PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
 19th May 2008

Committee Members present: Cllrs B Garlick (Chairman), J Atkins, C Block, Mrs D Crook, L Baldock, Mrs B Keeley.

Council Members present: Cllr D Keeley, Mrs. S Hunter (Town Clerk

Members of the Public present: Mr B Porter.

1. Apologies for Absence

Apologies were received from Cllrs D Brown, C Grayhurst & Miss A Moloney.

2. Declaration of Interest

Cllr D Keeley is a Borough Councillor on Area 3 Planning Committee.

3. Matters arising from the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 April 2008

There were no matters arising.

4. Open Forum

The Member of the public was there to observe.

5. Planning Applications

5.1 Decisions received
In the Office for perusal.

5.2 Applications for consideration

5.2.1 TM/00/1155 – MR101 Land at Ham Hill Sandpit – Concerns of Tarmac - Noted
5.2.2 TM/02/3665 – Details of Relocation of reptiles etc. - Noted
5.2.3 TM/06/02146 – Water treatment Plant Brook Street – Revised layout & details of Noise and Flooding considerations - No Objection
5.2.4 TM/06/02147 – Land at East Street Snodland – Revised Layout of Industrial development - No objection
5.2.5 TM/08/Temp/0028 – Tarmac Ltd - Noted
5.2.6 TM/08/00791 – Land rear of 43 Malling rd – Construction of single lock up shop class A1 (retail shop) with attached garage – OBJECTION – would like to see some benefits for off street parking.
5.2.7 TM/08/00932 – 240 Birling Rd – Split existing dwelling into two dwellings – No Objection
5.2.8 TM/ 08/01062 - 6 Roman Rd– First floor extension over existing ground floor extension and improvements for disabled person - No Objection
5.2.9 TM/08/01063 – 35 Ritch Rd – Garage & Store – No Objection
5.2.10 TM/08/01072 – Former Holborough Quarry – Revised Landscaping – No Objection
5.2.11 TM/08/01083 - Sports Ground Snodland by Pass – Reserved Matters – No Objection
5.2.12 TM/08/01169 – 66 Birling Rd – Single Storey front & Side Extension – No Objection
5.2.13 TM/08/01290 – 3 Townsend Rd – Single storey rear, side & front extension – No Objection
5.2.14 TM/08/01561 – Land rear of 95 Birling Rd – Details of materials etc. – No Comment

6. Snodland Riverside Project

No update at the moment.

7. Surplus Land at Catts Alley

Mr Beswarick is waiting for a reply from the Surgery.
RECOMMENDATION to put in a planning application for disabled bungalows, unless The Doctors Surgery reply with an alternative during the timescale.

8. Brook Street Bridge

The district valuer is looking into this, and will reply next week.

9. Adoption of TMBC Local Development Framework

This will be in the office for perusal.

10. Tonbridge Central area action Plan

This will be in the office for perusal

11. Correspondence

There is no correspondence

12. Any other items which the Chairman has decided are urgent owing to special Circumstances