Planning Policy Consultation Page
Thank you for visiting Canterbury City Council's planning consultation portal. The City Council is encouraging people to view documents and to comment on them on-line, in line with the Government's agenda of e-government.
The following documents have recently undergone consultation. These are as follows:
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Draft Herne Bay Area Action Plan:
Consultation on the draft Herne Bay Area Action Plan closed on the 7th March 2008. Details of the comments that have been submitted and the recommended actions are available by clicking on the 'Herne Bay Area Action Plan Preferred Option'. On the following page click on ' View Closed Consultation' and then follow the instructions to view comments.
The analysis of representations is being reported to Members of the Executive on Tuesday 8th July 2008 . The report and agenda are available to view on the Council's main website
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Draft Wincheap Development Brief:
Consultation on this document was completed on the 7th March 2008. Details of the comments that have been submitted and recommended actions are available by clicking on the 'Consultation Draft Wincheap Development Brief'. On the following page click on ' View Closed Consultation' and then follow the instructions to view comments.
The Committee Report is available by clicking here: Canterbury Area Member Panel Committee Report. This report will also be considered by the other committees. It is a large document (4.2MB) and may take some time to download.
Wincheap Update
It had been planned to adopt the Wincheap Development Brief in April 2008 following amendments made as a result of the formal consultation carried out this spring. However, the Council chose not to do so, pending further consultation on the proposal that there was no scope to locate the City’s 4 th Park and Ride site inside the Estate boundaries.
The possibility of the 4 th Park and Ride site being located in the Wincheap estate has only arisen because of the Minister’s decision in principle to allow new slip roads to be built at Wincheap on the A2/A28 crossing; and because of the possibility of being able to have the slip road construction funded by a combination of County Council and Developer contributions. By definition, however this also means that, potentially, there may be other sites near to the A2/A28 junction, which could provide a better location than Faulkners Lane at Harbledown.
The Local Plan requires that we investigate sites on the A2 corridor for the 4th Park and Ride. We have already done that from Brenley Corner to the A2 Harbledown junction, which led to the decision that, currently, Faulkners Lane is our preferred site. We now, clearly, have to carry out further work to assess, against the same criteria as were used at Harbledown, whether there might be a better site near the A2/A28 junction. As we are carrying out this work, we will also include the Wincheap Estate as one of the possible sites, in order to review the existing work. We will also check whether there are any sites farther out from the City on the A28, which may provide a better alternative relocation site for the current Wincheap Park and Ride site. There will need to be public consultation on the outcome.
This work will take most of this calendar year, and as the outcome will have potential implications for the Wincheap Development Brief, we have taken the view to defer a decision on that Brief until the further work and consultation on the 4 th Park and Ride site is complete.
We will hold all representations so far made on the Development Brief and re-present them when a decision is to be taken. We hope that you will take part in the subsequent consultation and look forward to hearing your views.
Local Development Framework
We are also currently preparing the Core Strategy. We expect to publish an consultation document spring 2009r.
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Please check the Planning Policy page of the City Council's website for further information and to view other planning documents.