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Strood Waterfront Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): Public Consultation

Meeting: 21/11/2017 - Cabinet (Item 6)

6 Public Consultation of Strood Waterfront Development Brief 2017 pdf icon PDF 119 KB

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Background:

 

This report provided details of the draft 2017 Strood Waterfront Development Brief, which had been prepared for consultation. The report stated that the Council had adopted a Strood Riverside Development Brief in 2006, setting out the design principles and guidelines for land to the north of the railway line, along Canal Road, and how development could come forward on the site. There had been considerable changes, both locally and nationally since 2006 and this policy basis needed to be updated to reflect current conditions and opportunities.

 

The report stated that the updated policy would support the Council’s ambitions to realise the regeneration opportunities presented by the sites in Strood. This could secure investment and deliver high quality development that would boost the area’s economic, environmental and community wellbeing.

 

The report also provided details of the proposed consultation process. It was noted that a Diversity Impact Assessment would be carried out during the consultation stage.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

125/2017

The Cabinet approved option 1 (consultation on the proposed Strood Waterfront Development Brief 2017, with the intent it will become a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)), as set out in section 3 and 6 of the report and to consider the outcome of the public consultation, by way of a report back to Cabinet to agree the final version of the SPD.

126/2017

The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration, Culture, Environment and Transformation and Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Inward Investment, Strategic Regeneration and Partnerships and Planning, Economic Growth and Regulation, to approve any necessary minor amendments to the draft Strood Waterfront Development Brief 2017.

 

Reasons:

 

Publicly consulting on the Strood Waterfront Development Brief 2017 is necessary in order for the Development Brief to be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document, forming part of the Council’s development plan, and allow the marketing of the sites at Riverside and Civic to proceed and bring forward homes at pace.