SCRAIP Report for Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee 16 December 2014

As at 27 November 2014

PTD.141021.82.1

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development be recommended to develop a planning policy to mitigate damage and to ensure appropriate constraints for any employment land allocation at Junction 8 of the M20. This policy should be considered by the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee in January 2015.

If the thresholds contained in the policy in recommendation 1 are met, the Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee would, in principle, support development for employment land at Junction 8.

Cabinet Member for Planning Transport and Development

Agreed

The Cabinet Member for Planning Transport and Development has requested outline work to explore options and mitigation strategies for junction 8 including:

1)    Do nothing

2)    An area of land north of the A20

3)    An area of land south of the A20

4)    An area of land both north and south of the A20

5)    Further consideration of options eastward of junction 8 (A20 corridor)

with findings to be presented in January.

Sue Whiteside

PTD.141021.82.3

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development be recommended to acknowledge the importance of retaining the employment sites outside of the town centre detailed in Appendix B of the report (list of existing industrial sites/estates for inclusion in Policy DM18).

Cabinet Member for Planning Transport and Development

Agreed

Agreed. Policy DM18 of the draft Local Plan (Reg 18) identifies key existing employment sites to be retained in employment use. A revised version of this policy will be presented for PTD OSC’s consideration at its meeting on 16th December 2014.

Sue Whiteside

PTD.141021.83.1

That subject to point XII (Some concern was raised regarding the wording and strength of the delivery mechanisms for the action plan for the draft Economic Development Strategy. It was agreed there was a need for a higher priority and profile for tourism, leisure and the visitor economy and renewable and green energy in the strategy and it was felt the action plan needed to be written in more positive language) regarding the Draft Economic Development Strategy, under minute 80, being considered by the Cabinet Member for Economic and Commercial Development, the Committee recommend the Draft Economic Development Strategy be approved by Cabinet for consultation.

Cabinet Member for Economic & Commercial Development

Agreed in principle - further work required

The comments from the Economic and Commercial Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee are noted and will be responded to as part of the public consultation. When the consultation process is completed and the draft strategy has been finalised, the action plan will be updated accordingly.

John Foster; Dawn Hudd