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Amherst Hill Design Brief Supplementary Planning Document - Outcome of Consultation
Meeting: 19/10/2010 - Cabinet (Item 116)
116 Amherst Hill Design Brief 
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Minutes:
This report set out the outcome of consultation on the proposals for the Amherst Hill Design Brief.
The Amherst Hill Design Brief had been produced by Medway Council to satisfy the Local Plan requirement that a detailed design brief must guide the development of the Amherst Hill site in a manner appropriate to its setting adjacent to Fort Amherst and its prominent location.
Cabinet had approved a six-week programme of consultation on 29 June 2010 and details of the comments received along with the proposed Council response to them were set out in Appendix 1 to the report. It was proposed that the draft Design Brief be amended to reflect points that resulted from the consultation.
The Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered this report on 29 September 2010 and its comments were set out in section 7 of the report.
A Diversity Impact Assessment had been completed, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, and it was noted that it had not been necessary to carry out a full impact assessment.
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172/2010 |
The Cabinet agreed to adopt the Amherst Hill Design Brief as a Supplementary Planning Document and agreed that the design brief be amended in accordance with the consultation responses set out in Appendix 1 to the report. |
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173/2010 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director for Regeneration, Community and Culture, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Economic Growth, to approve minor changes to the Amherst Hill Design Brief to improve its clarity and consistency, prior to its formal publication. |
Reasons:
Adoption of the Design Brief as a Supplementary Planning Document will provide the council with a clear policy framework to guide the development of the site and to provide guidance to developers on the site capacity and development quality expected. It will provide landowners and developers with greater certainty as to what is expected by the Local Planning Authority.
Meeting: 29/09/2010 - Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 394)
394 Amherst Hill Design Brief Supplementary Planning Document PDF 4 MB
The results of the consultation on the draft design brief are set out in this report and the draft brief will be amended to reflect the outcome of that consultation. The draft Amherst Hill Design Brief was produced to satisfy the Local Plan requirement that a detailed design brief must guide the development of the site in a manner appropriate to its sensitive setting and prominent location.
Minutes:
Discussion:
The Senior Urban Design Officer advised that Amherst Hill was owned by Defence Estates and allocated for housing in the Local Plan. It was situated next to Fort Amherst with long views across to Rochester. The Local Plan had set out that there had to be a detailed design brief to guide development of the site in a manner appropriate to its sensitive setting and prominent location. The results of the six week consultation on a draft design brief with English Heritage, the owners and other stakeholders were set out in the report. Minor amendments had been made as a consequence of the consultation but the principle remained the same.
Members asked why the comments of the Brompton Village Association set out on page 261 of the agenda with regard to the development of the Kitchener Barracks could not be incorporated into the design brief. Officers responded that Kitchener Barracks had not been released for development and it would be important to have a separate design brief for that area.
Decision:
The committee agreed to endorse the Amherst Hill Design Brief, having given regard to the comments raised during the consultation.