Development Control Minutes – Wednesday 20th March 2024

Published on; Friday, 19th April, 2024 | 5:22 pm

Present:

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Chair: Cllr G Darrington
Deputy Chair: Cllr C Morgan
Cllr C Barnes
Cllr P Brown
Cllr G Darrington
Cllr S Durden
Cllr K Mitchell
Cllr L Taylor
Cllr E UttleyWork Commitments

Officers:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Ryan Hayman
Executive Assistant – Tracey Bayliss

Also Present:
Cllr C Prestedge

Public: None present.

MEETING COMMENCED: 19:30

12198 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr E Uttley

12199 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
NONE

12200 – MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
To approve as correct the Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday 21st February 2024.
APPROVED AND SIGNED

12201 – DECISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY SWANLEY TOWN COUNCIL

23/03722/HOUSE 12 Brook Road Swanley Kent BR8 7EZ – COMMENTS DUE BY 01/04/2024
Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch.
NO OBJECTION – There is ample parking in the existing driveway and the proposed development should not have any impact upon neighbouring properties. However, as this is a large ground floor extension, we request that a 45° light test is carried out.

24/00330/FUL Land East Of 40 Alder Way Swanley Kent – COMMENTS DUE BY 01/04/2024
Erection of 23 no. 2, 3 and 4 bedroom dwellings with creation of vehicular access, new communal open space and refurbished existing open space area including children’s playground adjacent to Alder Way.
NO OBJECTION – We support the comments made by the crime Prevention Design Officer and those made by Sevenoaks District Council in respect of the split provision for affordable housing. We would like to include a condition to ensure the playground is maintained with a fully-costed twenty year maintenance plan put in place to pay for replacement equipment and the ongoing maintenance of the playground.

12202 – DECISION MADE BY PLANNING AUTHORITY

23/03483/CONVAR Broom Hill Site London Road Swanley
Variation of condition 6 (servicing management plan) of 20/03825/FUL for proposed commercial development comprising four separate buildings of 15,067m2 GEA 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 amendment to the wording: “Prior to occupation of the development, a Servicing Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. Details shall include times and frequency of deliveries and collections, vehicle movements, silent reversing methods, location of loading bays, quiet loading/unloading measures, etc.”
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 05/01/2024

23/03082/FUL 162 Lullingstone Avenue Swanley Kent
Detached 3 bedroom dwelling in side garden including off road parking.
REFUSED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 18/01/2024

24/00028/FUL Orchards Academy St Marys Road Swanley
Installation of 2no temporary classroom buildings and a WC facility (Period of 44 weeks whilst demolition works ongoing).
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 22/01/2024

24/00010/HOUSE 19 West View Road Swanley Kent
Proposed first floor side and rear extension.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 08/02/2024

23/03319/LDCEX Annexe At Holts Farm Gildenhill Road
Existing Four Bedroom Dwelling Residence House plus Extension
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 08/02/2024

23/03658/HOUSE 68 St Marys Road Swanley Kent
Proposed second storey extension, rear single storey extension, loft conversion with alterations to roof including roof lights and internal alterations.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – OBJECTION 22/02/2024

DATE OF NEXT MEETING – 10th April 2024

MEETING CLOSED: 19:39

SIGNED: 10/04/2024

Cllr P Darrington
Chair of Development Control