Decision Maker: Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Local Plan Examination Update
Decisions:
The report of the Head
of Planning and Development related to progress on the examination
of the Local Plan was considered.
Members noted the
issues raised in the hearings to date which included strategic
matters, legal compliance and duty to co-operate, housing needs
(whether the figure was too high or too low). Other issues considered were windfalls, broad
locations as well as the strategic development underway in the
south-east of Maidstone. The November
sessions would consider in more detail the allocated sites as well
as hearing from landowners and agents who would be promoting sites
not currently allocated in the submitted plan.
A Visiting Member
addressed the Committee to advise of the difficulties he had had in
applying to speak at the hearing. It
was noted that his submission had been
mis-categorised as ITS, when it was for
the Local Plan. Once he brought the
matter to the attention of Officers, he was given a slot to
speak.
Officers acknowledged
that an error had occurred but gave assurances that a check had
been done to ensure no other submission had been batched into the
wrong category.
RESOLVED: That the update on
progress with the examination of the Local Plan be noted.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Cheryl Parks Email: cherylparks@maidstone.gov.uk Email: cheryl.parks@midkent.gov.uk.
Report author: Cheryl Parks
Publication date: 07/12/2016
Date of decision: 08/11/2016
Decided: 08/11/2016 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee
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