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DEVELOPING BROMLEY'S LOCAL PLAN - DRAFT POLICIES AND DESIGNATIONS FOR CONSULTATION

Meeting: 07/01/2014 - Development Control Committee (Item 41)

41 DEVELOPING BROMLEY'S LOCAL PLAN - DRAFT POLICIES AND DESIGNATIONS FOR CONSULTATION PDF 248 KB

This report will also be considered by the Executive for decision at their meeting on 15 January 2014. Accordingly, the report is provided to Members under separate cover. Members are requested to bring their copy of the report with them if attending either the current Development Control meeting or the Executive meeting.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report DRR14/002

Members were requested to endorse Appendix 1 of the report as the consultative ‘Draft Policies and Designations’ stage in the preparation of Bromley’s Local Plan. Following approval from the Executive, this document would form the basis of consultation with residents, partner organisations and the wider community, scheduled for early 2014.

Member comments, questions and suggestions together with officer responses (where applicable) are set out below.

Member Comments, Questions and Suggestions	Officer Responses
It should be noted within the document that Site L: Former DHSS Building at Bromley South had been sold to the Education Funding Agency for the purpose of establishing a Free School. This site had been previously earmarked within the Bromley Town Centre Area Action Plan as a site for mixed office and residential use.	Noted.
Page 115 – Conservation Areas. Unlike the draft policy on Locally Listed Buildings, no reference is made to the Council having a policy of considering applications for Conservation Areas in the future.	Reference to potential new Conservation Areas could be made although this would be dealt with under a separate process. Areas of Special Residential Character are considered through the Local Plan process. The proposed continuation of Policy BE14 – Trees located within Conservation Areas, was omitted in error from the document.
Page 43 - Housing Supply: There is potential here for non-conformity with the GLA. 470 additional homes per annum over a 15 year period is the correct one for Bromley. The Council should continue to fight for this.	Noted.
Page 83 - Parking: Whilst there is potential for non-conformity with the GLA, the minimum standard for Bromley is justified. Flexibility should be maintained for parking in Outer London.	Noted.
Page 56 - Conversion of non-residential buildings to residential: That additional reference be made to not adding undue parking and highway pressures on the area.	Noted and additional clause to be included.
Page 100 - The Green Belt: This should highlight that the surrounding edge of Green Belt land is the most vulnerable because once that is developed, the remainder of the land then becomes vulnerable.	The Draft Policy on page 103 of the report refers to land adjoining Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land. The Draft Policy on page 100 protects all Green Belt land however, supporting text could be supplemented.
Page 54 - Side Space Policy: The 1m side space which applied to buildings consisting of two or more storeys should also apply to one storey buildings.	The Side Space Policy was introduced to stop a terracing effect from appearing however, there are other policies which refer to layout and character of the area more generally which provides protection. Applying side space policy to one storey would need to be considered in more detail and separately to this consultation.
Page 96 - Development and Trees: The final sentence should be amended to read:- 'When trees have to be felled, the Council will seek suitable replanting of native species.'	Will be amended to read as suggested.
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