Issue - meetings

This report asks Members to approve, for public consultation purposes, the draft SPD and the draft Consultation Plan for the former British Sugar/Manor School sites, taking into account the recommendations and amendments of the Local Development Framework (LDF) Working Group.

Note: Appendices 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 to the above report have not been included in the printed agenda pack but are available on-line.  Appendix 7 is available on request from the York Northwest team (see report for details).

RESOLVED: (i)         That the former British Sugar / Manor School draft SPD, Sustainability Appraisal report and Consultation Plan (appendices 4, 5 and 6) be approved for public consultation purposes.

REASON:      To ensure that the opportunity is given for public comments and input, which can then be taken into account before a revised draft of the SPD is prepared and brought back to Members.

                        (ii)        That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Opposition Spokesperson for City Strategy, to approve the content of the consultation documents.

REASON:      To ensure that Members’ comments are included in the documents for public consultation.

                        (iv)       That the Director of City Strategy be requested to report on the progress of application for ERDF funding for the scheme.

REASON:      In view of the confirmation given by the EU Commission that an application could be made for ERDF funding for the pilot buildings.

Members considered a report which asked them to approve, for public consultation purposes, the draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and draft Consultation Plan for the former British Sugar / Manor School sites, taking account of the recommendations and amendments of the Local Development Framework (LDF) Working Group.

In March 2010, Members had agreed that the planning framework for York Northwest would be taken forward within the Core Strategy as a ‘zone of change’, with York Central and the former British Sugar / Manor School sites identified as strategic sites for which an SPD would be prepared.  The report outlined subsequent progress on the four key areas of work comprising this planning approach.  The consultation draft of the SPD was attached as Appendix 4 and the recommendations of the LDF Working Group, who had considered the report at their meeting on 25 October 2010, were attached as Appendix 9.  The remaining appendices to the report had been made available to view on-line and / or on request from the York Northwest team.

Members were invited either to approve the draft SPD (as amended by the LDF Working Group) for public consultation (Option 1) or to request changes to the draft and ask that an amended version be brought back to the LDF Working Group and Executive (Option 2).

Having noted the comments of the Labour Group Spokespersons on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the former British Sugar / Manor School draft SPD, Sustainability Appraisal report and Consultation Plan (appendices 4, 5 and 6) be approved for public consultation purposes.¹

REASON:      To ensure that the opportunity is given for public comments and input, which can then be taken into account before a revised draft of the SPD is prepared and brought back to Members.

                        (ii)        That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Opposition Spokesperson for City Strategy, to approve the content of the consultation documents. ²

REASON:      To ensure that Members’ comments are included in the documents for public consultation.

                        (iv)       That the Director of City Strategy be requested to report on the progress of application for ERDF funding for the scheme. ³

REASON:      In view of the confirmation given by the EU Commission that an application could be made for ERDF funding for the pilot buildings.