Kent International Gateway
Frequently Asked Questions
Appeal
The applicants lodged an appeal after the Council did not
determine the application within the statutory time.
Planning Committee
The Planning Committee decided that it would have refused
the application.
New environmental, design and
access information
On July 10 the appellants submitted a Supplementary
Environmental Statement and a Supplemental Non-technical Summary of
the environmental information, and a revised Design and Access
Statement.
Question - Where can I find the new
information?
Answer - The new documents are available at The
Gateway, King Street, Maidstone during normal opening hours
and online - see Supplementary
Environmental Statement - July 2009.
Question - What's the deadline for futher comments and
where should they be made?
Answer - The deadline for further
comments is August 7 2009. Write to Steve Clarke,
Principal Planning Officer, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone
House, King Street, Maidstone, ME15 6JQ, quoting reference
no. MA/07/2092, or by e-mail to kigcomments@maidstone.gov.uk
Question - What will happen to my comments?
Answer - All comments will be forwarded to the
Planning Inspectorate and the appellants, and will be taken into
account along with any previous comments that have already been
forwarded by the Council.
Question - What about previous
comments?
Answer - All responses that have been made
on the application up to now have already been forwarded to the
Planning Inspectorate and the appellant.
Question - How will the appeal be dealt
with?
Answer - The appeal will be determined by means
of the Public Inquiry procedure in front of an appointed Planning
Inspector. Following the closure of the Inquiry, the Inspector will
draft a report and make a recommendation to the Secretary of
State (for Communities and Local Government) who will make the
final decision on the appeal.
Question – When will the Public Inquiry be
held?
Answer - The Public Inquiry will start
on October 13, 2009 and is expected to last eight weeks.
More information
For more information contact Steve Clarke, Maidstone House,
King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ or email KIGComments@maidstone.gov.uk.