Confirmation that the area in question can be re-designated as a conservation area, and the associated character appraisal and management plan adopted for development management purposes.

The Cabinet Member for Planning introduced the report which sought to update Cabinet on proposed Conservation Area boundary changes in Rodmersham Green, following the recent reviews.  He said the reviews had been carried out from funding allocated by the Area Committees and he added that the current administration had carried out more Conservation Area reviews in the last three years than the previous administration carried out in the previous twenty years.

The Cabinet Member for Planning thanked and congratulated officers for their hard work on the review and for their adaptability after listening to public feedback.  The Leader added his thanks to officers.

The Conservation and Design Manager acknowledged the praise given for the work on the review.

Other Members praised the review.

Resolved:

(1)  That the responses received from the public consultation exercise (summarised in the response table at Appendix I) be noted.

(2)  That the content of the conservation area character appraisal and associated management strategy document for the Rodmersham Green Conservation Area, as amended in response to the public consultation (set out in Appendix II) be noted.

(3)  That the changes to the review document proposed by officers in response to the representations received during the course of the public consultation, and also following a re-evaluation of the conservation area boundary by officers following the close of consultation, to agree that a further 3- week period of public consultation be carried out (referencing the additional proposed boundary changes) be approved.

(4)  That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning Services (in liaison with the Cabinet Member for Planning) to make a decision on re-designating the conservation area and adopting the amended appraisal and management plan review document for development management purposes, unless the reconsultation results in the receipt of significant objections to the proposed additional boundary changes – in which case the matter would be referred to the Council’s Policy & Resources Committee for consideration and a decision on re-designation and adoption.