The modification is welcomed and supported

See attached file For the reasons set out in our duly made representations to the Submission Local Plan we continue to have concerns over the Local Plan's reliance on a handful of strategic sites to deliver a substantial proportion of the district's housing needs over the plan period. Following the deletion of a mixed use development at Manston Airport from the Proposed Revisions to the Local Plan these large sites were proposed to accommodate additional housing development to make up the shor

Bullet 5 should be altered as follows: "junction improvement at A256 Old Haine Road/New Haine Road and Star Lane/Haine Road (including a dual lane link between them)". This change is required to ensure that the correct reference to the junction is made within the policy. The County Council strongly recommends the wording for requirement 1) "Masterplanning will be informed by and address: 1) pre-design archaeological evaluation" is modified to: pre-design archaeological evaluation assessment and

Please find enclosed on behalf of our clients Greenacre (Thanet) Ltd representations to the Draft Local Plan Schedule of Main Modifications (December 2019) and Policies Map. The Main Modifications comprise a number of changes which are proposed to the previous 'Pre-Submission Publication Regulation 19' version of the Local Plan, in order to make the Plan sound. Greenacre (Thanet) Ltd are the option holders in respect of Land at Manston Court Road / Haine Road (Policy SP18). For completeness, ap

Land is allocated for up to 1400 new dwellings "with an approximate average density of 35 dwellings per hectare (net)". This is a very low density of development. As a matter of principle, higher densities should be encouraged to reduce the need for loss of best and most versatile agricultural land. In addition, where the required masterplan will be providing details of "linkages to new and existing public transport infrastructure, including bus and rail services," it is considered that density