The draft Statements of Common
Ground appended to this report summarise the key strategic matters
including matters of agreement and disagreement between Maidstone
Borough Council and two other bodies regarding the Local Plan
Review. The bodies are The Defence Infrastructure Organisation
(Exempt Appendix 1) and Kent County Council Minerals Team (Exempt
Appendix 2). The report recommends that
these new Statements of Common Ground as set out in the Exempt
Appendices are approved. The report has required additional
meetings to be called of the Planning and Infrastructure Policy
Advisory Committee and Lead Member on the Executive for Planning
and Infrastructure, in order that the current protocol for signing
off new Statements of Common Ground may be followed.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/07/2022
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt -
Explanation of anticipated restriction: The report will be part 1 and therefore available to the public. The appendices will be part 2 yellow pages in the normal way as they are draft documents that have not yet been signed off by the co-signatories (Defence Infrastructure Organisation/Ministry of Defence and Kent County Council)
Decision due: 24 Aug 2022 by Lead Member for Planning and Infrastructure