Issue - meetings

Background:

This report set out an updated programme and timetable for the preparation of the new Medway Local Plan in a Local Development Scheme (LDS). The report considered the options and risks to inform the approach to securing a robust Local Plan to manage Medway’s growth to 2041.

The report explained that the LDS was a statutory document that set out the proposed development plan documents and the timetable for their preparation and revision. The current Scheme had been published in February 2024. Following the close of the Regulation 18 consultation in September 2024, and the review of the work programme leading into the publication of the draft plan at Regulation 19, officers had identified that it was appropriate to update the LDS. Government encouraged local planning authorities to keep these Schemes updated, to provide accurate and transparent information to stakeholders with an interest in the preparation of the Local Plan.

Thanks were given to the residents and community groups who had taken part in the consultation and to Council officers who had supported the process.

Reasons:

To provide certainty on the timetable for the production of the new Medway Local Plan.