Agenda and minutes

Cllr. Carter was absent.

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To consider and, if approved, confirm and sign the minutes and report of the meeting held on Monday 6^th July 2020.

The minutes and report of the meeting held on Monday, 6^th July 2020 were confirmed as a correct record and will be signed at the earliest opportunity. 

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At the Chairman’s discretion Councillors may ask a question about any relevant matter not on the agenda. Questions shall be put and answered without discussion. Answers may take the form of a direct oral answer or reference to a Town Council publication. Where a reply cannot be conveniently given an oral or written answer may be circulated at a later date.

Ashford Borough Councillor P. Clokie requested that if in the future the Town Council’s Planning Committee decided that they would like to see the decision of a specific planning application go to the Ashford Borough Council Planning Committee, that it would be helpful if the Town Council listed the reasons as to why the application should be refused.

Cllr. Mulholland commented that it is the Ward member who ‘calls in’ the planning application to ABC and the Councillor has to provide an account as to why; this can be carried out either verbally or in writing.

Cllr. Crawford agreed that these procedures should be minuted and followed.

Previously notified to the Chairman.

Mrs. Whitehead of Price Whitehead and Mr. Kirk requested to speak on Planning Application No. 20/00100/AS.

To consider the following applications.

The Committee considered the following planning applications.  It was RESOLVED that its recommendations would be submitted.

List No. 024. *

List No. 024 was NOTED.

List No. 593. *

List No. 593 was NOTED.

(a)         Selective Neighbourhood Plan Working Group. Feedback from meetings held on 4^th June 2020 and 1^st July 2020.*

(a)         Selective Neighbourhood Plan Working Group. Feedback from meetings held on 4th June 2020 and 1st July 2020 were NOTED.

To consider a way forward with the Conservation Area Management Plan.*

Cllr. Crawford reported that he and the Deputy Town Clerk had met with Ashford Borough Council officials Ms. H. Turner, Mr. I. Grundy and Mr. D. Carter on the 15^th July 2020 via Zoom.  Cllr. Crawford was extremely impressed with the level of knowledge presented by the Officers.  Some interesting facts came out of the meeting and it could take up to 18 months to complete this exercise. There does not appear to be any urgency to carried out a review of the Conservation Area Management Plan (CAMP), however, Cllr. Crawford was proposing that a round table discussion could take place once the Covid situation eases.

Cllr. Clokie commented that was a good idea to restate the Conservation Area and he would be happy to join the working group.  Cllr. Knowles agreed with Cllr. Clokie and would be very happy to support the working group.  Cllr. Crawford reported that although Cllr. Mrs. Walder was unable to be present for this item, she had also expressed her support.

Prior to any formal request being made to Ashford Borough Council to review the current Conservation Area Management Plan, it was RESOLVED that:

1.           we engage with the Borough Councillors within Tenterden;

2.           we undertake a “round the table” study of the three conservation areas, to determine if any of the boundaries are inadequate and require modifying (once the Covid situation eases);

3.       the conclusions are discussed by the Town Council Planning Committee and recommendations made to the full Town Council for forwarding on to Ashford Borough Council.

(a)         Planning Application Drawings – a query raised at the July 2020 meeting.  To note that all ABC require from applicants is to provide correctly scaled drawings which give an accurate representation of what is proposed.

(b)         Tenterden Housing Needs Survey June 2020. To note a report providing overall information as well as analysis of housing need. *

(c)         Response by Tenterden Community Land Trust to the Tenterden Housing Needs Survey. To note. *

(d)         Ashford Borough Council – Housing Delivery Action Plan (HDAP). To note the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and supporting Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) which sets out the need for local planning authorities to complete a Housing Delivery Test (HDT). *

(e)         Guidance: Modification of Planning Conditions relating to Construction Working Hours – GOV.UK. To note a new temporary fast track deemed consent route under section 74B of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. * 

(a)     Planning Application Drawings.  Further to a query raised at the July 2020 meeting, it was NOTED that all ABC require from applicants is to provide correctly scaled drawings which give an accurate representation of what is proposed.

(b)     Tenterden Housing Needs Survey June 2020. A report providing overall information as well as analysis of housing need was NOTED.

(c)     Response by Tenterden Community Land Trust to the Tenterden Housing Needs Survey was NOTED.  Cllr. Crawford reported that this will be discussed at the External Committee meeting on 10^th August 2020. 

(d)     Ashford Borough Council – Housing Delivery Action Plan (HDAP). The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and supporting Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) which sets out the need for local planning authorities to complete a Housing Delivery Test (HDT) was NOTED.

(e)     Guidance: Modification of Planning Conditions relating to Construction Working Hours – GOV.UK. A new temporary fast track deemed consent route under section 74B of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 was NOTED.

Cllr. Crawford reported that Redrow had applied for this modification for the Tilden Gill development and stated that if residents were concerned with the new hours then there was a process in place to raise those concerns.

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No decision may be made, but matters involving an exchange of information may be discussed.

Borough Councillor P. Clokie requested that when the listed wall is being rebuilt at 91/93 High Street, Planning Application No. 20/00851/AS, that this will be done with Lime Water.  Cllr. Crawford reported that this could not be added retrospectively as the application had been voted on.  However, this was noted for future planning applications.