MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Cabinet
Minutes of the meeting held on 24 February 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 Ash, Burton, Daley, Mrs Gooch, Hogg, McLoughlin, Munford, Springett and Mrs Stockell |
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158. Apologies for Absence
There were no apologies for absence.
159. Urgent Items
The Chairman stated that, in his opinion, the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plans for Agenda Items 7, 8 and 9, the urgent officer update in relation to Agenda Item 7, and Agenda Items 10 and 11 should all be taken as urgent items.
160. Notification of Visiting Members
Councillors Ash, Burton, Daley, Mrs Gooch, McLoughlin, Mrs Springett, Mrs Stockell and Newton indicated their wish to speak in relation to Agenda Item 7 – Maidstone Borough Local Plan Public Consultation Draft.
Councillor McLoughlin indicated his wish to speak on Agenda Item 9 – the Community Infrastructure Levy – Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule.
Councillor Hogg was in attendance.
161. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
162. Disclosures of lobbying
All Members indicated that they had been lobbied in regard
to Agenda Item 7.
163. Exempt Items
RESOLVED: That the items on the agenda be taken in public as proposed.
164. Maidstone Borough Local Plan Public Consultation Draft (Regulation 18)
DECISION MADE:
a)
That the draft Maidstone Borough Local Plan, as attached at Appendix A
to the report of the Head of Planning and Development, be approved for public
consultation (Regulation 18) subject to:-
i) The deletion of the following housing sites:-
H1(18) Cross Keys, Bearsted
H1(19) Fant Farm, Maidstone
H1(51) Cripple Street, Loose
H1(58) Ware Street, Thurnham
ii) That Yalding and Coxheath be reclassified as larger villages;
iii) That paragraph 14.10 be revised to reflect the top priority for
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) resources being transport;
iv) That paragraph 1 of SP5 be amended to read “Provided proposals do not harm the character…..”;
v) That under H1(7) paragraph 13, v. be amended to read “widening Gore Court Road to a suitable width to accommodate contra-flow traffic and a footway on the eastern side of the carriageway between White Horse Lane and the access into the north of Sutton Road site” and this be repeated in each of the site allocation policies for the South East sites, as well as the removal of paragraph 11 from H1(7);
vi) That H1(17) be amended to include a landscaping and buffer zone to protect the amenity of residents to the South and to retain the character of the lane itself as a country lane; and
vii) That
paragraph 11 of Key Local Issues (top of Page 9 of the Local Plan) be amended
to read:-
“Ensuring that applications for development adequately address:-
(a) the impact of climate change;
(b) the issues of flooding and water supply; and
(c) ensure dependable infrastructure is included for the removal
of
sewage and waste water”
b)
That further transport modelling will be undertaken in the near future
be noted;
a)
That the designation of land at Junction 8 of the M20 motorway as a
strategic location for employment use be rejected;
b)
That a further call for housing sites and sites for Gypsy and Traveller
pitches, as part of the public consultation on the Maidstone Borough Local
Plan, a review of the currently rejected housing sites and further
consideration of additional housing in the town centre be agreed;
c)
That the recommendations set out in the Urgent Update circulated at the
meeting be agreed; and
d) That the responses to the SCRAIP (attached as Appendix A) be agreed.
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165. Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP)
DECISION MADE:
That the draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan, as attached at Appendix A to the
report of the Head of Planning and Development, be approved for public
consultation alongside the Maidstone Borough Local Plan.
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166. Community Infrastructure Levy - Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule
DECISION MADE:
That the Maidstone Community Infrastructure Levy Preliminary Draft Charging
Schedule, as attached at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Planning and
Development, be approved for consultation alongside the Maidstone Borough Local
Plan. The consultation will run from 21 March 2014 until 5pm on 7 May 2014.
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167. Business Rates - Retail Relief
DECISION MADE:
a) That delegated authority be given to the Director of Environment and Shared Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, to agree and implement a scheme for the award of retail relief in line with the guidance provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government (as set out at Appendix A to the report of the Director of Environment and Shared Services); and
b)
That the scheme is to operate in 2014-15 and 2015-16 only, with no
provision for awards to be backdated after 31st March 2016.
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168. Flood Support Schemes
DECISION MADE:
a)
That
participation in each of the schemes set out in the urgent report of the Head
of Finance & Resources be approved, in line with the criteria set by government;
and
b)
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delegate authority to set up the administration for each scheme and set the
local criteria for each scheme to the Director of Regeneration and Communities,
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services.
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169. Duration of Meeting
6.35 p.m. to 10.40 p.m.