Issue - meetings
Response to Regulation 18 Consultation on the Medway Council Local Plan (2012-2035)
Meeting: 07/02/2017 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee (Item 153)
Additional documents:
- Medway Local Plan Urgent Update Report (3), item 153
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- Maidstone Borough Council response to Medway Council Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation, item 153
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Decision:
That Officers be instructed to send the formal response to Medway Council’s Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation with an additional paragraph highlighting the Inspector’s comments in relation to employment need.
Minutes:
The Head of Planning and Development presented a report on the Response to Regulation 18 Consultation on Medway Council Local Plan.
The Committee was informed that in January 2016 Medway Council published the first stage of the draft Local Plan Regulation 18 Issues and Options for public consultation. This further consultation represented the next formal stage in the preparation of the draft Medway Local Plan.
During the discussion the following points were made:-
·
that it was important that Officers
fully engage with Medway to improve the transport links.
·
in view of the Local Plan
Inspector’s comments on employment opportunities for
Maidstone, discussions should be held with Medway
Council.
RESOLVED: That Officers be instructed to send the formal response to Medway Council’s Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation with an additional paragraph highlighting the Inspector’s comments in relation to employment need.
Voting: For: 9 Against: 0 Abstentions: 0