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Maidstone Draft Affrdable and Local Needs Housing Supplementary Planning Document
Meeting: 10/09/2019 - Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee (Item 63)
63 Maidstone Draft Affordable and Local Needs Housing Supplementary Planning Document 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - A&LNH Draft SPD, item 63
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- Appendix 2 - A&LNH Draft SPD Consultation Statement, item 63
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Minutes:
The Strategic Planning Manager informed the Committee that SPDs provided further detail, advice or guidance on policies in an adopted Local Plan. The Draft Affordable and Local Needs Housing SPD was intended to facilitate the delivery of affordable homes in the Borough, within the parameters of adopted policies. Prior to the drafting of the SPD, consultation was undertaken with developers and registered providers, while a working group took place with Councillors. In accordance with statutory requirements, a consultation statement had been produced. This summarised the main issues raised by consultees and explained how the issues had been addressed in the SPD.
The Committee commented that:
· It was concerned about the use of median figures in the document.
· Housing Cooperatives were to be included in the consultation.
· Although some of the content and data in the draft SPD was out of date, such as the costs of purchasing and renting housing, it was possible to address these issues during consultation on the draft document.
In response to questions from the Committee, the Strategic Planning Manager said that:
· The current policies in the adopted Local Plan were based on a Strategic Market Assessment from 2014. If the SPD was to contain headline figures from the Strategic Market Assessment, this information could be refreshed during the Local Plan Review.
· An introductory paragraph was to be inserted to recognise population diversity and highlight that some data was taken from sources that had not recently been refreshed.
· All comments submitted during the consultation were to be considered. The document was to be adjusted following the analysis of consultation responses to ensure it was representative.
RESOLVED: That:
1. The draft Affordable and Local Needs Housing Supplementary Planning Document and accompanying consultation statement be agreed for public consultation.
2. Delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning and Development to finalise the document for publication.
Voting: Unanimous