Development Control Agenda – Wednesday 4th September 2024 at 7:00pm

Published on; Friday, 23rd August, 2024 | 3:05 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 4th September 2024 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 C Barnes
Cllr P Brown
Cllr S Durden
Cllr M Horwood
Cllr K Mitchell
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 24th July 2024.

4 – DECISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY SWANLEY TOWN COUNCIL

4.1 – 24/01222/HOUSE 29 Crescent Gardens Swanley Kent BR8 7HE – COMMENTS DUE BY 05/09/2024
Gable-end roof extension and rear dormer, rooflights to front elevation.

4.2 – 24/02054/HOUSE 16 Kingswood Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AN – COMMENTS DUE BY 05/09/2024
Garage conversion to habitable accommodation.

5 – DECISIONS MADE BY PLANNING AUTHORITY

5.1 – 24/01400/FUL 162 Lullingstone Avenue Swanley Kent
Detached 3 bedroom dwelling in side garden including off road parking.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – OBJECTION 25/05/2024

5.2 – 24/01465/HOUSE 39 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent
Single storey side extension.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 05/07/2024

5.3 – 24/01328/HOUSE 62 Ladds Way Swanley Kent
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, proposed single storey rear and side extension.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 25/06/2024

5.4 – 24/01419/HOUSE 63 High Street Swanley Kent
Single storey rear extension.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 25/06/2024

5.5 – 24/01552/HOUSE 6 Leyhill Close Swanley Kent
Proposed single storey front extension with new pitched roof extending over front porch and garage. Single storey rear extension. First floor side extension.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 11/07/2024

5.6 – 23/02986/FUL 1-12 And 14-19 Heath Close Swanley Kent
Proposal to demolish 18 units of existing temporary accommodation and construct 22 new family homes, in a mix of 3 bedroom houses and 2 bedroom apartments with PV panels, parking spaces and associated landscaping. Additional pedestrian footpath connecting to Alexandra Close.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 08/02/2024
 
5.7 – 24/01686/HOUSE 1 Lime Road Swanley Kent
Demolition of the side garage and erection of single storey side extension with decking.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 02/08/2024

5.8 – 24/01325/CONVAR East Broom Hill Site London Road Swanley
Variation of conditions 2, 3, 10, 11, 15, 18, 22, 24 and removal of conditions 12, 13 and 14 of 20/03825/FUL (Commercial development of flexible light industrial, general industrial, and storage and distribution uses, with ancillary offices, associated car parking, biodiversity mitigation, and landscape planting together with the provision of a new vehicle access; and the reconfiguration of the London Road junction, reconfiguration of the existing access, recladding of the rear of Units 1-5 and provision of new yard to units 1 and 2 of the Gateway Trading Estate.) with amendments to approved plans in relation to the road access and London Road improvements.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 25/06/2024

5.9 – 24/01583/HOUSE 10 Allington Way Swanley Kent
Loft conversion with rooflights and rear dormer.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 11/07/2024

5.10 – 24/01426/HOUSE The Nook Swanley Village Road Swanley
Replacement of Timber Cladding with Fibre Cement Based Timber Effect Cladding Panel.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 11/07/2024

5.11 – 24/01591/HOUSE 70 Cranleigh Drive Swanley Kent
Single storey rear extension.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 11/07/2024

5.12 – 24/01303/FUL 30 Charnock Swanley Kent
Change of use of ancillary habitable outbuilding to an independent unit of residential accommodation.
REFUSED – STC COMMENT – OBJECTION 11/07/2024

6 – STREET NAMING & NUMBERING – INFORMATION ONLY

6.1 – 24/00097/NEWDEV 9 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AS
9 Willow Avenue is being split in to a first and second floor flat. 9 will still use the same front door and is the first floor flat. 9A will be accessed from the rear of the property and is the ground floor flat.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING – 18th September 2024
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.