Issue - meetings

REPORT DRR18/045

Following a consultation period on the proposed Main Modifications to the Draft Local Plan, Members considered responses received from local interest groups, planning consultants and developers and statutory consultees.  The responses would be considered by the Local Plan Inspector when finalising her report.

The report also outlined the anticipated next steps towards adoption of the Local Plan.

Referring to page 237 – Item 10 – West of Bromley High Street, Councillor Allen informed Members that she had attended the Public Inquiry when the Inspector established the requirement for a Masterplan.  The report stated it was in response to representations by the Bromley Civic Society however, this was misleading as Councillor Allen believed it was more to do with linking together representations from the Chief Planner, the Head of Town Centre Planning Projects and other key officers. 

In regard to paragraph 3.8 (page 222), Councillor Dykes stated she was not satisfied with the Council’s response to the omission of Local Green Space designation for the Valley Primary School Playing Fields.  The Friends of Bromley Town Parks and Gardens and the Bromley Civic Society had clearly demonstrated its use for local community sport, school tournaments, family picnics etc.  The Chief Planner advised that at this stage of the procedure, there was no opportunity to make changes to the document.

RESOLVED that the responses to the Draft Local Plan Main Modifications consultations and the anticipated next steps towards adoption of the Local Plan be noted.