Meeting Agenda:
Planning and Transport
| Meeting Date: | Monday 2 Mar 2026 |
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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 |
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| Summary: |
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.
Additional information and drawings provided
| 25/03339/OUT |
Additional drawings provided
| 25/03605/FUL |
| 25/03353/FUL |
Appeal Received 13th February 2026 Appeal Type Refusal of Planning Permission
Formation of ancillary building in residential curtilage.
This appeal is closed for comments.
| 26/00010/RFPLN |
| ufm2_Consultee_Initial_Notification.pdf |
| 25/02900/LDCPR |
Prior notification for a change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Class C3).
This application is made under Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
| 26/00372/PAC |
Members are asked to view the attached resident's email (confidential), raising questions over Eccles Lodge becoming a children's day nursery.
In 2008, planning application 08/02965/FUL change of use from office (b1) to day nursery (D1) was refused on the grounds of:
- The traffic associated with the development would create unacceptable traffic conditions on the local road network and would interfere with the free flow of traffic and safety of the users of the highway. Conflicts with policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks District Local Plan.
- The proposal doe snot provide for adequate vehicular and pedestrian access to the site to the detriment of road safety.
A resident has raised that work has started to convert this building into a day nursery. They have contacted SDC enforcement who responded:
"...we have investigated whether planning permission is required. Both the previous use as offices and its new use of a day nursery fall with use class E. The use class order changed in 2020 and both these uses now fall within the same class where previously they didn't, hence the planning application in 2008. Permitted development rights mean that you can change use within the same class without planning permission".
The resident has asked that this be brought to members attention, noting that there has not been the opportunity for any resident(s) to make a representation on any material considerations, for example, noise levels, parking, traffic, previous planning decision. The resident feels they have been denied the right to comment.
Do members have any comments?
| Confidential Annex Omitted from Papers. |
Extension and partial conversion of pub to create 2 new dwellings. The pub to continue in use in the remainder of the building. SDC has confirmed the new addresses:
Unit 1: The Creamery
Unit 2: The Boosey
Bull Yard, High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AU.
| ufm9_Notify_Parish.pdf |