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This report presents the conclusions of the Examination in the Inspector’s Report (Annex B) and recommends Executive to endorse the Examiner’s recommendations to enable the Neighbourhood Plan to proceed to Referendum, as set out in the Decision Statement (Annex C).

Resolved:

                         i.         Agreed to the Examiner’s modifications set out at Annex C (Decision Statement) to the Submission Draft Murton Neighbourhood Plan (Annex A) and that subject to those modifications the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and other legislative requirements;

                        ii.         Agreed that the Submission Draft Murton Neighbourhood Plan as amended proceeds to a local referendum based on the neighbourhood area as noted in the Examiner’s Report (Annex B).

                      iii.         Approved the Decision Statement attached at Annex C 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.

The Head of Strategic Planning Policy introduced the report with outlined the Draft Murton Neighbourhood Plan and the inspectors report. They confirmed that should the plan be approved by the Executive it would go to a local referendum for approval.

The Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities thanked Mr Clancey from Murton Parish Council and professor David Waddington for their work in developing the Draft Murton Neighbourhood Plan. He welcomed the inspectors report and their support for the plan and welcomed the opportunity for a local referendum to adopt the plan.

Resolved:

                         i.         Agreed to the Examiner’s modifications set out at Annex C (Decision Statement) to the Submission Draft Murton Neighbourhood Plan (Annex A) and that subject to those modifications the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and other legislative requirements;

                        ii.         Agreed that the Submission Draft Murton Neighbourhood Plan as amended proceeds to a local referendum based on the neighbourhood area as noted in the Examiner’s Report (Annex B).

                      iii.         Approved the Decision Statement attached at Annex C 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.