Nine industrial units at Plots D & E Phoenix Court, Howey Road, Mountfield Industrial Estate, New Romney

“Application Description Erection of 9 general industrial units with associated parking and access road.”

“Proposal 3.1. Full planning permission is sought for the erection of 9 class B8 / E(g)(iii) general industrial units with associated parking and access. Access to the site is shown from the turning head at the western end of the new internal estate road (Howey Road).”

“The application site area extends to approximately 1.84 acres, measuring a maximum of approximately 99m deep x 92m wide and is irregularly shaped. The site is broadly flat and level and currently surfaced in a mixture of bare earth and low-level scrub vegetation. It is not enclosed by any fencing, but a palisade fence encloses the wider surrounding area while construction is being undertaken on nearby parcels.”

“The site falls within the employment land allocation under adopted Local Plan policy E1 and forms part of Phase 3 and 4 of the Mountfield Industrial Estate expansion. It lies within the defined settlement boundary, outside of any flood risk zone, and away from any heritage or ecological designations.”

“Relevant Planning History 4.1 The relevant planning history for the site is as follows:”

“Y19/0302/FH Formation of new vehicular access to serve the future employment site at Mountfield Road, New Romney, on land located to the west of Mountfield Road, south of Collins Road and the north of Church Lane - Mountfield Road Phase 4. Approved Y10/0696/SH Development for 4,500m2 business (Class B1) general industrial (Class B2) and storage/distribution (Class B8) including associated access and parking.”

“The proposed buildings would be of an acceptable scale and design, and the development would not give rise to any unacceptable impacts upon visual or residential amenity, highway safety and amenity, local drainage, or ecology. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS”

“That planning permission be granted subject to receipt of amended drawings and further information to address KCC LLFA, Highways, and Ecology comments, , the conditions set out below, and that delegated authority be given to the Chief Planning Officer to agree and finalise the wording of the conditions and the legal agreement and add any other conditions that he considers necessary:”

“KCC Ecology: No objection but request additional information in respect of reptile survey results, which will then inform any required mitigation measures.”

“KCC Flood and Water Management: Request additional information in regard to surface water drainage.”

“- Increased traffic leading to noise and air pollution. - Inadequate parking provision. - Loss of view/outlook. - Inadequate local drainage and localised surface water flooding. - Noise and disturbance during construction. - Potential for operators to work beyond permitted hours.”

“The Principal Planning Officer advised the Committee that applicant's agent has recently been in contact to advise that the requested amended drawings, to address KCC Highways ecology and flooding comments, would be submitted shortly.”

“That planning permission be granted subject to receipt of additional information to address KCC LLFA, Highways, and Ecology comments, the conditions set out at the end of the report, and that delegated authority be given to the Chief Planning Officer to agree and finalise the wording of the conditions and add any other conditions that he considers necessary.”