Agenda and minutes

Local Development Document Task and Finish Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday 3rd August, 2011 6.30 pm, NEW

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Items
No.	Item
11.	The Committee to consider whether all items on the agenda should be web-cast. Minutes: Resolved: That all items on the agenda be web-cast.
12.	Apologies. Minutes: Councillor Mrs Fran Wilson sent her apologies.
13.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: It was noted that Councillor Ian Chittenden was substituting for Councillor Mrs Fran Wilson.
14.	Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: It was noted that Councillor Rodd Nelson-Gracie was a visiting Member interested in agenda item 8.
15.	Disclosures by Members and Officers a) Disclosures of interest. b) Disclosures of lobbying. c) Disclosures of whipping. Minutes: There were none.
16.	To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information. Minutes: Resolved: That all items be taken in public as proposed.
17.	Minutes of the Meeting Held on 19 July 2011 PDF 55 KB View item 17. as HTML 28 KB Minutes: Resolved: That subject to the amendment of minute eight, to read “Mr Macrdechian stated that the figures were up to date but will include revenue data as wished” and “In regard to encouraging electric vehicles, the Scrutiny Panel suggested to Mr Macrdechian that the strategy should not focus too much on making available electric charging points, since technology may quickly outdate their necessity, but it should create an incentive for the public by potentially offering free parking to electric vehicle users. The Chairman thanked Mr Macrdechian for the information” the minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2011 be agreed as a correct record and duly signed by the Chairman.
18.	URGENT ITEM: Core Strategy Regulation 25 Consultation PDF 49 KB View item 18. as HTML 17 KB Interview with: Sue Whiteside, Team Leader Spatial Policy; and Flo Churchill, Interim Head of Core Strategy Development Spatial Planning. Additional documents: Cabinet 10th Aug Report , item 18. PDF 86 KB View as HTML (18./2) 38 KB 110728 CORE_STRATEGY_PP_CAB_DOC_FINAL , item 18. PDF 5 MB Appendix 1 South East Plan Policies , item 18. PDF 111 KB Appendix 2 Draft IDP , item 18. PDF 244 KB Appendix 3 Policy Evolution , item 18. PDF 366 KB There are a further 9 documents.View the full list of documents for item 18. Minutes: The Chairman agreed with the Scrutiny Panel that this Extraordinary meeting should be taken because a recommendation was needed to be sent to Cabinet at its meeting on 10 August 2011. This urgent item was received by the Scrutiny Panel because the draft strategy had been redrafted following legal advice prior to its publication. The Chairman welcomed David Edwards, Director of Change, Planning and the Environment and Flo Churchill, Interim Head of Core Strategy to the meeting and invited them to present the Local Development Document. Mr Edwards informed the Scrutiny Panel that on 10 August 2011 the Cabinet would be asked to agree that the Local Development Framework (LDF) comprising of the Core Strategy and a number of supplementary planning documents (SPDs) could go to public consultation on 2 September 2011. However, there was still time for changes to be made on the document before that time by the Scrutiny Panel. Mrs Churchill stated that the amount of information that had to be taken onboard by the Panel within a short time scale was appreciated, and gave a presentation attached at Appendix A which explained the 14 policies within the document. The Scrutiny Panel noted that the Core Strategy had been developed with experienced Members from across the parties, which not only made it good practice but also had helped to make it a good document. In response to a question regarding the proposed changes to the national planning policy framework and the impact on the LDF, Mrs Churchill stated that legal advice will be sought and the Council was encouraged to make a response to during the public consultation stage. Mrs Churchill and Mr Rob Jarman, Development Manager would be devising a workshop for Members from both the Planning Committee and the Scrutiny Panel, and will ascertain the best method for the Council to make a formal response. The Scrutiny Panel requested that the consultation should be considered by all Members at full Council. The Scrutiny Panel stated that whilst they fully supported the Sustainable Transport Safety Audit, the parameters still need to be set. Mrs Churchill confirmed that it was a point of detail that will be dealt with in the delivery document, and noted the Scrutiny Panel’s comments. Mrs Churchill informed the Scrutiny Panel that the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment will not be looked at within the Core Strategy, but would be within future development plan documents. Therefore this is not something that the Scrutiny Panel should be concerned about. In answer to a question, Mrs Churchill confirmed that the Core Strategy was going through a process that will gain weight as it evolves, and therefore was in a form of prematurity. Mr Fisher, Head of Legal Services clarified that there are different types of prematurity, as illustrated between the Planning Applications used in the Kent International Gateway and the new village proposed at Junction 7. Consideration was given to the wording within policy CS7 –Sustainable Transport, as the Panel felt ... view the full minutes text for item 18.
19.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.30pm to 8.22pm.