Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Aslam and Cllr Bains, Cllr Metcalf and Cllr D Ashenden substituted respectively. |
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Minutes: The minutes of the Strategic Environment Cabinet Committee held on Wednesday 27 March 2024, were agreed and signed by the Chair. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: Cllr Mochrie-Cox declared an interest as he was employed by Kent County Council.
Cllr D Ashenden declared an interest as his daughter in law worked for Eurostar. |
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Corporate Performance: Quarter Four 2023-24 PDF 148 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Planning presented members of the Strategic Environment Cabinet Committee with an update against the performance management framework, as introduced within the council’s corporate plan, for Quarter Four 2023 – 24 (January to March 2023). This report was for information purposes only.
The Head of Planning went through the corporate performance page by page, highlighting the following key points, and following questions and comments from members, explained the following:
· PI19 – This sets out the percentage of major planning applications processed on time, which was 100%. · PI20 – This sets out the percentage of minor planning applications processed on time. The number varied and Q4 reflected the pressures on the team in terms of determining Northfleet Harbourside etc. · PI21 – Performance had been relatively good and was in keeping with previous quarters, though slightly higher. · PI22 – Set out the total formal planning enforcement actions taken. This is where a notice has been served in some form and showed a slight increase from previous quarters. The head of planning advised members that they were currently in the process of reviewing and refining systems and procedures in terms of planning enforcement. At the time of the meeting, they had approximately 71 cases. It was likely that 19 of those moving forward would receive an enforcement notice if matters were not resolved. Approximately 13 of those 71 cases were likely to be resolved through voluntary procedures. The Chair advised that, in future, the level of detail included within the corporate performance report should reflect this additional contextual information provided at the meeting. · The Head of Planning clarified that within the Q4 period, officers had worked with legal officers to submit three enforcement notices. The Chair requested that the number of cases under appeal also be included. · PI23 – The total net additional homes added to the Council Tax valuation list. This was in keeping with what they expected to see over the winter period. During Q4, a drop in figures was expected due to the winter months, bulk holidays etc. In terms of delivery, they would expect Q4 to be the lowest. · PI24 was an annual indicator.
The committee noted the report.
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Local Validation List Review PDF 281 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Planning held a presentation for the committee on the local validation list review and asked that the committee considered the report and provided their comments on the presentation.
The presentation outlined that:
Following questions and comments, the Head of Planning explained that:
The aim was to go out to consultation with the draft local validation and then bring it back to committee in September for final comments.
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Draft Transport Strategy PDF 264 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Planning shared the initial draft of the transport strategy and highlighted the following key points, and following questions and comments from members, explained the following:
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