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Thanet District Council is preparing a planning strategy (known as the Local Development Framework) for the District. The key document within this framework will be the "Core Strategy".
We are now inviting your comments on the Draft Core Strategy.
When adopted, the Core Strategy will provide the "big picture" as to how Thanet and its parts will change and develop over the period to 2026. Business and services need to evolve and adapt, and new households require decent homes to be provided. "No change" is not an option. However, change should be delivered in ways that will safeguard or improve the quality of life for those who live and work in or visit Thanet. The Core Strategy will need to take the tough decisions to guide these changes, including where new development should be accommodated.
We have already invited discussion and comment from a wide range of local residents, organisations and agencies, whose aspirations, programmes and plans will serve to shape Thanet and its places. This has helped us to understand and identify the main issues affecting our district and to assess the merits of various options to tackle them.
The above work has helped us prepare a draft "Preferred Options" Core Strategy document for consultation purposes. At this stage in the process, your views are very important, as they will help us decide whether work is moving in the right direction and whether the strategy is based on the right options.
Anyone can express a preference for any particular option, including those the council thinks should be rejected.
It is important to note that while the Core Strategy needs to reflect Thanet’s circumstances, it also needs to take account of government planning policies and regional policy, which is set out in the "South East Plan".
For example, the South East Plan sets a baseline figure for the number of new homes that need to be provided up to the year 2026.
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Email:
hannah.thorpe@ thanet.gov.uk
Phone:
01843 577120