The Committee considered the Urgent Update
Report of the Head of Planning and Development giving details of
the result of the referendum for the North Loose Neighbourhood
Development Plan (NLNDP) held on 3 March 2016.
The Committee noted the results as
follows:
·
Total number of votes cast were 1,410
·
Of those 1,322 votes were ‘Yes’; and,
·
77 were ‘No’.
The Committee also noted the significance of
the NLNDP being the first one in the Borough to reach this stage of
the process and congratulated North Loose Neighbourhood Forum on
their hard work.
RESOLVED:
The Committee noted the ‘Yes’
result of the North Loose Neighbourhood Development Plan referendum
of 3 March 2016.
That the Committee recommends to Council that
the North Loose Neighbourhood Development Plan be made and becomes
part of the Development Plan for Maidstone.
Voting: For –
9
Against – 0
Abstentions – 0