Decision Maker: Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To
agree the report outlining the main provisions of the Housing White
Paper and the content of the Council's response to its planning
provisions.
Decision:
1.
That the responses set out in the body of the report
be agreed as a basis for the Council’s consultation response
to the planning aspects of the Housing White Paper
2.
That the report also includes:
a.
Added concern about encouraging the subdivision of
development sites
b.
Support for enhanced powers for serving completion
notices
c.
Support for land amalgamation powers
d.
Additional comment on the sliding scale of discounts
over time for discounted property scales
3.
That the Chairman and Vice Chairman have sight of
the final response before submission
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Rob Jarman, Head of Development Management Email: sarahanderton@maidstone.gov.uk Email: Robjarman@maidstone.gov.uk.
Report author: Sarah Lee
Publication date: 11/04/2017
Date of decision: 11/04/2017
Decided: 11/04/2017 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Effective from: 26/04/2017
Accompanying Documents: