Issue - meetings

This report informs Members of the recommendations from the Local Plan Working Group meetings on 31 March and 30 June 2014, in their capacity as an advisory body to the Cabinet. It requests that Cabinet approve the recommendations from the Local Plan Working Group of 31 March in relation to:

·        Controlling the Concentration or Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD); and

·        City of York Streetscape Strategy and Guidance.

It also requests Cabinet to approve the recommendations from the 30 June Local Plan Working Group meeting in relation to the draft Wheldrake and Strensall with Towthorpe Village Design Statements. Minutes from this meeting will be circulated at the Cabinet meeting.

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.

Members received a report which presented the minutes of meetings of the Local Plan Working Group (LPWG) held on 31 March, attached as Annex C of the report and those of 30 June, which were circulated at the meeting and republished with the online agenda.

Members were invited to consider the advice offered by the working group in its capacity as an advisory body to the Cabinet, and in particular, the following recommendations of the LPWG:

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. ^1.

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. ^2.

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. ^3.

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. ^4.

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.

The Cabinet Member presented the recommendations from the Working Group meetings. He expressed his thanks and appreciation to all the local  volunteers and consultees for their assistance in the preparation of the Village 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.