Decision details

Purpose of Report: In line with the plan-making timetable agreed at Executive 14 April 2026, officers have been preparing non-statutory planning guidance on a number of topics. A number of these planning guidance notes have been through a period of internal consultation and are now ready for publication following approval at EMDS.

The Executive Member will be asked to: Consider the proposed planning guidance and approve for publication.

Update 11/05/26: This item has been deferred to allow further discussion in Planning Policy Working Group prior to approval.

Resolved: That the Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities:

·      Supported and approved publication of the draft non-statutory planning guidance, subject to liaison with Officers in providing more detail in the hot food takeaway non-statutory Guidance to clarify how ‘places where children and young people congregate’ had been determined.

·      Delegated authority to the Director of City Development to approve any recommended changes and/or minor factual updates required to the planning guidance; and to approve of changes not requiring approval from a further Combined Executive Member Decision Session.

Reason: To enable publication of the guidance to support the implementation of the Local Plan policies and support consistent, high-quality development and decision-making.