There were no apologies for absence.

The Chairman indicated that he intended to take the following as urgent items:-

a)  References from Spatial Planning Strategy Advisory Group relating to Local Development Scheme 2013-2015 and Maidstone Borough Local Plan 2011-2031.

b)  SCRAIP from Regeneration and Economic Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee relating to Local Plan – Bus Lane.

c)  Head of Planning Urgent Addendum Report on Maidstone Borough Local Plan 2011-2031.

Councillors Mrs Stockell and Mrs Wilson indicated that they wished to speak on Agenda items 8 and 9.

Councillors Blackmore, Burton, Daley, McLoughlin, Munford and Newton indicated that they wished to speak on Agenda Item 9.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

Councillors Hotson and Paine stated that they had been lobbied on Agenda Items 8 and 9.

RESOLVED: That the items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.

RESOLVED: That Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 February 2013 be approved as a correct record and signed.

1.  That the amalgamation of the Core Strategy Local Plan and the Development Delivery Local Plan, to be called the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (“MBLP”), be approved;

2.  That the plan period for the Maidstone Borough Local Plan be 2011 to 2031; and

3.  That, subject to the following amendment, the Local Development Scheme 2013-2015 (as set out at Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment) be adopted and that the Scheme comes into effect from the date of adoption:-

“That the final sentence of paragraph 3.6 of the Scheme be amended to read “The Council will undertake an additional stage of public consultation on the MBLP for the new all policies and land allocations (called “participation” or regulation 18) in 2013, as set out in the LDS, before proceeding to formal public consultation stage (called “publication” or regulation 19) in 2014 on the entire Local Plan.” 

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the amalgamation of the Core Strategy Local Plan and the Development Delivery Local Plan, to be called the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (“MBLP”), be approved;

2.  That the plan period for the Maidstone Borough Local Plan be 2011 to 2031; and

3.  That, subject to the following amendment, the Local Development Scheme 2013-2015 (as set out at Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment) be adopted and that the Scheme comes into effect from the date of adoption:-

“That the final sentence of paragraph 3.6 of the Scheme be amended to read “The Council will undertake an additional stage of public consultation on the MBLP for the new all policies and land allocations (called “participation” or regulation 18) in 2013, as set out in the LDS, before proceeding to formal public consultation stage (called “publication” or regulation 19) in 2014 on the entire Local Plan.” 

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1.  That a working target of 14,800 dwellings for the Maidstone Borough Local Plan period 2011 to 2031 be approved until such time as the work identifying the borough’s housing land supply and the identification of environmental constraints is completed;

2.  That Council be recommended that the moratorium on the release of greenfield housing sites allocated in the Maidstone Borough Wide Local Plan 2000 be revoked because the reasons for the moratorium no longer apply;

3.  That, subject to the following amendment, the key public consultation issues relating to the policies that are the subject of the report of the Director of Change, Planning and Environment be noted and the recommended changes to policies set out in the schedule attached as Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and Environment be agreed:-

“Policy CS7, paragraph 6.25 final sentence delete “from 12% to 22.5% of all trips made”.”

4.  That, subject to the following amendments, amended policies CS5 to CS13  and SS1, SS1a, SS1b, SS1c, SS2, SS2a, SS2b, SS2c and SS4 (attached at Appendix B to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and Environment) be approved for public consultation at the preparation stage of the local plan process (regulation 18) to enable a full sustainability appraisal to be undertaken for all policies and site allocations ahead of the Publication stage of the local plan process (regulation 19):-

a)  Policy SS1, paragraph 3.11 second sentence: after “nearby” add “open”.

b)  Policy SS1, paragraph 3.11 Add new final sentence: “In particular this will apply to the necessary provision of formal play space for children, which the council will expect to be provided in appropriate locations, the details of which will be agreed in the development briefs.”

c)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.12 add to end of paragraph: “The Bridge Nursery site as used historically goes beyond the borough boundary into Tonbridge and Malling, occupying all of the land bounded by the Maidstone East railway line, the A20 London Road, the edge of the existing Allington residential area (at Lamberhurst Way, Blackmanstone Way and Fordwich Close) and the wooded area immediately north of Halstead Walk.”

d)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.13 first sentence: after “2000” add “for housing and open space”. Second sentence: after “will” add “now be developed primarily for housing and”.

e)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.14 first sentence: replace “allocated” with “identified”.

f)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.16 first sentence: after “expects the” add “land beyond the borough boundary in”. Delete “portion of this site”. After “maintaining” add “the”. After “railway line” add “within Maidstone Borough”.

g)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.18 final sentence: replace “language” with “approach”.

h)  Policy SS1a(5)(i) replace “section of the site within” with “land beyond the borough boundary (as described in 3.12) in”.

i)  Policy SS1b, paragraph 3.29 add as second and third sentence: “This land is comprised of 5.8 hectares designated in the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 as public open space (policy ENV24 (xiii)) and 15.4  ...  view the full decision text for item 149.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That a working target of 14,800 dwellings for the Maidstone Borough Local Plan period 2011 to 2031 be approved until such time as the work identifying the borough’s housing land supply and the identification of environmental constraints is completed;

2.  That Council be recommended that the moratorium on the release of greenfield housing sites allocated in the Maidstone Borough Wide Local Plan 2000 be revoked because the reasons for the moratorium no longer apply;

3.  That, subject to the following amendment, the key public consultation issues relating to the policies that are the subject of the report of the Director of Change, Planning and Environment be noted and the recommended changes to policies set out in the schedule attached as Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and Environment be agreed:-

“Policy CS7, paragraph 6.25 final sentence delete “from 12% to 22.5% of all trips made”.”

4.  That, subject to the following amendments, amended policies CS5 to CS13  and SS1, SS1a, SS1b, SS1c, SS2, SS2a, SS2b, SS2c and SS4 (attached at Appendix B to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and Environment) be approved for public consultation at the preparation stage of the local plan process (regulation 18) to enable a full sustainability appraisal to be undertaken for all policies and site allocations ahead of the Publication stage of the local plan process (regulation 19):-

a)  Policy SS1, paragraph 3.11 second sentence: after “nearby” add “open”.

b)  Policy SS1, paragraph 3.11 Add new final sentence: “In particular this will apply to the necessary provision of formal play space for children, which the council will expect to be provided in appropriate locations, the details of which will be agreed in the development briefs.”

c)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.12 add to end of paragraph: “The Bridge Nursery site as used historically goes beyond the borough boundary into Tonbridge and Malling, occupying all of the land bounded by the Maidstone East railway line, the A20 London Road, the edge of the existing Allington residential area (at Lamberhurst Way, Blackmanstone Way and Fordwich Close) and the wooded area immediately north of Halstead Walk.”

d)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.13 first sentence: after “2000” add “for housing and open space”. Second sentence: after “will” add “now be developed primarily for housing and”.

e)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.14 first sentence: replace “allocated” with “identified”.

f)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.16 first sentence: after “expects the” add “land beyond the borough boundary in”. Delete “portion of this site”. After “maintaining” add “the”. After “railway line” add “within Maidstone Borough”.

g)  Policy SS1a, paragraph 3.18 final sentence: replace “language” with “approach”.

h)  Policy SS1a(5)(i) replace “section of the site within” with “land beyond the borough boundary (as described in 3.12) in”.

i)  Policy SS1b, paragraph 3.29 add as second and third sentence: “This land is comprised of 5.8 hectares designated in the Maidstone Borough-Wide Local Plan 2000 as public open space (policy ENV24 (xiii)) and 15.4 hectares north  ...  view the full minutes text for item 149.

6.30 p.m. to 10.28 p.m.