MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF DECISION OF THE
CABINET
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Decision Made: |
9 March 2015 |
CALL IN OF CABINET DECISIONS DATED 4 FEBRUARY 2015 - MAIDSTONE BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN - NEW AND AMENDED SITE ALLOCATIONS
Issue for Decision
To consider the recommendations of the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee as a result of their special meeting held on 2 March 2015 to scrutinise the Call-In of Cabinet Member Decisions dated 4 February 2015.
Decision Made
Cabinet noted the recommendations of Planning, Transportation and
Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set out in the SCRAIP
following
the Call In and made the following decisions:-
(1) H1
(25) – Tongs Meadow, West Street Harrietsham
RESOLVED: That in view of the recent advice from Natural England
(NE) that they would be unlikely to consider issuing an EPS (European Protected
Species) Development License given the fact that the site is a receptor site
for a previous development, Cabinet resolved that this site would go forward to
Regulation 18 Consultation for deletion.
Voting: 5 Agreed – unanimous
(2) H1
(10) – Land South of Sutton Road
RESOLVED: That:
(1) point (c) of the original decision “there would be an
unacceptable cumulative impact on traffic generations in the
Sutton Road corridor” be deleted for consistency with Sites
(7), (8) and (9) with the other sites in that area and the full
detailed transport modelling is not currently available;
Voting: 4 Agreed - unanimous .
(2) add in the same criterion in the Local Plan for consistency
which has been added at Criterion 10, paragraph vii of Sites
H1 (7), (8) and (9) which is “strategic road infrastructure to
significantly relieve traffic congestion on Sutton Road and
Willington Street”;
Voting: 4 Agreed – unanimous
(3) point (e) of the original decision “that development here
would not command the consent of local people as reflected
in the consultation response” be deleted on the grounds of
consistency;
Voting: 4 Agreed – unanimous
(4) having noted the Committee’s recommendation
for Cabinet
to reconsider their decision on this site and put it forward
for
Regulation 19 consultation, Members voted to reject this
recommendation;
Voting: 2 Agreed
2 Against
Chairman had the casting vote.
(5) having deleted points (c) and (e) from the original decision
and added in a new Criterion for H1 – (10) Land South of
Sutton Road which mirrors Criterion 10, paragraph vii of
Sites H1 (7), (8) and (9), the original decision that this
site
go forward to Regulation 18 consultation for deletion would
still stand;
Voting: 2 Agreed
2 Against
Chairman had the casting vote.
Councillor Burton left the meeting before this site was
discussed.
(6) Cabinet
noted the disappointment of the Committee that
they had not given a reason for recommending site H1 (20) -
Postley Road, Tovil to go forward for Regulation 19
consultation. Cabinet felt that they had fully considered the
issues raised by Committee and Visiting Members but after
careful consideration having considered the policy criteria for
H1 (20) maintained their view that these will afford the
protection aspired to and therefore that the site should go
forward for Regulation 19 consultation.
Voting: 3 Agreed
1 Against
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF DECISION OF THE
CABINET
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Decision Made: |
9 March 2015 |
CHANGE TO CRITERION RELATING TO SITES AT HEADCORN AND STAPLEHURST
Issue for Decision
To consider the proposed change to the criterion regarding
strategic issues of sewerage and water affecting sites at Headcorn and
Staplehurst.
Decision Made
That the proposed change to the criterion relating to
strategic issues of sewerage and water affecting sites at Headcorn and
Staplehurst be approved as follows:-
“That Cabinet instruct Officers to renew efforts to engage with foul water
utility providers and other organisations with responsibility for managing
water, including surface water, in the borough concerning future infrastructure
provision both to respond to the current concerns and issues arising from
consideration of the housing needs in the future, particularly for Headcorn and
Staplehurst”.