Issue - meetings

The Head of Integrated Strategy and the Development Officer (Strategy) to present the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan Examiner’s Report and ask that the Executive agree the examiner’s recommendations to enable the Neighbourhood Plan to proceed to referendum.

Resolved: That the Executive;

                             i.        Agree the Examiner’s modifications and the further minor modifications set out at Annex B to the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan and that subject to those modifications the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and other legislative requirements.

                            ii.        Agree that the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan as modified by recommendation i) proceeds to a local referendum based on the geographic boundary of the parishes of Upper and Nether Poppleton as recommend by the Examiner.

                           iii.        Approve the Decision Statement attached at Annex B to be published on the City of York Council’s website.

Reason:     To allow the Neighbourhood Plan to progress in line with neighbourhood planning legislation.

Members considered a report which presented them with the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan Examiner’s Report and asking that they agree the examiner’s recommendations to enable the plan to proceed to referendum. The Head of Strategic Planning and Development Officer (Strategy) were in attendance to present the report and answer member questions.

In response to member questions Officers clarified that when a referendum on a plan was held there was no minimum figure for participation and the plan would pass as long as 50% of votes were in favour.

Officers and Members expressed their thanks to volunteers for their hard work in creating this plan.

Resolved: That the Executive;

                             i.        Agree the Examiner’s modifications and the further minor modifications set out at Annex B to the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan and that subject to those modifications the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and other legislative requirements.

                            ii.        Agree that the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan as modified by recommendation i) proceeds to a local referendum based on the geographic boundary of the parishes of Upper and Nether Poppleton as recommend by the Examiner.

                           iii.        Approve the Decision Statement attached at Annex B to be published on the City of York Council’s website.

Reason:     To allow the Neighbourhood Plan to progress in line with neighbourhood planning legislation.