Agenda item

To approve the record of the meeting held on 20 January 2016.

The record of the meeting held on 20 January 2016 was agreed and signed by the Chairman as correct.

The Chairman referred to the supplementary agenda advice sheet and advised the Committee of the following:

·         Minute 575 of the meeting held on 16 December 2015 – Planning application MC/14/2395 – Gibraltar Farm, Ham Lane, Hempstead, Gillingham – This application had been refused on one ground and the Head of Planning granted delegated powers to add an additional ground dependent upon the formal response from Highways England. It was now confirmed that Highways England had not raised any objection and therefore, the decision had been issued with the one refusal ground in accordance with the Committee’s decision.

·         Minute 658 of the meeting held on 20 January 2016 – Planning application MC/15/3910 – Future Court, George Summers Close, Medway City Estate, Rochester ME2 4EL – The Committee was advised that the following conditions had been approved in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Group Spokespersons:

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: proposed floor plans pages 1-9 inclusive and proposed elevation plan 2015 04 07 received 23 November 2015; and revised Parking plans 1-3 received 16 December 2015.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.         The use hereby permitted shall only operate between the hours of 10:00 to 22:00.

Reason: To regulate and control the permitted development in the interests of amenity in accordance with Policy BNE2 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

4.         The use shall not commence until full details of a parking management scheme for both staff and visitors has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The parking management plan shall include full details of promoting the use of public transport.  The parking management plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details from the first occupation and use hereby approved and retained thereafter.

Reason: Required to be implemented before the use commences in the interests of sustainability and in accordance with the objectives of Policies T13 and BNE2 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

5.         The building shall not be brought into use until the parking spaces have been constructed using permeable surfacing materials and the layout implemented in accordance with the proposed parking plan 3 of 3 received on 16 December 2015.  The parking spaces shall be kept available for such use and no permanent development, whether or not permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order) shall be carried out on that area of land or in such a position as to preclude its use.

Reason: Required to be implemented before the use commences in the interests of sustainability and in accordance with the objectives of Policies T13 and BNE2 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

6.         The primary use of the site shall be for the purposes of a laser tag arena with associated facilities as described in this application and for no other purpose (including any other purpose in Class D2 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification).

Reason: To ensure any change of use is adequately assessed regarding amenity and the impact on the highway in accordance with Policies BNE2, T1 and T13 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.