Decision details

This report was deferred from 5 December 2006.

This report was deferred from 13 February 2006.

RESOLVED: (i)         That Recommendations 1, 2 and 7 in the Scrutiny report be referred for consideration by the LDF Working Group in the light of public consultation results and emerging national and regional guidance.

                        (ii)        That Recommendation 6 be referred for consideration by the LDF Working Group in the light of public consultation results and emerging national and regional guidance, and that it be noted that this proposal is included in the draft SPG that is currently being consulted on.

(iii)             That, in respect of Recommendation 8:

a.      The Executive’s support for the establishment of new woodland be recorded and the Director of City Strategy be requested to develop options for achieving this and for sustaining existing tree cover in the City.

b.      This recommendation be referred to the LDF Working Group with a request that they consider and advise on establishing a policy that would increase the percentage of tree cover in the City, and

(iv) That Recommendations 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 be referred for consideration by the LDF Working Group.

(v) That, in respect of Recommendation 11, the Executive has reservations about whether this form of boundary treatment would be appropriate in every case and requests the LDF Working Group to consider carefully the implications of adopting such a blanket policy of this nature.

(vi)              That, in respect of Recommendation 14:

a.      The Executive recognises merits in the general approach of the recommendation but in the absence of agreed definitions finds it impossible to understand the practicality of implementing the suggestion, and

b.      The recommendation be referred to Officers for further information and to incorporate the views of the LDF Working Group.

(vii) That Officers report back on the operational, workload and financial implications of Recommendations 18, 19, 20 and 21, following consideration of these proposals by the LDF Working Group.

(viii) That Officers be asked to report back on the financial implications of Recommendation 22 as part of the budget build exercise for next year and, in the meantime, that such information as is readily and economically available be posted on the existing Council website.

(ix) That Officers be asked to report back on the implications of Recommendation 23.

(x) That Recommendation 24 be referred for consideration by the LDF Working Group in the light of public consultation results and emerging national and regional guidance, and that Officers report back on the financial and practical implications of adopting a blanket policy of this sort, but that the attention of the Working Group dealing with the new City Hall project be drawn to this important issue.

(xi) That Officers be asked to provide additional information about Recommendation 25, in the light of existing regional and emerging national policies and, in respect of ITT applications, resource, capacity and financing issues.

REASON:      To ensure that the recommendations of the Scrutiny Sub-Committee are considered for incorporation into the Local Development Framework, subject to further investigation of their implications, where appropriate.