Meeting Agenda:
Planning and Transport
| Meeting Date: | Monday 19 May 2025 |
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| Time: | 19:30 |
| Councillors | Jon Aldridge Chairman, Angela Baker, Bill Cummings, Michael Gemmell Smith, Alan Layland, Margot McArthur, Stuart McGregor, Vince Parker, Angela Read Vice-Chairwoman, Michael Stockdale, Jeff Streets, Bob Todd. |
| Committee: | Planning and Transport |
| Venue: | Rickards Hall. 72a High Street Edenbridge, TN8 5AR Kent |
| Notes: | |
| Summary: | Planning Committee |
Agenda
Minutes
Members of the District Council wish to state that although they will be considering planning applications at this meeting they would be reconsidering them at the district level, taking into account all relevant evidence and representations there.
Members of the public, and members with prejudicial interests on items on the Agenda, may make representations, answer, ask questions and give evidence at this meeting in respect of items on the Agenda. (This is the only opportunity for members of the public to make a contribution during the meeting.)
Both public and members are limited to three minutes per person to speak and the total time designated for public questions shall not exceed fifteen minutes unless directed by the Chairman of the meeting.
| 25/01266/DETAIL |
| 25/01020/HOUSE |
| 25/01021/LBCALT |
| 25/01322/NMA |
Status: Granted
| 25/01128/DETAIL |
Status: Granted
| 25/00791/DETAIL |
Status: Granted
| 25/00658/WTPO |
Status: Refused
| 25/00470/LDCPR |
Status: Granted
| 25/00262/FUL |
Status: Granted
| 24/03275/HOUSE |
Status: Granted
| 24/03219/DETAIL |
Demolition of existing building. Construction of a new building for 8 no. two bed flats.
Recommendation: Members maintained its objections to this application:
- It was noted that the site cannot accommodate its BNG obligations onsite.
- The Highways Technical report also comments on the application, and that it does not meet the expectations set out in the specifications set out by Kent Highways which requested a parking survey for seven day period within 100metres. Instead, there was one 24 hour survey presented as if two midweek, across a 200metre area, and included the Leisure Centre car park over midnight. It also does not include the high street in the day time. Overall, the submitted report is unhelpful.
- The property is literally just on the conservation area boundary; and it should be noted this is a Victorian building (and consideration as a heritage asset).
- There is no parking shown on the application and the areas suggested for parking facilities on Stangrove Road, which has extensive parking restrictions, and Lingfield Road, or Tekram Close are impractical as these streets are much further away from the
- proposed development site, and the relief road is already a very busy road.
- Parking at that end of the town centre is already used during the day by local businesses and shoppers. If this parking is lost it will affect the regeneration of the town centre.
- The demolition of a Victorian building for a new block of flats will damage the historic market town appearance and, especially the view when entering the town from the North end.
- The height of this building is not in keeping with the street scene and also inappropriate for a town the size of Edenbridge. It will cause overlooking and loss of light for some neighbours and is over development in a Conservation Area
| 24/02198/FUL |