Decision details

Report of the Head of Planning and Development - Maidstone Borough Local Plan: main outcomes of the Regulation 19 consultation and Proposed Changes

Decision Maker: Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report will give an overview of the main outcomes of the Regulation 19 consultation. It will also propose a schedule of changes to be submitted to the Secretary of State alongside the version of the Plan which was agreed for submission by Full Council on 25th January 2016.

Decision:

Issue for Decision

To consider the most important representations to the Local Plan made in response to the publication of Regulation 19 submission draft of the Plan and to consider the recommended proposed changes to the Plan, which, if agreed, will be submitted to the Secretary of State with the Maidstone Borough Local Plan 2016 agreed by Council on 25 January 2016.

Decision Made

That the Schedule of Proposed Changes to the Maidstone Borough Local Plan set out in Appendix A of the report to the Committee dated 18 April 2016 be agreed for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with the Maidstone Local Plan 2016 which was agreed by Council on 25 January 2016 with the:

· Exclusion from the Schedule the boundary modification reference PC/5, Policy SP1 Maidstone Urban Area, shown on page 46 of the agenda;

· Exclusion from the Schedule of the Proposed Change PC/57, Policy ID1 Infrastructure Delivery; and,

· The inclusion in the Schedule of the additional and amended Proposed Changes shown on the Urgent Update dated 18 April 2016 regarding polices:

o H1(5) – Langley Park, Sutton Road

o H2(2) – Invicta Park

o H2(3) – Lenham

o EMP(1) – Mote Road, Maidstone

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Sarah Lee, Principal Planning Officer (Spatial Policy) Email: sarahanderton@maidstone.gov.uk Email: sarahlee@maidstone.gov.uk.

Report author: Sarah Lee

Publication date: 18/04/2016

Date of decision: 18/04/2016

Decided: 18/04/2016 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee

Effective from: 27/04/2016

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