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You are hereby summoned to attend an extraordinary meeting of the
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Date: Monday 10 November 2014 Time: 6.30 p.m. Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone
Membership:
Councillors Richard Thick (The Mayor), Ash, Black, Mrs Blackmore, Burton, Butler, Chittenden, Collins, Cox, Cuming, Daley, Edwards-Daem, Ells, English, Fissenden, Garland, Mrs Gooch, Greer, Mrs Grigg, Harper, Harwood, Mrs Hinder, Hogg, Mrs Joy, Long, McKay, McLoughlin, Moriarty, B Mortimer, D Mortimer, Munford, Naghi, Newton, Paine, Parvin, Mrs Parvin, Paterson, Perry, Pickett, Powell, Mrs Ring, Mrs Robertson, Ross, Round, Sams, Sargeant, Springett, Mrs Stockell, Vizzard, B Watson, P Watson, de Wiggondene, Willis, J.A. Wilson and Mrs Wilson
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AGENDA |
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1. Apologies for Absence |
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2. Dispensations (if any) |
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3. Disclosures by Members and Officers |
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4. Disclosures of Lobbying |
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5. To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information. |
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6. Minutes of the meeting of the Borough Council held on 17 September 2014 |
1 - 15 |
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7. Mayor's Announcements |
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8. Petitions |
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9. Question and Answer Session for Members of the Public |
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10. Questions from Members of the Council to the |
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(a) Leader of the Council (b) Cabinet Members (c) Chairmen of Overview and Scrutiny Committees (d) Chairmen of other Committees
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11. Report of the General Purposes Group held on 24 October 2014 - Broomfield and Kingswood and Sutton Valence Parish Councils - Increase in Number of Councillors |
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12. Report of the General Purposes Group held on 24 October 2014 - Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations |
34 - 48 |
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13. Notice of the following Motion has been given by Councillor Harper: |
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Labour Concerned at Potential Loss of Jobs - Waterside Park - 14/501895 (J8) Decision
The local economy has been underperforming since 2008 compared to large parts of Kent and the South East. More and more residents have to look for work outside of the Borough. Now it looks like the Borough of Maidstone is shut for business. The shocking and damaging statement sent out to the business community by Members of this Council who refused permission for the Waterside Park J8 site (planning ref: 14/501895) put forward by ADL and Scarab two major local businesses.
These firms have out grown their current sites and need to relocate, either within the Borough or to authorities only too happy to take jobs from Maidstone.
The fact is that Maidstone is in deep need of a range of sites for business and employment, including non-centre locations with good access to the rail, motorway and main road network for business zones. The entire town is ringed with green land, but it needs to go somewhere and this application was ascetically pleasing. To ensure our town and Borough have a future the Council must take responsibility for proactively identifying non- centre locations for business zones.
This Council resolves to:
1. Urgently identify alternative sites within the Borough of Maidstone. 2. Work closely with ADL and Scarab to help them relocate within Maidstone or improve infrastructure to their current sites if that is an alternative. 3. Ensure that the Local Plan is pro jobs and that the maximum number of sites in the Borough are identified for employment. 4. Adopt in the Local Plan policies to oppose the loss of employment land unless compensating space is locally available. 5. Speed up the development of the proposed Enterprise Hub. 6. Where the Council can help, financially support any person(s) and their dependents who have lost their job and are unable to find alternative employment as a result of the refusal of this application (14/501895). 7. Support any appeal of the updated application ref: 14/501895. 8. Report back to the next full Council meeting on all the points above.
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