The next Local Plan Consultation is on the agenda for next week’s cabinet meeting. Cabinet members are being asked to approve the latest draft preferred options document and the consultation arrangements. As we already knew Princes Parade has been identifed as the site for the new leisure centre and 150 new homes. The main document (page 79 onwards) refers to an appropriate mix of flats, terraced town houses and pavilion housing along the seafront. It says there is an opportunity for 8 self build/custom build and also refers to discussions with the Hythe Sailing Club although as we know the members have voted not to move to Princes Parade. There is also a policy about community facilities in Hythe (ie the leisure centre) on p242. Appendix 1 (page 356) lists the reasons why the Imperial Golf Course has been deemed not suitable for development. Page 344 lists the “saved policies” that are being deleted. The ones relating to PP are TM8 (recreation) which it says “is no longer required” and LR9 (open space) “Covered by NPPF and Policy C3”. Appendix 2 lists the sites that were considered as open spaces including PP but it gives no reasons why the sites were not included. Subject to cabinet approval the public consultation will open on 30 Sept for 6 weeks so watch this space and we will tell you how you can take part and object to the inclusion of PP as a development site. http://www.shepway.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/s20276/rcabt20160914%20appendix%20to%20places%20and%20policies.pdf
There is also a summary of the responses to the last local plan consultation and an attempt to explain how those responses have been taken into account in drawing up this new document. PP is on page 28. Note that they haven’t listed all the respondees as there were too many of us!
http://www.shepway.gov.uk/…/rcabt20160914%20appendix%202%20…
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