Meeting Agenda:
Planning and Transport
| Meeting Date: | Monday 24 Nov 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.
| 25/02846/HOUSE |
| 25/02552/HOUSE |
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 6x dwellings, associated parking, access, and landscaping.
This application has now been amended, and a summary of the main changes are set out below:
Clarifications on highways access and passing points.
| 25/02404/FUL |
Demolition of existing buildings, erection of 5 dwellings. Cycle and bin stores. Associated parking with hard and soft landscaping.
This application has now been amended, and a summary of the main changes are set out below:
The below files/drawings are now available to view.
- Adjustment to site plan (Rev A) to increase dimensions of all parking bays to 2.5 x 5m
- Tracking plan
- Cover letter clarifying archaeology plot boundaries
| 25/02378/FUL |
| 25/03065/HOUSE |
| 25/03192/LDCPR |
| 25/03141/NMA |
Status: Refused
| 25/02530/LBCALT |
Status: Refused
| 25/02370/HOUSE |
The following two applications were refused by SDC:
- 25/01007/PAC - change of use from agricultural use to Dwellinghouses (Class C3) use and associated operational development. This application is made under Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
- 24/03382/PAC - change of use from agricultural use to Dwellinghouses (Class C3) and associated operational development. This application is made under Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
This site, in August there was unauthorised installation and habitation of static and semi static caravans on this site; which followed with an enforcement notice on the site resulting from this unauthorised development. This is an encroachment of the hamlet of Pootings further into the Green Belt countryside. No “very special circumstances” have been put forward that would justify development within the Green Belt.
There has now been an appeal lodged. The deadline to respond was 14 November (Appeal refs: APP/G2245/C/25/3373386 & APP/G2245/C/25/3373387, APP/G2245/C25/3373388 & APP/G2245/C/25/3373389). However, this site is on the boundary of Edenbridge, as the Appeal has only recently come to the Town Council's attention, members are asked to consider if they would like to submit a late representation (noting that it may not be received by the Inspector as after the deadline date for interested parties comments to be received).
How do members want to proceed?
Report to be provided at the meeting.
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