DISCUSSED following submission on the Neighbourhood Development Plan to TDC it would then be out of the hands of the sub-committee and Town Council. It was hoped that the referendum on the plan could be held on the same day as the local elections, May 2019. However, this would be dependent on the planning examiners comments. 204 AOB None 205 DATE OF NEXT MEETING This was the last meeting of the sub-committee. Future updates to be via email. Meeting closed 10:32am Comment Comments Neighbourhood Plan Sub-Committee Response BSP 1: The ‘Green By restricting the development of the Noted – no changes required Wedge’ green wedge it protects large areas of Natural England natural landscape from being lost to Support development, this ensures the ecosystem services provided by these green wedges will continue to provide benefits for Broadstairs & St. Peter’s. These ecosystem services are the benefits provided by the natural environment, when the monetary value of these services can be determined then they can be thought of as providing natural capital. As such natural capital and ecosystem service concepts could be further applied to this neighbourhood plan. Enhancing natural capital is a concept within the NPPF (170. & 171.) and throughout the 25 year plan BSP1: The We fully support this approach and the Noted no changes required ‘Green – Wedge’ Policy BSP1 “The Green Wedge” must David & Margaret Tate remain a priority and be strongly defended. Residents Support BSP 1: The Southern Water fully understands the To check the contents of the TDC ‘Green desire to protect the countryside and Green Wedge policy-if this contains Wedge’ Ms Mayal prevent coalescence. However, we are a reference to utilities infrastructure Southern Water unable to support the current wording of then the NDP policy should be Object this policy as it could create a barrier to updated to keep it more inline with statutory utility providers such as Southern the district policy. If it does not, then water, from delivering essential to leave policy as per Regulation 14 infrastructure required to serve existing version. and future development or meet stricter environmental standards .Paragraph 99 of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2018) identifies that "designating land as local Green space should be consistent with the local
DISCUSSED following submission on the Neighbourhood Development Plan to TDC it would then be out of the hands of the sub-committee and Town Council. It was hoped that the referendum on the plan could be held on the same day as the local elections, May 2019. However, this would be dependent on the planning examiners comments. 204 AOB None 205 DATE OF NEXT MEETING This was the last meeting of the sub-committee. Future updates to be via email. Meeting closed 10:32am Comment Comments Neighbourhood Plan Sub-Committee Response BSP 1: The ‘Green Wedge’ Natural England Support By restricting the development of the green wedge it protects large areas of natural landscape from being lost to development, this ensures the ecosystem services provided by these green wedges will continue to provide benefits for Broadstairs & St. Peter’s. These ecosystem services are the benefits provided by the natural environment, when the monetary value of these services can be determined then they can be thought of as providing natural capital. As such natural capital and ecosystem service concepts could be further applied to this neighbourhood plan. Enhancing natural capital is a concept within the NPPF (170. & 171.) and throughout the 25 year plan Noted – no changes required BSP1: The ‘Green Wedge’ David & Margaret Tate Residents Support We fully support this approach and the Policy BSP1 “The Green Wedge” must remain a priority and be strongly defended. Noted – no changes required BSP 1: The ‘Green Wedge’ Ms Mayal Southern Water Object Southern Water fully understands the desire to protect the countryside and prevent coalescence. However, we are unable to support the current wording of this policy as it could create a barrier to statutory utility providers such as Southern water, from delivering essential infrastructure required to serve existing and future development or meet stricter environmental standards .Paragraph 99 of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2018) identifies that "designating land as local Green space should be consistent with the local To check the contents of the TDC Green Wedge policy-if this contains a reference to utilities infrastructure then the NDP policy should be updated to keep it more inline with the district policy. If it does not, then to leave policy as per Regulation 14 version.
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