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This report seeks approval to publish the Local Development Framework Allocations Development Plan for consultation purposes, subject to the recommended amendments agreed by the LDF Working Group at their meeting on 22^nd January 2008.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the changes recommended by the LDF Working Group be accepted and that the draft Issues and Options document at Annex A be approved for public consultation, subject to those changes being made.

REASON:      So that the Allocations DPD can be progressed to its next stage of development, as highlighted in the Council’s Local Development Scheme.

                        (ii)        That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy, to make any incidental changes to the draft document that are necessary as a result of the Executive’s decisions.

REASON:      So that the changes recommended as a result of discussions at this meeting can be made.

                        (iii)       That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy, to approve a Consultation Strategy and the final layout of the document that will set out the Issues and Options consultation methodology.

REASON:      To ensure that the proposed methods of consultation are satisfactory to Members.

Members considered a report which sought approval to publish the Local Development Framework (LDF) Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) for consultation purposes, subject to the amendments recommended by the LDF Working Group at their meeting on 22 January 2008.

Each DPD within the LDF was required to go through three stages of production.  The Allocations DPD, which set out the Council’s position on site allocations in York, was currently at the Issues and Options stage.  A copy of the DPD was attached as Annex A to the report, together with the Map Annex and Response Form at Annexes B and C.  Minutes of the LDF Working Group meeting, setting out the Group’s recommended amendments, were attached as Annex D.

Members considered the following options:

Option 1 – to approve the DPD for consultation purposes subject to the recommendations of the LDF Working Group;

Option 2 – to make further amendments to the DPD before approving it for consultation;

Option 3 – to defer the DPD and request further work from Officers.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the changes recommended by the LDF Working Group be accepted and that the draft Issues and Options document at Annex A be approved for public consultation subject to those changes being made, in accordance with Option1.¹

REASON:      So that the Allocations DPD can be progressed to its next stage of development, as highlighted in the Council’s Local Development Scheme.

                        (ii)        That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy, to make any incidental changes to the draft document that are necessary as a result of the Executive’s decisions.²

REASON:      So that the changes recommended as a result of discussions at this meeting can be made.

                        (iii)       That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy, to approve a Consultation Strategy and the final layout of the document that will set out the Issues and Options consultation methodology.³

REASON:      To ensure that the proposed methods of consultation are satisfactory to Members.