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Background:

This report provided details of a draft revised Development Brief and Masterplan for Rochester Riverside. The revised Rochester Riverside Development Brief and Masterplan would establish a set of strategic parameters and illustrative guidance to steer the future development of the site. The Brief would provide planning and design guidance to developers and would inform development management decisions.

The report stated that Rochester Riverside was a flagship project in the Council’s regeneration programme. The site comprised 32 hectares (74 acres) of brownfield development land, stretching from Rochester Bridge to the north and Doust Way to the south. The principles, guidelines and aspirations as set out in the original adopted 2004 Development Brief formed the basis of the 2004 Rochester Riverside Masterplan. Allies and Morrison, working with officers and GL Hearn produced a draft revised Rochester Riverside Development Brief and Masterplan following a review of the original Development Brief and Masterplan. The review identified a number of issues in relation to the scheme as set out in paragraph 2.10 of the report.

It was noted that the consultation period would run from 28 April 2014 to 6 June 2014 and that the outcome would be reported back to Cabinet in due course.

Appendices 1 and 2 to the report were included in Supplementary Agenda No.1.

Reasons:

Approval of this draft Development Brief and Masterplan for consultation will progress work in bringing forward the Rochester Riverside regeneration scheme. The Development Brief and Masterplan will provide the framework to guide development on the site to realise the development opportunity of the site.