Agenda item
Swale Borough Local Plan Review Regulation 19 consultation document
Reports and Appendices i to vi published 15 January 2021.
Appendices vii and viii to-follow.
Additional Appendices published 15 January 2021
Minutes:
The Planning Policy Officer introduced the report which set out the progress made to-date with the Local Plan Review document and presented headlines for the final pieces of remaining evidence that had now been completed in full. She referred to the pre-submission consultation draft local plan which was set-out at Appendix I of the report. The Planning Policy Officer stated that if approved at Full Council on 3 February 2021 the documents would then be consulted on later that month. The Planning Policy Officer outlined the four recommendations for approval contained in the covering report for Members.
The Chairman moved the four recommendations in the report, and these were seconded by the Vice Chairman.
The Chairman invited Members to ask questions. The Panel debated the proposals and the Planning Policy Officer and the Senior Planning Officer gave points of clarification where necessary.
Concern was raised that the transport modelling document was not available. The Chairman stated that the document would be available late Spring 2021. He explained that following previous modelling work with Kent County Council (KCC) Highways and Transportation they were confidant that it would not throw-up any major problems. A Member agreed to speak to officers outside of the meeting about further questions he had relating to transport modelling and air pollution.
In response to a query from a Member, the Head of Planning Services advised that windfall sites could only be included for the later years of the plan. The Planning Policy Manager explained that that approach could be justified as they had a strong record of windfall sites which also included smaller sites.
Some Members raised concerns about the proposed development at Teynham which they considered was unfair on local residents and did not consider a bypass was the solution to traffic congestion which could lead to more development in the surrounding area.
Recommended:
(1) That the summaries for the remaining evidence for the Local Plan Review be noted.
(2) That the addendum to the Statement of Community Involvement that sets out how the Council will address Covid-19 related restrictions in light of the usual need to have hard copies of documents available for inspection.
(3) That the Local Plan Review pre-submission draft and accompanying documents as set-out in Regulation 22 and commend them to Cabinet for approval for the purposes of public consultation and submission to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
(4) That delegated authority be given to the Planning Policy Manager and Head of Planning Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning to agree minor amendments to the documents that are non-material prior to submission and during the course of the examination if required be granted.
Supporting documents:
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LPR covering report, item 403.
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Appendix i LPR draft for LPP 19.01.21, item 403.
PDF 151 MB
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Appendix II Draft IDP 14 01 21, item 403.
PDF 434 KB
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Appendix II Draft IDP Schedule 14 01 21, item 403.
PDF 196 KB
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Appendix III Swale Transport Strategy 2022-2037, item 403.
PDF 6 MB
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Appendix iv SCI Addendum, item 403.
PDF 104 KB
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Appendix V FINAL LUC Swale Important Local Countryside Gaps Study, Jan 2021, item 403.
PDF 39 MB
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Appendix vi 201224_Swale WPV_draft_Versio 1 Client Issue, item 403.
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Appendix vii Swale Local Plan SA - Interim SA Report NTS 210115, item 403.
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Appendix vii Swale Local Plan Review SA - Interim SA Report 210115, item 403.
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Appendix viii Swale LLP HRA 2020, item 403.
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APPENDIX VIII Figure A1 - International Designated Sites_Optimized, item 403.
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APPENDIX VIII Figure C1 - Location of Site Allocations_Optimized, item 403.
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