Issue - meetings

Issue for Decision

The Committee considered a report seeking approval to:

1.  Publish the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) as supporting evidence alongside the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (Regulation 19 version):

2.  Submit the IDP to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to support the Local Plan at examination;

3.  Make amendments to the IDP as schemes progressed or in response to new evidence or consultation responses prior to submission of the document to the Secretary of State.

Decision Made

That the Committee:

1.  Approves the Infrastructure Delivery Plan for publication as supporting evidence to the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (Regulation 19 version), recognising that the Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a “living document” and may require further updating prior to its publication.

2.  Approves the Infrastructure Delivery Plan for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as supporting evidence to the Maidstone Borough Local Plan, with any necessary amendments required to take account of the consultation responses, factual updates and/or further evidence being made available by infrastructure providers subject to prior approval from the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee.

The Committee considered a report seeking approval to:

1.  Publish the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) as supporting evidence alongside the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (Regulation 19 version), recognising that it was a ‘living document’ and may require further updating prior to publication;

2.  Submit the IDP to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to support the Local Plan at examination, with any necessary amendments, to be further agreed by the Committee, required to take account of consultation responses, factual updates and/or further evidence being made available by infrastructure providers;

The Committee heard that the IDP was a key evidence document for the production of the Local Plan and was a snap shot as of January 2016.  The document was a ‘living document’ and would be regularly updated prior to submission with the Local Plan to the inspector.

Councillors Chittenden and Perry addressed the Committee as visiting members.

Concerns were raised regarding the ability of the infrastructure providers to provide sufficient fresh water supplies, to deal with flooding issues and increased waste water.  The Committee asked Officers to consider how the infrastructure providers could be held to account if their services were insufficient for the level of development outlined in the Local Plan.

The Committee also considered concerns regarding National Health Service provision and on site Open Space provision.  It was agreed the Committee would consider these matters at future meetings.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee:

1.  Approves the Infrastructure Delivery Plan for publication as supporting evidence to the Maidstone Borough Local Plan (Regulation 19 version), recognising that the Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a “living document” and may require further updating prior to its publication.

Voting:  For – 9  Against – 0  Abstentions - 0

2.  Approves the Infrastructure Delivery Plan for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as supporting evidence to the Maidstone Borough Local Plan, with any necessary amendments required to take account of the consultation responses, factual updates and/or further evidence being made available by infrastructure providers subject to prior approval from the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee.

Voting:  For – 8  Against – 0  Abstentions – 1