Issue - meetings

This report presents the recommendations from  a meeting of the Local Plan Working Group held on 29 January 2015 in respect of the Wheldrake and Strensall with Towthorpe Village Design Statements and asks Members to consider the advice given by the Group in their capacity as an advisory body to the Cabinet, in relation to these Design Statements.

[Councillor Merrett, as Chair of the LPWG has been invited to attend the meeting for consideration of this item]

Resolved:  That Cabinet agree to note the Local Plan Working Group minutes, from their meeting held on 29 January 2015, and approve the Wheldrake and Strensall with Towthorpe Village Design Statements, as draft Supplementary Planning Documents to the emerging Local Plan together with the recommended delegations.

Reason:     To fulfil the requirements of the council’s Constitution in relation to the role of Working Groups.

Members considered a report which presented the recommendations from a meeting of the Local Plan Working Group, held on 29 January 2015, in respect of the Wheldrake and Strensall and Towthorpe Village Design Statements.

Cabinet were asked to consider the advice offered by the Working Group, and / or to comment in relation to the Village Design Statements.

CouncillorMerrett, as Chair of the Group, presented the Design Statements, compiled by the local communities, that would following approval become draft supplementary planning documents to the emerging local plan and form a material planning consideration when applications for development were considered. He recommended approval of the documents and delegation for the making of incidental changes to the Statements to the Director of City and Environmental Services in conjunction with the Cabinet Member.

Resolved:  That Cabinet agree to note the Local Plan Working Group minutes, from their meeting held on 29 January 2015, and approve the Wheldrake and Strensall with Towthorpe Village Design Statements, as draft Supplementary Planning Documents to the emerging Local Plan together with the recommended delegations. ^1.

Reason:     To fulfil the requirements of the council’s Constitution in relation to the role of Working Groups.