Tab 21/12/06 12:24 pm Page 3 H F O F S B M J O G P S N S B e U c J P tion O B . NBLJOHJUIBQQFOHFOFSBMJOGPSNBUJPO ANBLJOHJUIBQQFOHFOFSBMJOGPSNBUJPO Tab 21/12/06 12:24 pm Page 4 O P J U B N S P G O J M B S F O F H 5IJTQBSUPGNBLJOHJUIBQQFOIBTHFOFSBMBEWJDFBOEHVJEBODFBCPVU PWUIFBENJOJTUSBUJWFFBSSBOHFNFOUTJO,SFOUBOEUIFQSWPDFEVSFTGPS JFX EFWFMPQNFOU ANBLJOHJUIBQQFOHFOFSBMJOGPSNBUJPO H F O F S B M J O G P S N B U J P PWFSWJFX O ANBLJOHJUIBQQFOHFOFSBMJOGPSNBUJPO n BACKGROUND Obtaining planning permission from the local District Planning Authority does o i not mean you are entitled to work on the existing highway. You must obtain the t The administrative responsibilities in the County of Kent are shared between Kent a County Council, the twelve District Planning Authorities, Medway Council and the Divisional Manager’s approval before starting any work in, on or over the highway. m r Parish and Town Councils. o f Sewer connections require consent from the relevant drainage undertaker before n i you discharge into them. Outline planning applications for all new residential and Medway Council, established on the 1 April 1998, is a unitary authority and is l industrial estate schemes must indicate the method of surface water disposal from a responsible for services in the Medway area. r the site. e n e Kent County Council is the Highway Authority responsible for all publicly g maintainable highways with the exception of motorways and trunk roads, which Such disposals will often necessitate permission being obtained from the owner of are the responsibility of the Department of Transport. adjacent land. The Environment Agency may be involved with the drainage aspects of the scheme and you may need approval from them before installing soakaways Kent County Council is the Planning Authority for determining applications relating or SUDS Solutions. to minerals and waste disposal matters. It advises on transportation and tra!c issues relating to strategically important schemes and is responsible for producing In some circumstances it will be necessary for you to supply details of tra!c the Structure Plan for Kent. The Kent and Medway Structure Plan has been prepared generation and proposed access to the site. We will also need to be satis"ed that jointly with Medway Council and includes advice about parking standards which su!cient land is available to meet visibility and other requirements. are not included in making it happen. 4 You will be expected to transfer to us the land upon which the proposed highway The twelve District Planning Authorities are responsible for preparing Local Plans, will be situated. which are being replaced by Local Development Frameworks, covering land use development in their areas. Their development control functions relate solely to Kent Highway Services housing and other minor development including householder applications. Kent Highway Services is part of Kent County Council. It is the department responsible for looking after and ensuring the e#ective use of all roads, footways PROCEDURE FOR DEVELOPMENT and cycleways in the county, except Motorways and Trunk Roads that are the When submitting a planning application you should contact the local District responsibility of the Department for Transport. Planning Authority in the "rst instance (see map and contact details on pages 5/6) The county of Kent has been divided into three areas (see Map on page 5), West Applications involving S.38 and S.278 agreements should be referred to the relevant Kent, Mid Kent and East Kent. The service is delivered through a divisional o!ce Divisional Manager. There are three Divisional Managers, each responsible for based in each area, although sometimes you may need to speak to other members conducting the work of Kent Highway Services in their respective area. of sta# based at our headquarters in Maidstone. Road opening notices are required from us before excavations can be made in the Each division is made up of four District Planning Authorities. You will need to public highway. 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