Issue - meetings

Background:

The report presented the Maidstone Borough Council consultation on its Lidsing Garden Community Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). Due to the proximity of the planned development to Medway, there were specific considerations and anticipated impacts on Medway’s communities, services and environment. Medway Council was seeking to work collaboratively with the neighbouring council in planning for sustainable development.

The report outlined the purpose and content of the consultation document. It identified issues of concern for Medway and set out the scope of the proposed response from the Council to the consultation. The Cabinet was asked to approve the content of the Council's response to the SPD consultation.

Reasons:

To approve representations to the Lidsing Garden Community SPD to seek to influence planning for development, and mitigating the impacts on the natural environment, infrastructure and service delivery in Medway.