Decision Maker: Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the amended
Policy DM11 relating to open space and recreation, to include new
open space standards.
Decision:
1)
That the proposed Open Space Standards for inclusion in Policy DM11
of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan for Regulation 18 consultation
be approved;
2)
That the amendments to Policy DM11 and supporting text for
Regulation 18 Consultation be approved subject to:
(a) further
amendments to the supporting text in relation to
small
sites of less than 0.1 of a hectare, where no open space
is being
provided and it can be proven that none can be
provided, the relationship between structural landscaping and
open
space be considered and that there should be significant
structural landscaping to compensate for the non-provision of
open
space; and
(b) that the
definition as set out in paragraph 11.54 (b) of the
Policy
be broadened and no preference be indicated for
limited
companies.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Email: jillianbarr@maidstone.gov.uk Email: jillianbarr@maidstone.gov.uk.
Report author: Jillian Barr
Publication date: 16/07/2015
Date of decision: 14/07/2015
Decided: 14/07/2015 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Effective from: 24/07/2015
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