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This report provides an update on the Local Plan following the Preferred Sites consultation July – September 2016. It highlights other factors that have arisen since the consultation and sets out next steps for consideration by Members. The contents of this report will be considered at the Local Plan Working Group on 5 December.

Resolved: That Executive agree to:

(i)           Note progress on the production of a sound Local Plan following the Preferred Sites Consultation, and the additional issues arising post consultation that require further consideration.

(ii)         Instruct Officers to produce a further report on housing need following the DCLG release of the Sub National Household Projections (SNHP) and the consideration of the alternative objective assessment of housing needs submitted through the Preferred Sites Consultation.

(iii)        Instruct Officers to produce a report highlighting the implications of the disposal of MOD land for the supply of housing land within the Local Plan.

(iv)       Request from Officers a further detailed report highlighting implications to the Local Development Scheme.

(v)         Note the impact of the additional costs that will arise and to the requirement to consider as part of the future years budget process.

Reason: (i) to (iv)         To produce an National Planning Policy Framework compliant Local Plan.

(vi)                             To ensure the costs of developing the Local Plan are clearly budgeted.

Consideration was given to an update report on the Local Plan, following the Preferred Sites consultation which had taken place between July and September 2016. A summary of the consultation responses had been reported together with an update on the Sub National Household Projections and the announcement by the Ministry of Defence that they would be disposing of a number of military sites including three sites in the city.

The report had also been considered by the Local Plan Working Group at their meeting on 5 December and the draft minutes and recommendations of that meeting had been circulated at the meeting.

Officers highlighted the effect the changes in housing projections and the disposal of the MoD sites would have in relation to the Local Plan and confirmed that further work was required to evaluate these changes, which could result in up to 6 months delay. In answer to Members questions Officers confirmed that they were in regular contact with the Department for Communities and Local Government in relation to the delays which had been acknowledged were outside the authority’s control.

Following further discussion it was

Resolved: That Executive agree to:

(i)           Note progress on the production of a sound Local Plan following the Preferred Sites Consultation, and the additional issues arising post consultation that require further consideration.

(ii)         Instruct Officers to produce a further report on housing need following the DCLG release of the Sub National Household Projections (SNHP) and the consideration of the alternative objective assessment of housing needs submitted through the Preferred Sites Consultation.

(iii)        Instruct Officers to produce a report highlighting the implications of the disposal of MOD land for the supply of housing land within the Local Plan.

(iv)       Request from Officers a further detailed report highlighting implications to the Local Development Scheme.

(v)         Note the impact of the additional costs that will arise and to the requirement to consider as part of the future years budget process. ^1.

Reason: (i) to (iv)         To produce an National Planning Policy Framework compliant Local Plan.

(vi)                             To ensure the costs of developing the Local Plan are clearly budgeted.