Decision details

High Street / Best Street, Chatham, Masterplan

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Council is producing a detailed and comprehensive retail-led masterplan to stimulate and guide the future development of High Street/Best Street area in Chatham town centre.

Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration, Community and Culture

Decisions:

Background:

 

This report sought approval to undertake consultation on a masterplan for the Best Street/High Street area of Chatham. A copy of the masterplan had been circulated separately as part of the supplementary agenda.

 

It was noted that the draftmasterplan was underpinned by a number of specific principles concerning retail provision, cultural/leisure/community provision, employment space and street scene improvements. Details of these were set out in the report.

 

The report gave details of the consultation programme that would follow the practices contained within the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement. The Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee would consider the results of the consultation exercise before final proposals were submitted to Cabinet.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

52/2010

The Cabinet approved the draft masterplan proposals for the purposes of consultation, with the results being reported back to Cabinet together with final proposals at a later date.

 

Reasons:

 

A masterplan for Best Street/High Street Chatham, supported by the local community, will provide a basis for future planning decisions and help in regenerating the area.

Publication date: 09/03/2010

Date of decision: 30/03/2010

Decided at meeting: 30/03/2010 - Cabinet

Effective from: 10/04/2010

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