50-unit retirement home at Land South Of St Andrews Close St Andrews Close Aylesford

“Planning Committee - Part 1 Public Date 16 September 2026 Application Ref: 24/00675/FL Ward: Aylesford South and Ditton Site Location LAND SOUTH OF ST ANDREWS CLOSE St Andrews Close Aylesford Proposal:”

“Erection of a part 2/part 3 storey building to provide Class C3 Retirement Home to create 50x residential units with associated communal facilities, parking, landscaping, access and associated works.”

“Members were reminded that consideration of the application had been deferred at the meeting held on 19 August 2026 to enable further discussions with the Applicant regarding additional parking provision. Following those discussions, six additional parking spaces had been secured, increasing the total number of spaces from 38 to 44.”

“Supplementary Statement: This Statement is intended to be read in conjunction with the Committee Report. Following publication of the Committee Report, a further consultation response has been received from KCC Ecology in respect of the updated ecological information, which reflects the current proposal comprising six additional parking spaces compared to that originally proposed.”

“GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the recommended conditions and completion of S106 legal agreement by 30 November 2026 or later date otherwise agreed in writing by the Director of Planning Housing and Regulatory Services.”

“Conclusion In conclusion, the revised car parking layout would deliver six additional car parking spaces, resulting in a total of 44 spaces. This would be achieved without causing a materially adverse impact on the provision of on-site open space or the development's ability to achieve the statutory 10% biodiversity net gain. The changes do not render the scheme, as originally assessed, any less acceptable in planning policy terms at either the local or national level.”

“Due regard was given to the determining issues, conditions, reasons and informatives detailed in the main and supplementary reports of the Director of Planning, Housing and Regulatory Services. Members welcomed the increase in parking provision, although some concern remained regarding the possibility of overspill parking and the fact that the revised provision remained below the parking standard previously considered by the Committee.”

“Members considered the arrangements for potable water supply and sought to strengthen the condition wording to ensure that the necessary supply could be provided before development commenced without compromising services to existing users, while recognising that the existing Grampian-style condition had been the subject of legal advice and had been applied consistently to relevant applications.”

“Following debate, it was proposed by Councillor Palmer (Chair), seconded by Councillor Hudson and, following a vote, the Committee…”

“RESOLVED: That planning permission be GRANTED in accordance with the submitted details, conditions, reasons and informatives set out in the main and supplementary reports of the Director of Planning, Housing and Regulatory Services, subject to:”

“(3) authority being delegated to the Director of Planning, Housing and Regulatory Services, in consultation with the Chair of the Planning Committee, to revise the wording of Condition 24 in relation to potable water to require the Applicant to demonstrate before commencement of development that the required level of water supply for the development could be provided by the water utility company; and…”

“(4) an additional foul drainage condition to require the submission and approval of full details of the proposed means of foul drainage disposal before commencement of development, with no occupation of any dwelling served by the development until the necessary foul drainage network infrastructure was complete and operational, with its detailed wording being delegated to the Director of Planning, Housing and Regulatory Services in consultation with the Chair of the Planning…”