Following that change of Administration at TMBC, and then the collapse of the Government, development of the Local Plan has been severely delayed.

Government targets for housing are now some 13,000 across the Borough, to be delivered at a rate of 1109 per annum until 2042. That level of development would be a disaster for us all, however, developers do not want to lose profits by building too many houses, and so we are actually unlikely to see build out rates go much past their current levels of 460 per annum.

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One thing I can assure you all that this version of the Plan will be driven by the evidence, and not by political expediency as it has in the past - it will be fair by being equally harmful to everyone of us.

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This time Local Members have been deeply involved in the development of the Plan, and whilst we cannot affect housing numbers, we can develop very strong policies to ensure the houses that are built are the very best.

 

The Draft Local Plan will be submitted to the Housing and Planning Committee on 21st October, the start of the Regulation 18 Consultation. This is the Public's opportunity to have their say, and you will recall that last time the overwhelming public demand that Greenbelt be protected was echoed by major changes to the Plan.

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Older Documents

What is the PARISH ALLIANCE ?     The Failed 2018 Local Plan

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PUBLIC MEETING 14th October Borough Green Village Hall                     BGGC DRONE VIDEO

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TMBC's scheme last time was to launch as a consultation "The Way Forward", effectively a draft Local Plan, which they theoretically amended to include all our concerns. The actual truth was it went forward unchanged and fell flat on its face.

So this time they are asking questions about every possible element that is needed to build the Local Plan, and they then theoretically  draft a plan that reflects what we have said. But it is so hugely complex, with even the basic documents running to some 1300 pages - even I didn't read it all.

 

 

 

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 GREEN BELT STUDY   This is where TMBC attempt to justify using Greenbelt Land in preference to other unconstrained sites in the Borough to push a large lump of their development needs into our little Green Corner

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To be honest, I can't make head nor tail of their sustainability scoring, and as we are not yet commenting on specific sites, it makes sense to defer any comment on that until the Regulation 19 Consultation next year

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 INTERIM SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL          Site List inc maps and locations

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 INTERIM SUSTAINABILITY REPORT    Contains site list numbers and sustainability markers 

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 KCC MINERALS AND WASTE SAFEGUARDING - TMBC AREA PLAN

 TMBC AREA PLAN  WROTHAM HEATH AREA EXTRACT - the redhatched area is safeguarded from development by essential Soft Sand Reserves

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