Consultation on new planning guidance for developers

This consultation is now closed.  These pages are provided for information only.

1. Consultation overview

This consultation asked for local people's views about new proposed guidance for developers on the community facilities that they need to provide as part of larger housing developments in Thanet.

This guidance was the draft Planning Obligations and Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document and was created to assist developers and the community in understanding what is required and when.  This guidance expands on previous policies and aims to give more clarity and about what local people can expect to see as part of a new development and what developers can expect to have to deliver.

The consultation was part of the Local Development Framework for the area.

2. When was the consultation carried out?

6 November - 18 December 2009

3. Who was consulting?

Strategic Planning and Conservation - Regeneration

4. Who was consulted?

This consultation was open to all members of the public

5. How was the consultation carried out?

Members of the public were able to view a copy of the guidance and to submit their comments online by visiting http://consult.thanet.gov.uk/ or by calling in to Thanet's Gateway Plus or any local Thanet library.

The consultation was promoted on the council's website and through the local press and media.

6. What was the outcome?

Feedback from the consultation was used to help shape the final version of the new guidance for developers.  This was formally adopted in April 2010.

View the final guidance for developers

7. Further information

View the Local Development Framework consultation pages

Recent developments where developers made contributions under the existing guidance:

• St. Augustine’s Park at Westgate, where the developers Millwood Homes contributed over £60,000 towards new school places within 2 miles of the development
• Westwood Cross developers Carillion contributed £307,500 to the installation of a new local bus system, now known as the Loop.

Strategic Planning

01843 577 591

local.plans@thanet.gov.uk