Agenda and minutes

At this point, members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

Members were invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

Cllr Waller declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 3, York Northwest Area Action Plan, as a trustee of Leeman Road Millenium Green.

Cllr Simpson-Laing declared a personal interest in the same agenda item, as a resident of the York Central area.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak, regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the remit of the Working Group, may do so.  The deadline for registering is 5.00 pm on Monday 23 July 2007.

It was reported that there were no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report outlines the work carried out on the first stage of the Area Action Plan. Members comments are sought on a draft Issues and Options document with accompanying Sustainability Statement.  The preparation of this document is within the timescale agreed within the Local Development Scheme.  It is anticipated that the documents will be reported to Executive in September with public consultation following this in the autumn.

Members considered a report which outlined the work carried out on the first stage of the Area Action Plan. The document had been prepared within the timescale agreed within the Local Development Scheme. Members comments were sought on a draft Issues and Options document with an accompanying Sustainability Statement.

Members received a presentation from Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners, Planning Consultants. The presentation covered the following areas:

·        Background

·        Description of the York North West Area

·        York Northwest Issues and Options document

·        Regional and local context

·        Vision

·        Visioning objectives, and what these relate to

·        Sustainable Communities – key issues

·        Employment – key issues and options

·        Housing – key issues

·        Housing density options

·        Housing type actions

·        Social Infrastructure – key issues and options

·        Culture and Tourism – key issues and options

·        Transport – key issues

·        Vehicular access options

·        Public transport options

·        Pedestrian and cycle options

·        Open Space, leisure and recreation

·        Urban design – key issues

·        Delivery and funding

Members made the following comments on Appendix 1, the York Northwest Area Action Plan Issues and Options Report :

·        Paragraph 1.13 to include further information on BREEAM and other sustainability issues

·        Revised map on page 6 be amended to incorporate Members comments

·        Paragraph 2.26 – the trees on Langholme Drive to be included in this paragraph

·        Paragraph 2.27 should refer to central York

·        Part 3 Vision and Development Objectives page 12 : include more information on futureyork, and include a draft vision

·        Paragraph 3.4 be amended to read “it will be important to consider ”

·        Car free issue to be included in the Suggested Objectives paragraph 3.17

·        Paragraph 3.17 no.5 be amended to include employment opportunities for all York residents

·        Paragraph 3.17 no.9 be amended to include affordable housing and meeting residents needs

·        Paragraph 4.14 the last sentence to be  re-worded

·        Paragraph 4.17 to be cross-referenced to the baseline report

·        Paragraph 4.21 should include reference to public transport and sustainable transport

·        Paragraph 4.25 should include reference to possible B8 use in the area around the railway station

·        Paragraph 4.27 figure 2 should include range of employment, that design would be to maximise “green” issues and minimise car use, and mixed use of employment land

·        Housing section – paragraph 4.31 onwards – include the issue of location of high density housing, the need to reflect the Housing Market Assessment, and amenity space and play areas

·        Page 33 density be clarified regarding low, medium, and high density housing

·        Housing Density Option H2 page 35 be clarified, and amend the reference to high density housing adjacent to British Sugar

·        Page 43 figure 4 Health Facilities Provision should include reference to other doctors surgeries in the area including Dalton Terace and Acomb surgeries

·        Page 43 Primary School Provision should include reference to St Pauls Primary School

·        Page 54 Option C1 to include reference to connecting the NRM as far through as the Minster, both a physical and visual link

·        Page 69 Transport to included reference to cycling and pedestrian links eastward from the British Sugar site

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