A new planning policy document for Cliftonville West has been published, following extensive consultation with local people.The council has listened to comments made during formal and informal consultations and now believes it has a planning policy document, which addresses issues in the Cliftonville West Renewal Area that can be dealt with by planning policy.
The document contains a number of policies, including:
Restrictions on one bedroom flats and Houses in Multiple Occupation, a policy which was first adopted in 2006
Retaining existing family housing in the area, requiring the provision of family homes in new developments and resisting more flats in the area.
Support for proposals to upgrade existing tourist accommodation or the provision of new tourist accommodation.
Before the document is submitted to the Secretary of State for examination, the council needs people's views on whether or not the document has been prepared in line with the correct planning procedures and if the policies in the document are realistic and achievable.
Cllr. Roger Latchford, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said: "It is good to see this planning document for Cliftonville reach this stage in the planning policy process, after much consultation and discussions with residents. Hopefully the document will go smoothly through the examination process and we can start to use the planning policies to improve the area."
The document is available electronically at http://consult.thanet.gov.uk/ where comments can be submitted online, or a comments form can be printed off. This uses the Councils new consultation software which will ask you to register, if you haven't already done so. You will only need to do this once and will then be able to participate in all future planning consultations using this site.
Alternatively, copies of the document and comments forms can be found at Thanet's Gateway Plus in Margate, St Paul's Community Centre in Cliftonville, and Cliftonville Library.
Please return forms to Jo Wadey, Strategic Planning, Thanet District Council, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1XZ. All comments must be received by the Council by Friday 31 July 2009.
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