Issue - decisions

Resolved: That the Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities:

·      Supported and approved publication of the draft non-statutory planning guidance, subject to liaison with Officers in providing more detail in the hot food takeaway non-statutory Guidance to clarify how ‘places where children and young people congregate’ had been determined.

·      Delegated authority to the Director of City Development to approve any recommended changes and/or minor factual updates required to the planning guidance; and to approve of changes not requiring approval from a further Combined Executive Member Decision Session.

Reason: To enable publication of the guidance to support the implementation of the Local Plan policies and support consistent, high-quality development and decision-making.