Issue - meetings

This report presents the recommendations from a meeting of the Local Plan Working Group held on 29 September 2015 in respect of the City of York Local Plan – Objective Assessment of Housing Need and Economic Growth and asks Members to consider the advice given by the Group in their capacity as an advisory body to the Executive, in relation to these reports.

Resolved:  That the Executive note the recommendations in the Local Plan Working Group minutes attached at Annex A of the report and approve the specific recommendations made by the Group in respect of the Objective Assessment of Housing Need and Economic Growth.

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

Members considered the recommendations of the Local Plan Working Group (LPWG), from their meeting held on 29 September 2015, in relation to the City of York Local Plan – Objective Assessment of Housing Need (OAHN) and Economic Growth in their capacity as an advisory body to the Executive.

Officers confirmed that the housing figures in the OAHN had been produced by Arup as part of the evidence base for the emerging local plan which would be used as a starting point to establish the amount of housing land required in the Plan. It was noted that Arup had also advised that the Universities expected student numbers to grow at the same rate over the plan period and there had been no evidence to suggest that the figure should be adjusted to take account of student numbers. However a report on the student population, numbers etc would be considered by the LPWG at a later date. 

Resolved:  That the Executive note the recommendations in the Local Plan Working Group minutes attached at Annex A of the report and approve the specific recommendations made by the Group in respect of the Objective Assessment of Housing Need and Economic Growth.

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