Policy

Subject

Chapter 1: Our Vision and Guiding Principles

SP1

Conserving and enhancing Kent's environment and ensuring a sustainable pattern of development

Chapter 2: A Spatial Strategy for Kent

SS1

Role of Major Urban Areas, Principal Urban Areas And Rural Service Centres

SS2

Role of Major Urban Areas, Principle Urban Areas and Rural Service Centres

SS3

Priority for previously developed land and a sequential approach to the location of development

SS4

Mixed use in town centres and inner urban areas

SS5

Enhancing existing communities

SS6

Development at rural service centres and other rural settlements

SS7

Development in the countryside

SS8

Extent of the Metropolitan Green Belt in Kent

SS9

Uses appropriate within the Green Belt

SS10

Strategic Gaps in Mid Kent and between Medway and Sittingbourne

Chapter 3: Kent and Medway: Area Based Policies

NK1

Dartford and Gravesham

NK2

Medway

NK3

Swale

EK1

Canterbury

EK2

Dover

EK3

Thanet

CC1

Ashford

CC2

Maidstone

CC3

Shepway

WK1

West Kent

WK2

Sevenoaks

WK3

Tonbridge and Malling

WK4

Tunbridge Wells

Chapter 4 : Protecting Our Natural Environment

E1

Protecting Kent's Countryside

E2

Protecting Kent’s Coast and Estuaries

E3

Protection and enhancement of Landscape Character

E4

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Heritage Coast

E5

Special Landscape Areas

E6

International and National Wildlife Designations

E7

County and Local Wildlife Designations

E8

Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity

E9

Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows

E10

Potential for Community Forests and Woodlands

E11

Planning and Management of the Urban Fringe

E12

River Corridors

E13

Environmental Enhancement of Primary Routes

E14

Rural Lanes

Chapter 5: Promoting Quality of Life in Town and Country

QL1

Quality of Development and Design

QL2

Priorities for the Public Realm

QL3

Movement and Accessibility in the Public Realm

QL4

Maintaining the identity of settlements

QL5

Quality and Density of Development

QL6

Mix of uses on sites

QL7

Conservation Areas

QL8

Archaeological Sites

QL9

Buildings of Architectural or Historic Importance

QL10

Historic Landscape Features

QL11

Heritage Assets – Enabling Development

QL12

Existing community services and deficiency

QL13

Provision for new community services and infrastructure

QL14

Cultural development and the arts

QL15

Provision for major sporting venues

QL16

Formal recreation/sport facilities

QL17

Water recreation

QL18

Green space networks and rights of way

QL19

Potential for Regional Conservation Parks

Chapter 6: Fostering Prosperity

FP1

Employment Land Provision

FP2

Location of New or Replacement Employment Land

FP3

Locations of Strategic Importance for Business, Industrial or Distribution Uses

FP4

Land for Technology and Knowledge Clusters

FP5

Premises for small firms

FP6

Development of employment uses in rural areas

FP7

Farm diversification

FP8

Protection of agricultural land

FP9

Sustainable tourism development

FP10

Tourism development and regeneration

FP11

Tourist accommodation

FP12

Major tourism/visitor attractions

FP13

Development at the strategic network of town and district centres

FP14

Sequential consideration of sites for retail and leisure development

FP15

Development for core comparison goods shopping

FP16

Development of bulky comparison goods retailing

FP17

Development of large food stores

FP18

District and Local Centres

Chapter 7 : Housing Provision and Distribution

HP1

Housing Provision and Distribution 2001-2021

HP2

Phased provision of housing land

HP3

Contribution of Previously Developed Land to Housing Provision 2001-2016

HP4

Sequential approach to Location of New Housing Provision

HP5

Assessment of New Housing Land

HP6

Housing Development in the Countryside

HP7

Range and Mix of Housing Provision

HP8

Affordable Housing Provision

HP9

Affordable Housing on Rural exception Sites

HP10

Provision of Permanent and Transit Gypsy Accommodation

Chapter 8: Promoting Quality, Choice and Accessibility in our Transport Network

TP1

Assessment Criteria for Transport Proposals

TP2

Transport and the Location of Development

TP3

Safeguarding of programmed strategic transport schemes

TP4

Support for strategic rail schemes

TP5

Major Transport Corridors

TP6

Further Thames Crossings

TP7

Future Strategic Transport Schemes

TP8

Supporting Public Transport

TP9

Supporting Park and Ride

TP10

Facilities for Pedestrians and Cyclists

TP11

Development and Access to the Primary/Secondary Road Network

TP12

Rail Freight and Handling facilities

TP13

Safeguarding of Railway Land for Transport Purposes

TP14

Development Traffic and HGVs

TP15

Local Transport strategies

TP16

Traffic and Minor Roads

TP17

Management of Minor Roads

TP18

Roadside Services

TP19

Vehicle Parking Standards

TP20

Gateway Function of the Ports

TP21

Channel Tunnel Capacity and Second Fixed Link

TP22

Kent and Medway Ports

TP23

Major distribution and transhipment centres

TP24

Manston Airport

TP25

Lydd Airport

TP26

Other Airports and Airfields

Chapter 9 : Managing Our Natural Resources

NR1

Energy generation

NR2

Renewable energy

NR3

Combined Heat and Power Generation

NR4

Pollution Impacts

NR5

Development sensitive to pollution

NR6

Air Quality Management Areas

NR7

Water Quality

NR8

Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment

NR9

Development and flood risk

NR10

Flood Protection

Chapter 10 : Managing our waste and mineral resources

WM1

Integrated Waste Management

WM2

Assessment criteria for waste proposals

WM3

Securing waste reduction

WM4

Planning for waste management capacity

WM5

Waste disposal to land

WM6

Provision of strategic waste management facilities

WM7

Construction related spoil

M1

Sources of minerals supply

M2

Use of secondary/recycled materials

M3

Assessment criteria for minerals proposals

M4

Provision for, and safeguarding of, marine wharves and rail depots

M5

Provision for construction aggregates

M6

Limestone extraction in East Kent

M7

Silica Sand

M8

Building Stone

M9

Brickearth

M10

Chalk and clay

M11

Oil, Gas and Coalbed Methane

M12

Safeguarding of Mineral Resources

Chapter 11 : Implementing & Monitoring the effectiveness of the Kent and Medway Structure Plan

IMP1

Meeting the costs of community and other infrastructure generated by new development