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Response to Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consultation on proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework
Meeting: 10/04/2018 - Cabinet (Item 6)
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Background:
This report set out Medway Council’s proposed response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consultation on the proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2012.
The report summarised the proposed changes to the NPPF and articulated the positive and negative features of the proposals. The report outlined the foreseeable implications to Medway and the Local Authority and in particular, the report reiterated the Council’s strong concern regarding the proposed introduction of a new standard methodology for the calculation of Local Housing Need.
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55/2018 |
The Cabinet agreed this report and draft response to the direct questions in the consultation, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, including the strong opposition to the use of standard methodology for calculating housing need. |
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56/2018 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director Regeneration, Culture, Environment and Transformation and Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holders for Planning, Economic Growth and Regulation & Inward Investment, Strategic Regeneration and Partnerships to submit Medway Council’s formal response to the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MCHLG) setting out concerns about the proposals contained in the consultation. |
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57/2018 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director Regeneration, Culture, Environment and Transformation and Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holders for Planning, Economic Growth and Regulation & Inward Investment, Strategic Regeneration and Partnerships to submit the Council’s response to the consultation on supporting housing delivery through developer contributions to the MHCLG as highlighted in paragraph 4.44 of the report. |
Reasons:
Medway Council is concerned about the recommendations contained within the consultation and specifically the standard methodology for calculating housing need. The consequences of the recommendations within the consultation are set out in the body of the report and in the responses to the questions in appendix 1 to the report.
The standard methodology recommended produces a housing target for Medway and other Kent Authorities that is not only unachievable, but would have serious and unacceptable implications for infrastructure and the valued and nationally and internationally protected landscape within Medway.