The modification is welcomed and supported

The County Council recommends that the policy includes a requirement for archaeological assessment to be included in the masterplan requirements. KCC therefore recommends the following addition: 5) pre-design archaeological assessment and evaluation and provision, if necessary, for the preservation of significant archaeological remains

From 1 April 2018, a new set of rules covering the charging for new connections and requisitions for companies wholly or mainly in England come into force. These new rules include requirements for water and sewerage companies to provide upfront charges for most connections services and make the charges for offsite reinforcement works more transparent and cost reflective, rather than requiring the developer to connect to the point of nearest adequate capacity. Network reinforcement, required as a

Main modifications have been made to the non-strategic housing allocations "for clarity and effectiveness and consistency with the format of the strategic housing policies" – densities have not been referred to in policies HO1, HO11 and HO12. It is also not clear whether the density in policies HO12, HO13, HO14, HO15, HO16 and HO17 are net or gross. Some capacities listed in policy HO11 are not consistent with detailed policies for same sites. Where specified density aspirations are cited as