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Dover District Council Authority Monitoring Report 2017/18

Meeting: 13/03/2019 - Scrutiny (Community and Regeneration) Committee (Item 102)

102 DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL AUTHORITY MONITORING REPORT 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 86 KB

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Policy and Projects Manager introduced the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) 2017/18 to the Committee which had been considered at the meeting of Cabinet on 4 March 2019. The AMR was required to be published annually and identified the Council’s progress against the Local Development Scheme (LDS) as well as assessing the performance of the Council’s current planning policies and providing support to parishes in the preparation of their Neighbourhood Plans.  It was a record of how the district was performing in terms of the rate of development and how that met the Council’s targets and, setting objections for future development.

 

A summary of the key findings from the report was provided. The Council was in the process of producing a new Local Plan and reviewing the evidence base which underpinned the plan. The Local Plan was required to be reviewed every five years and this would be the second plan for the Council; it was acknowledged that other authorities had not yet completed one.

 

During the monitoring period (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018) there were a total of 446 new dwellings completed of which 99 units were affordable homes and the Council was now able to demonstrate a 5 year housing land supply. It was clarified that sites with planning permission within the 5 years (not including extant permissions) could be included in the total and the Council was proactive in speaking with developers to assess the developments’ progress. The issue of how the Council dealt with its windfall allowance was raised. Members were advised that the approach to the windfall allowance, which referred to those sites not specifically identified in the development, was robust in order to prevent any overestimation in respect of the potential housing supply.

 

Members discussed the Infrastructure Delivery Table and notably Transport (the potential impact of the BRT in respect of sustainable transport provision), Health (the need to review general practice provision in light of changing health provision requirements) and Utilities (how much influence the council had over the utility providers) and it was agreed that Members would be provided with the omitted comment for Adult Social Services. In respect of Green Infrastructure, Members were advised that further information concerning the statement that the Kingsdown to Walmer Local Wildlife Site lacked local support would be provided.

 

Members praised the graphical Executive Summary within the report and thanked officers for their attendance and presentation.

 

RESOLVED:  (a)       That the Infrastructure Delivery Table be completed with the missing comment for ‘Adult Social Services – Local Hubs, day activities for older people including dementia care, Telecare services, Adult Changing Places and drop in service for people with learning disabilities, short term breaks/Training for life flats’ and an addendum to the report be published.

 

(b)       That Members be provided with further information concerning the Infrastructure Delivery Table and the required infrastructure to ‘Improve condition of Kingsdown to Walmer Local Wildlife Site (Kent Area Agreement 2008) and the reason for it lacking local support.

 

 


Meeting: 04/03/2019 - Cabinet (Item 104)

104 Dover District Council Authority Monitoring Report 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 86 KB

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

 

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Built Environment

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was agreed that the Authority Monitoring Report 2017/18, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and made available on the Council’s website.