MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Cabinet
Minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2014
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Present: |
Councillor Garland (Chairman), and Councillors Greer, Moss, Paine, Mrs Ring and J.A. Wilson |
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Also Present: |
Councillors Burton, Daley, Munford, Newton and Mrs Stockell |
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130. Apologies for Absence
There were no apologies for absence.
131. Urgent Items
The Chairman stated that, in his opinion, the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plans for Agenda Items 8, 9 and 10 and the urgent update from the Chief Executive in relation to Agenda Item I should be taken as urgent items.
132. Notification of Visiting Members
Councillors Burton, Daley and Newton indicated their wish to speak in relation to Agenda Item 8 – the Maidstone Integrated Transport Strategy.
Councillor Mrs Stockell indicated her wish to speak on Agenda Items 8 – the Maidstone Integrated Transport Strategy and 9 – Group 3 Policies.
Councillor Munford indicated his wish to speak on Agenda Item 9 – Group 3 Policies.
133. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
134. Disclosures of lobbying
All Members disclosed that they had been lobbied on all items on the agenda.
135. Exempt Items
RESOLVED: That the Items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.
136. Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 December 2013
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 December 2013 be approved as a correct record and signed.
137. Adjournment of Meeting
The Meeting was adjourned from 6.35 p.m. to 6.40 p.m. to allow Members time to read the urgent update from the Chief Executive in relation to Agenda Item 8 – Maidstone Integrated Transport Strategy.
138. Maidstone Integrated Transport Strategy
DECISION MADE:
a)
That the refined vision and objectives for the Integrated Transport
Strategy as the basis for officers to work with Kent County Council and other
transport providers in achieving improvements to the transport systems in
Maidstone be approved; and
b) That the work programme as set out in in paragraph 1.3.42 of the report of the Head of Planning and Development for developing the ITS to a full draft document and public consultation in the summer of 2014 be approved.
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139. Maidstone Borough Local Plan Public Consultation Draft - Group 3 Policies
DECISION MADE:
a)
That Policy SP3 for Rural Service Centres and SP4 for Larger Settlements
be deferred and will be considered alongside the Strategic Housing Land
Allocations Assessment scheduled to be considered by Overview & Scrutiny
and Cabinet in February 2014; and
b) That the proposed policies listed below and associated plans of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (as attached at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Planning and Development) be approved for public consultation:-
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Development Management Policies (borough wide) |
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DM1 |
Development on Brownfield Land |
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DM13 |
Sustainable Transport (previously CS7) |
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DM14 |
Public Transport |
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DM15 |
Park and Ride |
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DM16 |
Air Quality |
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Park and Ride Land Allocations |
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PKR1(1) |
Linton Crossroads |
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PKR1(2) |
Old Sittingbourne Road |
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140. Maidstone Borough Local Plan Draft Spatial Strategy
DECISION MADE:
a)
That the borough’s objectively assessed housing need of 19,600 dwellings
for the local plan period 2011 to 2031 as the basis for determining the housing
provision for the borough be agreed;
b)
That the currently identified potential to make provision for 17,100
dwellings, subject to full consideration of proposed housing site allocations
in February 2014 be noted;
c)
That the borough’s objectively assessed need of 37 hectares for office,
industry and warehousing based sectors and at the Maidstone medical campus for
the plan period 2011 to 2031, and the draft provisions for employment
floorspace (offices 39,830m2; industry 20,290m2;
warehousing 49,911m2; medical 98,000m2) be noted;
d) That
the key local issues, as amended, set out in paragraph 1.3.46 of the report of
the Head of Planning and Development be noted; and
e) That the spatial vision and objectives, as amended, set out in paragraph 1.3.48 of the report of the Head of Planning and Development be agreed, subject to the earlier decision of the Cabinet to defer the decision on Policies SP3 and SP4 which impacts on the designation of Coxheath and Yalding as Rural Service Centres and the designation of Larger Settlements.
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141. Duration of Meeting
6.32 p.m. to 9.34 p.m.