Issue - meetings
Town Centre Development Plan 2015-2020
Meeting: 16/12/2015 - Policy and Resources Committee (Item 130)
130 Report of the Head of Planning and Development - Town Centre Strategic Development Plan 2015-2020
Additional documents:
- Appendix I 03A Opportunity Sites, item 130 PDF 2 MB
- Enc. 2 for Town Centre Development Plan 2015-2020
Decision:
That:
1)
The priority areas set out in Section 6 of the report of the
Director of Planning and Development be approved;
2)
The draft 5 year investment and action plan be approved;
3)
The formation of a Town Centre Strategic Advisory Board be
approved; and
4) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee be nominated as members of the Town Centre Strategic Advisory Board.
Minutes:
Members considered the report of the Director of Planning and Development which set out a vision, plan and programme of projects to develop, improve and enhance Maidstone Town Centre in line with the Council’s approved policies and emerging aspirations.
In response to
questions from Members, the Head of Commercial and Economic
Development responded as follows:-
·
the town centre was just one of four key themes of the Economic
Development Strategy, there were many elements within the action
plan that related to rural areas and these would be picked up at a
later stage
·
the digital information points would be implemented, in both the
town centre and the rural areas
The Head of Commercial
and Economic Development was asked to
send a list of the documents that feed into this report by email to
all Members of this Committee for information.
RESOLVED that:
1)
The priority areas set out in Section 6 of the report of the
Director of Planning and Development be approved;
2)
The draft 5 year investment and action plan be approved;
3)
The formation of a Town Centre Strategic Advisory Board be
approved; and
4) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee be nominated as members of the Town Centre Strategic Advisory Board.
Voting: For: 15 Against: 0 Abstentions: 0