Issue - meetings

The Assistant Director of Planning and Public Protection to present a report which asks Executive to consider any potential changes to the pre-publication draft Local Plan and confirm the basis on which the Local Plan should be progressed to the Regulation 19 stage, including a city-wide consultation.

Note: Annex A to this report has been made available online only, due to its size.  Printed copies will be circulated separately to Executive Members.

Resolved:  (i)      That the recommendations of the Local Plan Working Group be accepted and that the changes to the pre-publication draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) as set out in the report and Annex A be agreed, with the exception of the following tables:

·        Housing: accept Table 1 and reject Tables 2, 3 and 4

·        Employment: accept Table 5 and reject Tables 6 and 7.

These amendments relate to boundary changes and proposed changes to housing numbers.  This is to be reflected in amendments to all relevant policies detailed in the report.

(ii)      That, subject to those changes, the Local Plan be progressed to the Regulation 19 stage

                   (iii)     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning & Public Protection, in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader, to:

a)    approve all policies necessary for the production of a composite Local Plan for the purposed of public consultation;

b)   consider and approve further technical reports and assessments to support the Local Plan; including, but not limited to, the SA/SEA, HRA, Viability Study and Transport Assessment;

c)   approve a consultation strategy and associated material for the purposes of a city wide consultation, and to undertake consultation on a composite plan in accordance with that agreed strategy.

                   (v)     That the Leader and Deputy Leader keep Group Leaders informed, through Group Leaders’ meetings, of progress with the above actions.

Reason:     So that an NPPF compliant Local Plan can be progressed.

The Assistant Director of Planning & Public Protection presented a report which asked Members to consider any potential changes to the pre-publication draft Local Plan and to confirm the basis on which the Local Plan should be progressed to the Regulation 19 stage, including a city-wide consultation.  The pre-publication draft Local Plan (Annex A) had been made available to view online, with copies circulated separately to Members. 

The report had been considered by the Local Plan Working Group (LPWG) on 23 January 2018 (Minute 17 of that meeting refers).  The recommendations of the LPWG, which differed from Officers’ recommendations,  were circulated to Members at the meeting and read out by the Chair. 

The Executive Member for Transport and Planning thanked Officers for their work on the Plan and moved that the decision on this item be deferred for two weeks to assess the further information presented at the meeting under Public Participation.  The motion was not seconded and, following debate, it was

Resolved:  (i)      That the recommendations of the Local Plan Working Group be accepted and that the changes to the pre-publication draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) as set out in the report and Annex A be agreed, with the exception of the following tables:

·        Housing: accept Table 1 and reject Tables 2, 3 and 4

·        Employment: accept Table 5 and reject Tables 6 and 7.

These amendments relate to boundary changes and proposed changes to housing numbers.  This is to be reflected in amendments to all relevant policies detailed in the report.

(ii)      That, subject to those changes, the Local Plan be progressed to the Regulation 19 stage

                   (iii)     That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning & Public Protection, in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader, to:

a)    approve all policies necessary for the production of a composite Local Plan for the purposed of public consultation;

b)   consider and approve further technical reports and assessments to support the Local Plan; including, but not limited to, the SA/SEA, HRA, Viability Study and Transport Assessment;

c)   approve a consultation strategy and associated material for the purposes of a city wide consultation, and to undertake consultation on a composite plan in accordance with that agreed strategy.

                   (v)     That the Leader and Deputy Leader keep Group Leaders informed, through Group Leaders’ meetings, of progress with the above actions.

Reason:     So that an NPPF compliant Local Plan can be progressed.