Decision details

(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

The report provided a summary of the Statement of Common Ground between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and Malling and sought approval for it to be returned to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to accompany its Local Plan submission to the Secretary of State.  In response to comments regarding the Governance arrangements the Planning Policy Manager advised that the text of Section 7 would be amended to extend the level of Member involvement. The Portfolio Holder agreed to consider any further suggested amendments from Members up to mid-July in order that the Statement could be finalised and returned to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council before the submission of their Local Plan in August.

Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure resolved that:

(1)   the content of the report be noted; and

(2)   subject to the amendment of section 7 and any further proposed changes, the Statement of Common Ground with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, as set out at Annex 1 to the report, be approved.