Agenda item

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(1)         Mr Oakford moved and Mr Brazier seconded the following motion:

“That County Council is asked to:

a)    NOTE the Council’s legal advice and response in respect of the legal opinion from the promoter of the West Malling sandpit site concerning the green belt assessment;

b)    APPROVE and publish the Pre-Submission Drafts of the Kent Mineral Sites Plan and the Early Partial Review of the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan for a statutory period of representation and to submit the Draft Plans to the Secretary of State for independent examination; and

c)    DELEGATE to the Corporate Director for Growth, Environment & Transport the authority to approve any non-material changes to the Mineral Sites Plan and Early Partial Review of the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan in consultation with the Deputy Leader prior to their publication and during their examination.

(2)           Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion set out in paragraph (1) above to the vote and the voting was as follows:

For (43)

Mrs A Allen, Mr M Angell, Mr P Barrington-King, Mr P Bartlett, Mrs C Bell, Mrs P Beresford, Mrs R Binks, Mr R Bird, Mr A Bowles, Mr D Brazier, Mr D Butler, Miss S Carey, Mr P Carter, Mr N Collor, Ms K Constantine, Mr A Cook, Mr P Cooper, Mr D Daley, Mrs T Dean, Mr T Dhesi, Mr D Farrell, Mr G Gibbens, Mr R Gough, Mr M Hill, Mrs S Hohler,  Mr S Holden, Mr E Hotson, Mrs L Hurst, Mr J Kite, Mr P Lake, Mr R Long, Ms D Marsh, Mr J McInroy, Mr D Monk, Mr P Oakford, Mr J Ozog, Mr D Pascoe, Mrs S Prendergast, Mr C Simkins, Dr L Sullivan, Mr I Thomas, Mr R Thomas, Mr J Wright.

Against (4)

Ida Linfield, Mr M Whybrow, Mr T Hills, Ms S Hamilton

Abstained (0)

Motion carried

(3)          RESOLVED that:

a)     the Council’s legal advice and response in respect of the legal opinion from the promoter of the West Malling sandpit site concerning the green belt assessment be noted;

b)    the Pre-Submission Drafts of the Kent Mineral Sites Plan and the Early Partial Review of the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan for a statutory period of representation be approved, published and the Draft Plans be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination; and

c)    authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Growth, Environment & Transport to approve any non-material changes to the Mineral Sites Plan and Early Partial Review of the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan in consultation with the Deputy Leader prior to their publication and during their examination.