Agenda item

Innovation Park Medway - Adoption of the Local Development Order and Masterplan

This report seeks permission to recommend to Full Council that the Innovation Park Medway Local Development Order (LDO) is adopted. The LDO, which went out to public consultation at the end of October 2020, sets out the principles for development to bring forward a high quality development that supports growth in the high-value technology, engineering, manufacturing and knowledge-intensive sectors. In line with this, this report also seeks approval to adopt the Innovation Park Medway masterplan for economic development and marketing purposes.

 

Due to its size the Masterplan is available as a supplementary paper.  All documents can also be viewed on the website.

 

Minutes:

Decision Notice D210011CAB

 

The report sought permission to recommend to Council that the Innovation Park Medway Local Development Order (LDO) was adopted.  The LDO set out the principles to bring forward a high quality development that supported growth in the high-value technology, engineering, manufacturing and knowledge-intensive sectors.

 

In addition, approval was also sought to adopt the Innovation Park Medway masterplan for economic development and marketing purposes.

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)             the content of the report be noted;

 

(2)             the Innovation Park Medway Masterplan be adopted for economic development and marketing purposes;

 

(3)             subject to no legal challenge being lodged against the Medway Council LDO, the Local Development Order, as set out in Appendix A, be commended to the Council for adoption; and

 

(4)            the Council be commended to delegate authority to the Director of Central Services and the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health, in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure, to approve any necessary minor amendments to the LDO for the purposes of presentation, improving clarity and consistency with Medway Council.

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