Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Community Development
Decision No: D050118MEM
Date: 24th October 2005
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
South East Plan
Minutes
The report provided an update on progress during the consultation period on Part 2 of the South East Plan and sought endorsement for further submissions to be made.
Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Community Development resolved that:
1) the emerging position of other authorities in the Rest of Kent Area be noted as far as housing provision is concerned and the previous qualifications identified by the Cabinet in respect of the Maidstone position be confirmed. Kent County Council and Maidstone Borough Council be requested to provide more information on the potential strategic location of development in and around Maidstone in meeting Option 2 in the consultation document and, in particular, the County Council be asked to strengthen the need to retain the strategic gap between Maidstone and the Medway Gap in submitting its advice to SEERA;
2) the emerging policy for the Rest of Kent Area be supported subject to final editing and drafting; and
3) support be given to the role of Tonbridge/Tunbridge Wells being identified as a Regional Hub on the basis identified in the report while recognising the importance of strong public transport links between Tonbridge and Maidstone Hospital.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 24 October 2005.
Signed D Aikman (Cabinet Member for Community Development)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 28 October 2005
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.
In accordance with Paragraph 2, Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure Rules, the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Community Development to take this decision in the absence of the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation.