Decision Session - Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities
Set out below is a summary of the decisions taken at the meeting of the Decision Session - Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities held on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. The wording used does not necessarily reflect the actual wording that will appear in the minutes.
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4. Planning Protocol
Resolved: To agree to the principle of the Protocol and delegate authority to finalise and implement the Protocol to the Head of Planning and Development Services.
Reason: To allow the protocol to progress to a live and agreed document.
5. Proposed Consultation on Draft Validation Checklist
Resolved:
i. To agree to carry out a public consultation, in accordance with the draft SCI, on the draft validation list;
ii. To delegate authority to the Director of City Development to agree any minor changes to the validation requirements arising from any changes to the Local Plan required by the inspectors pre-consultation and arising from representations received during the public consultation;
iii. To delegate authority to the Director of City Development to agree a consultation strategy;
iv. To delegate authority to the Director of City Development to publish the final version of the validation list on the CYC website;
v. To delegate authority to the Director of City Development to authorise minor changes to the validation list in the future to reflect national or local policy changes.
Reason: To allow a regulatory compliant Validation List to be published.