14 flats at Land On Site Of Former, 51 London Road, Maidstone

What was proposed

The application was for a four-storey building of 14 flats, including four affordable homes, with landscaping, cycle stores and bin stores.

“24/503558/FULL - ERECTION OF A FOUR-STOREY APARTMENT BUILDING (FORMED OF BUFF STOCK BRICK (VANDERSANDEN ARGENTIS) WITH SLATE CLAD UPPER FLOOR, BLACK ALUMINIUM WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH COLOUR MATCHED METAL BALCONIES AND FACING PANELS AND RECONSTITUTED STONE ENTRANCE PORTICO) COMPRISING 14 NO.”

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Design changes

The description of the development had been amended since the agenda was published, and officers flagged a plan discrepancy to be corrected.

“Since publication of the agenda, the description of the proposed development had been amended to reflect the alterations to the design of the building.”

“There was a discrepancy on the submitted plans between the distance on the block plan and the street scene elevation. The applicant was addressing this, and delegated powers were requested to amend recommended conditions 2 (Plans and Documents) and 3 (Materials) to make sure that all plans are correct and correspond.”

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Who spoke

An objector and the applicant's representative addressed the meeting.

Legal agreement

Permission was subject to a legal agreement, including monitoring fees, and officers were asked to explore a further contribution to nearby green spaces.

“A. The prior completion of a legal agreement in such terms as the Head of Legal Partnership may advise to secure the Heads of Terms set out in the report, including the prior payment of monitoring fees (£1,173 for the first obligation and £586.50 for each additional planning obligation);”

“B. The exploration of an additional Head of Term to secure an off-site S106 contribution for green space to be invested in existing nearby semi-natural sites such as the Buckland Hill Nature Reserve and Cornwallis Park in terms of a sequential hierarchy; and…”

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