Issue details

1)  The issue for consideration concerns the responses to development management policies contained in the Maidstone Borough Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2014 (MBLP 2014) in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)(England) Regulations 2012. This report covers proposed amendments to these policies following regulation 18 consultation, with the intention that these policies will then be approved for regulation 19 consultation, planned for July 2015.

2)  In addition to development management policies, proposed amendments to the two infrastructure delivery policies are being reported. The intention is that these policies will then be approved for the regulation 19 consultation.

3)  A new development management policy, covering care homes, is also being reported. This policy is proposed to be grouped with the housing policies in the plan. As this is a new policy, it needs to be subject to regulation 18 consultation. On that basis and subject to approval, the policy would be consulted on alongside site additions and amendments in the further regulation 18 consultation at the end of February 2015.