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SecondWaterside Park plan refused by council
The potential site near Detling
Detling estate plan proposed
THE decision to refuse warehous- ing near M20 Junction 8 could re- sult in the extension of the Detling Aerodrome Business Estate and a new A249 roundabout. A planning application will be submitted to extend the estate by 20 hectares now Maidstone Council has turned down Gallagher Proper- ties’ proposal for a new business park inWaterside Park, south of the A20 Ashford Road. Landowner EJ Mackelden&Sons
Ltd says the development would fund a £5m roundabout close to the Bimbury Lane end of the A249, to- gether with an internal link road to the Kent Showground. The council may have to contest a second appeal on the Waterside Park scheme after the planning committee’s second refusal. The ap- peal against the first decision is due to be heard in the New Year.
GALLAGHER Properties has been thwarted for the second time in its quest to get planning consent for a newindustrial estate offM20Junc- tion 8 near Hollingbourne. In February, Maidstone Council refused planning permission for its application to build 56,000sqm of warehouses on 11.7 hectares of land, calledWaterside Park, south of A20 Ashford Road and east of Old Mill Road.
Despite a respective reduction in
size to 45,000sqm and 10.2 hectares, the planning committee’s decision on the resubmitted application was the same, with five Lib Dems, an in- dependent and Ukip councillor out- voting the five Conservatives who were against refusal. Cllr Tony Harwood reiterated the
same grounds for refusal as he had previously: the overall scale, mass and design of the building, together with its topography, would be detri- mental to the character of the coun- tryside and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. He called the scheme, which was also contrary to policy, “grotesque”.
Despite objections from all neigh- bouring parish councils, 60 resi- dents, Leeds Castle, CPRE Protect Kent, KCC Planning and local MP Hugh Robertson, officers recom- mended the go-ahead, claiming the scheme’s economic benefits out- weighed the harm caused to the countryside and loss of grade two agricultural land. But the committee’s decision was
a blow to Marden-based companies Automotive Distributors (ADL) and Scarab Sweepers, which want to move to Waterside Park after out- growing their headquarters at the Wheelbarrow Industrial Estate. John Foster, Maidstone Council’s economic development manager, pointed out that a recent report set a target of 14,000 new jobs in Maid- stone by 2031 and the potential loss of ADL and Scarab to sites outside the borough could mean increasing this figure to 17,000. Chris Garland, the former council
leader and a substitute member of the committee, was in favour of the scheme, emphasising it was much smaller than the planned 117-heca-
tre Kent International Gateway (KIG) freight interchange on nearby land thatwas refused on appeal four years ago. He said: “If KIG had not occurred
at all then this would not be such an issue. The need for 3,000 jobs cannot be overlooked. Not everyone can af- ford to spend £300 per month to get a train to London or get to Medway for work.” Cllr Val Springett, representing Bearsted, cited a study that estab- lished a target for 6,500sqm ofware- house space for the borough in the next 17 years, meaning the scheme would create an oversupply. Cllr Martin Cox, a committee member, said: “This will spoil the countryside. We must listen to the 23,000 peoplewhosurround this site and must not be swayed by the goal of money coming into the town.” An appeal is due to be heard on
the original scheme in theNewYear. Gallagher’s chief executive Nick Yandle would not confirm after the meeting if the company would also lodge an appeal against the latest de- cision.
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