Issue - meetings

The report summarises the progress and next stages in the preparation of the new London Plan, highlights some of the key issues for Tonbridge and Malling and the wider south east and seeks endorsement of the officer level comments returned by the 2 March 2018 deadline.

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

The report summarised progress and next stages in the preparation of the new London Plan; highlighted some of the key issues for Tonbridge and Malling and the wider south east and sought endorsement of the officer level comments returned by the deadline of 2 March 2018.

Concerns raised in the officer level response related to the potential for any unmet housing need putting additional pressure on surrounding local planning authorities and the inability of London Boroughs to release Green Belt land.

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

(1)     the progress made in respect of preparing the draft London Plan be noted; and

(2)     the officer level responses (set out in Annex 1 to the report) be endorsed.

Decision Notice D180022MEM

The report summarised progress and next stages in the preparation of the new London Plan; highlighted some of the key issues for Tonbridge and Malling and the wider south east and sought endorsement of the officer level comments returned by the deadline of 2 March 2018.

Concerns raised in the officer level response related to the potential for any unmet housing need putting additional pressure on surrounding local planning authorities and the inability of London Boroughs to release Green Belt land.

Members supported the concerns submitted in the consultation response and were pleased to note that the ‘duty to co-operate’ did not extend to London boroughs, which removed the potential for housing numbers being exported to surrounding authorities. 

RECOMMENDED: That:

(1)     the progress made in respect of preparing the draft London Plan be noted; and

(2)     the officer level responses (set out in Annex 1 to the report) be endorsed.