1.
That the Officer responses to the representations
received during the public consultation on the draft Maidstone
Borough Local Plan 2014 (Regulation 18 consultation) for policy
SP5(6) Landscapes of Local Value, as set out in Appendix B of the
report dated 18 August 2015, be approved.
2.
That the amendments to the draft policy SP5(6) and the supporting text for Landscapes of
Local Value, as set out under Section 4 of the report dated 18
August 2015 “Preferred Option”, be approved for further
public consultation (Regulation 18 consultation).
3.
That the Greensand Ridge, Len Valley and Medway
Valley areas as identified on the Landscapes of Local Value Map in
Appendix C of the report dated 18 August 2015 be approved for
further public consultation (Regulation 18
consultation).
4.
That the area shown as the Loose Valley, on the
Landscapes of Local Value map in Appendix C of the report dated 18
August 2015, be extended to include the two fields off Cripple
Street, Loose on the grounds that their location and high quality
form an integral part of the topography of the Loose
Valley.
5.
That further work be undertaken on the setting of
the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), shown on the
Landscapes of Local Value map in Appendix C of the report dated 18
August 2015, in particular in relation to the inclusion of the
Lenham Vale, Court Lodge Road
Harrietsham, Land North of Cuckoo Wood,
Sandling Lane Maidstone and fields at
Barty Farm, north of Barty House Bearsted.
6.
That a re-examination of the area of the Low Weald,
excluding SSSIs, be carried out to establish if areas within the
Low Weald should be included in the Landscapes of Local Value
policy.
