Issue - meetings

PERMISSION SUBJECT TO UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING

Description of application - Variation of Condition 13 pursuant to permission ref. 17/05868 to permit the linking of Units 3a and 3b.

Oral representations in support of the application were received at the meeting.

An email dated 9 January 2019 from Councillor Christopher Pierce stated that the Ward Members Cray Valley East supported the application.

MEMBERS CONSIDERED THAT THE HARM WOULD BE LIMITED IN LIGHT OF THE LONG-TERM OCCUPATION OF THE UNIT BY THE CURRENT OCCUPIER AND THE UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING RESTRICTING THE AMENDMENT OF CONDITION TO THE CURRENT OCCUPIER ONLY.

Members having considered the report and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION be GRANTED AGAINST OFFICERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS, SUBJECT TO A UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO REFERENCE 17/05868 with an amendment to condition 13 to read:-

“13.  Within the development hereby permitted there shall be a restriction on the size of any one unit, or subdivision or amalgamation, so that the maximum size is no more than 3,000 square metres with the exception of Unit 3a and Unit 3b which may be amalgamated to exceed 3,000 square metres for the duration of the occupancy by Marks and Spencer. The units shall be returned to within the 3,000 square metres restriction at such a time when Marks and Spencer vacate the units and shall thereafter be permanently retained as such unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In order to prevent overdevelopment of the site and in accordance with the terms of the original permission.”