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Maidstone Borough Local Plan - Duty to Co-operate

Meeting: 25/06/2019 - Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee (Item 20)

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Minutes:

The Principal Planning Officer explained that the Duty to Co-Operate was a statutory element of the Local Plan Review process.  This required Local Authorities to seek input from relevant Authorities into the creation of the Local Plans and Local Plan Reviews, with a focus on strategic cross-boundary matters.  Statements of Common Ground were expected to emerge throughout the Local Plan Review process and were likely to evolve as this progressed.

 

The Committee commented that it was unclear who had authority to sign Statements of Common Ground. A report was requested to clarify the issue.

 

In response to questions from the Committee, Officers said that:

 

·  Statements of Common Ground were designed to clarify where Authorities agreed and disagreed on matters.  Areas of disagreement between Local Authorities were likely to be given particular consideration by the Inspector during the Local Plan Review examination process.

 

·  The minutes of meetings with other Local Authorities, were to be made publicly available alongside the Statements of Common Ground.

 

RESOLVED: That the proposed set of cross-boundary issues and engagement activities to be undertaken to ensure the Council complies with Duty to Co-operate in the preparation of the Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan Review be noted.