Broomhill Bank School (North), Rowhill Road, Swanley BR8 7RP – Consultation process starting 20/06/2025
Proposal to expand the school to facilitate the increase in designated student numbers (See Appendix A)

4.6 – 24/02894/REM Land East Of Sure Start Northview Swanley Kent BR8 7BG – COMMENTS DUE BY 15/07/2025
Reserved Matters application relating to outline permission 20/00790/OUT (Outline application for development of up to 32 dwellings comprising 8 townhouses and 24 apartments (Use Class C3) and new vehicular access from Northview with some matters reserved) for the development of 32 dwellings. Further information provided relating to parking provision and drainage strategy.

5 – DECISIONS MADE BY PLANNING AUTHORITY

5.1 – 25/00971/HOUSE 40 Laburnum Avenue Swanley Kent
Single storey side extension to provide bedroom and accessible shower
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 22/05/2025

6 – APPEALS

6.1 – 24/02390/FUL Cedar Lodge, Wood Street, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7PA
The erection of a single detached dwelling and car barn.
APPEAL ALLOWED & PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED

DATE OF NEXT MEETING – 16th July 2025
If you would like further information on any of the agenda items, please contact Ryan Hayman, on 01322 665855 or rhayman@swanleytowncouncil.gov.uk

PLANNING CONSULTATION – GUIDANCE NOTES
Important Notes:
Further general information about planning procedures and policies in order to help you respond to an application notification is available on Sevenoaks District Council website https://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk

In addition, more detailed information about individual applications and their progress to a decision is available from the public access section of the website.

Planning applications – having your say.

Each application Sevenoaks District Council receive is important to the people who make it and also those it may affect. We want you to be involved in the planning process. We promise to consider all comments carefully before making a decision. If an application is referred to the Committee for a decision it may be necessary to summarise your comments.

Please remember that any comments made are treated as a public document and can be made generally available.

Material planning considerations

In considering an application we have a statutory duty to have regard to the planning policies it has adopted, set out in our Local Plan(s) and any material considerations.

The most common material considerations include the following, although the list is not exhaustive.

  • Loss of light
  • Noise, smells and disturbance resulting from use
  • Overshadowing
  • Loss of trees
  • Overlooking/loss of privacy
  • Design, appearance and materials
  • Visual amenity (but loss of private view is not material)
  • Effect on listed building and conservation area
  • Adequacy of parking
  • Layout and density of buildings
  • Traffic generation/highway safety

Matters which we cannot normally take into consideration.

These include:

  • Matters controlled under building regulations or other non-planning laws e.g., structural stability, etc.
  • Private issues between neighbours e.g., land/boundary disputes, damage to property, private rights of way, covenants etc.
  • Loss of value of property
  • Problems associated with the construction period of any works e.g., hours of work, noise, dust, construction vehicles etc.

Hope this guide will help you give your views in an effective way.