To consider the following application:

20/505059/FULL Willow Trees 111 High Street Newington Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7JJ

Members of the public are advised to confirm with Planning Services prior to the meeting that the application will be considered at this meeting.

Requests to speak on this item must be registered with Democratic Services (democraticservices@swale.gov.uk or call us on 01795 417328) by noon on Wednesday 7 December 2022.

Tabled paper added 7 December 2022.

Reports shown in previous Minutes as being deferred from that Meeting

The Major Projects Officer introduced the application and reminded Members that it had been considered by the Planning Committee on 10 November 2022 and Members had resolved to defer it for negotiation for increased visitor parking bays and increased contributions towards electric bike vouchers for future residents.  He explained that there were now three additional visitor parking spaces, so six in total, rather than three as previously proposed and he advised that policy required that there be two visitor parking spaces.

Mr Popat, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Chair moved the officer recommendation to approve the application, and this was seconded by the Vice-Chair.

Members considered the application and points raised included:

·         Pleased to see the improvements to the application;

·         acknowledged that there were now more visitor parking spaces, but these had taken up the space that would have been landscaped;

·         the Council should be trying to get away from additional car parking space, it was much better when the landscaping was there as it softened the street scene; and

·         welcomed the increase in the electric bike voucher, from £500 per household, to £1,000 per household.

Resolved:  That application 20/505059/FULL be approved subject to conditions (1) to (30) in the report and the signing of a suitably-worded Section 106 Agreement, with delegated authority to amend the wording of the legal agreement or conditions as may reasonably be required.  Newington Parish Council to be involved in discussions regarding the Section 106 Agreement.