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Lodge Hill Development Brief

 

 

Meeting: 20/12/2011 - Cabinet (Item 5)

5 Draft Lodge Hill Development Brief pdf icon PDF 56 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Background:

 

This report provided details of the outcome of consultation on the draft Development Brief for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) site at Lodge Hill, Chattenden. Policy CS33 of the Publication Draft Core Strategy made a strategic allocation of an area of land at Lodge Hill. This included up to 5,000 new dwellings, at least 43,000m² of employment floorspace, at least 5,000m² of retail floorspace and supporting infrastructure, community facilities and open space. If adopted, the Development Brief would become a material consideration in the determination of any planning applications for the Lodge Hill site.

 

Appendices 1 and 2 had been circulated to Cabinet Members and Ward Members separately.

 

The consultation process ran between August 2011 – October 2011 and the report set out a summary of the consultation responses. The full schedule of responses was set out in Appendix 1 to the report. The Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on 4 October 2011 and its comments were set out in Appendix 4 to the report.

 

A Diversity Impact Assessment was included at Appendix 3 to the report. The screening form indicated it was not necessary to undertake a full assessment.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

167/2011

The Cabinet agreed to adopt the Lodge Hill Development Brief, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, as amended in accordance with the schedule of consultation responses set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

168/2011

The Cabinet agreed that the Director of Regeneration, Community and Culture, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Development and Economic Growth, be granted delegated authority to include specific references to Community Safety in the Lodge Hill Development Brief and to approve minor changes to the Lodge Hill Development Brief to improve its clarity and consistency, prior to its formal publication.

 

Reasons:

 

A Development Brief for Lodge Hill will provide greater certainty for futuredevelopers andthe localcommunity and will assist in securing Medway’s regeneration and growth.