Decision details

Report of the Head of Planning and Development: Housing White Paper

Decision Maker: Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To agree the report outlining the main provisions of the Housing White Paper and the content of the Council's response to its planning provisions.

Decision:

1.  That the responses set out in the body of the report be agreed as a basis for the Council’s consultation response to the planning aspects of the Housing White Paper

 

2.  That the report also includes:

a.  Added concern about encouraging the subdivision of development sites

b.  Support for enhanced powers for serving completion notices

c.  Support for land amalgamation powers

d.  Additional comment on the sliding scale of discounts over time for discounted property scales

 

3.  That the Chairman and Vice Chairman have sight of the final response before submission

 

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Rob Jarman, Head of Development Management Email: sarahanderton@maidstone.gov.uk Email: Robjarman@maidstone.gov.uk.

Report author: Sarah Lee

Publication date: 11/04/2017

Date of decision: 11/04/2017

Decided: 11/04/2017 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee

Effective from: 26/04/2017

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