Decision details

Purpose of Report: To inform Members of the recommendations from the Local Plan Working Group meetings on 31March and 30 June, in their capacity as an advisory body to the Cabinet.

Cabinet are asked to approve the recommendations from the Local Plan Working Group meeting held on 31 March 2014, in relation to:

·         Controlling Houses in Multiple Occupation – Supplementary Planning Document

·         City of York Streetscape Strategy and Guidance.

and approve the recommendations from the Local Plan Working Group meeting held on 30 June 2014, in relation to:

·         Draft Village Design Statements For Wheldrake, and For Strensall with Towthorpe For Consultation

31 March 2014

a)              To approve the proposed minor factual amendments to paragraph 5.21 of the Controlling the Concentration of HMO’s Supplementary Planning Guidance.

b)              That Officers be requested to monitor the number of pre-applications received in relation to permitted development rights on HMO’s in order to gain a comprehensive picture of the affect of this change

c)              To adopt the City of York Streetscape Strategy and Guidance document subject to the amendments and additions outlined in the minutes.

e)       That consideration be given to future expansion of the Streetscape Strategy and Guidance work to cover the rural areas of the city.

30 June 2014

f)        To approve the Draft Village Design Statements for Wheldrake and Strensall with Towthorpe  attached at Annex A and Annex B of the report, along with supporting information for public consultation.

g)        Delegate to the Director of City and Environmental Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member, the making of any incidental changes to the draft Design Statement documents and supporting information as a result of recommendations of Cabinet.

h)        Delegate to the Director of City and Environmental Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member, the consultation strategy for the Design Statements.

Resolved:           That Cabinet approve the recommendations of the Local Plan Working Group meetings held on 31^st March 2014 and 30^th June 2014, as set out above.

Reason:                  To fulfil the requirements of the Council’s Constitution in relation to the role of Working Groups.