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Maidstone Local Plan Review - Feedback from the Scoping, Themes & Issues (Regulation18) consultation

Meeting: 10/03/2020 - Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee (Item 131)

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Minutes:

The Strategic Planning Manager introduced the report and noted that publication consultation on Scoping, Themes and Issues for the Maidstone Local Plan Review had taken place for 10 weeks between July and the end of September 2019. It was noted that over 550 responses and three petitions were received during the consultation period.

 

Within the response, there was a broad level of concern regarding the level of housing growth, in that meeting the housing need would need to occur through multiple approaches. Suggestions made included, the use of brownfield land for development, that any housing built should be accompanied with the relevant infrastructure and community facilities and that specifically transport infrastructure was of great concern.

 

In response to a question from a visiting member, the Strategic Planning Manager highlighted that Appendix 1 included the responses given by Councillors during the Consultation. It was confirmed that Councillors responses were given no additional weight than an ordinary member of the public. Responses from Parish Councils are attributed the same weight as an individual response.

 

RESOLVED: That the content of this report be noted.