Town Centre Area Action Plan
Ashford town centre has a
fundamental role to play in the successful delivery of the growth
agenda. The Ashford Town Centre Area Action Plan (TCAAP) will
outline our proposals for the development of the town centre upto
2021. The Area Action Plan will contain tailor-made planning
policies specifically covering just Ashford town centre and its
immediate surroundings and will be the first area specific part of
the Local Development Framework (LDF).
A
great amount of consultation with local stakeholders has taken
place at workshops and events over the last couple of years to
identify issues and options for the town centre. In June 2006 we
prepared and consulted on a preferred options report for the
Ashford town centre over a six-week consultation period in
accordance with Regulation 26 of the Town and Country Planning
(Local Development) (England) Regulation 2004.
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What will happen next?
We will now carefully consider all of the valid representations
received, and will produce a revised Area Action Plan, which will
then be submitted to the Secretary of State. This is
anticipated to be submitted in late 2008. There will be a
further six-week public consultation period at the submission stage
where there will be a further opportunity to make comments.
A government inspector will be appointed to consider the Area
Action Plan and any unresolved representations at a public
examination. It is hoped that the Ashford Town Centre Area Action
Plan will then be adopted in late 2009.
Further Information
Please contact the planing policy team on 01233 330638 or
email the Planning Policy
Team.
This webpage was updated on 5/1/2008