| Item | Description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| PART 1 - PUBLIC | ||
| MATTERS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL | ||
| CB 06/081 |
Local Development Framework - Submission Stage |
The Director of Planning and Transportation reported that the three Development Plan Documents (DPDs) which together comprised the first tranche of the Local Development Framework had been considered by the Local Development Framework Steering Panel and Policy and Best Value Committee on 6 and 7 June while the Tonbridge Central Area Action Plan had also been considered at the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board on 12 June 2006. A supplementary report consolidated the changes to the documents and other recommendations of the earlier meetings including changes to Policy CP18 and Policy E2 the detailed wording of which had been referred to the Cabinet for consideration. RECOMMENDED: That (1) subject to the inclusion of the amendments set out in sections 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 of the supplementary report and to the further amendment of the wording of Paragraph 7.24 of the Tonbridge Central Area Action Plan to read: "Furthermore, the progressive upgrading of the A228 corridor, including the construction of the Colts Hill Link and other improvements, will enable through traffic destined for Tunbridge Wells to divert away from the A26 through the centre of Tonbridge and the village of Hadlow", the Core Strategy, the Development Land Allocations DPD and the Tonbridge Central Area Action Plan be adopted for submission to the Secretary of State and as a material consideration for development control; (2) authority be delegated to the Director of Planning and Transportation, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation and the Group spokespersons, to finalise the detailed schedule of responses to the representations received; (3) authority be delegated to the Director of Planning and Transportation to finalise and publish the revised Urban Capacity Study (2006), including a review of windfall projections, and to make any consequential changes to the text of the DPDs and any other factual or other minor word changes that do not affect the policy thrust of the documents prior to submission including taking account of the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment; (4) authority be delegated to the Director of Planning and Transportation to make any editorial changes to the Tonbridge Central Area Action Plan to ensure consistency of style between the three documents and to finalise the schedule of site capacities; and (5) thanks be recorded to the Chief Planner (Policy) and his team in acknowledgement of the substantial amount of work involved in preparing the LDF for submission. *Referred to Council |