Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Manager Planning Policy.

The Service Manager Planning Policy introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking Cabinet approval for various delegated authorities to enable the process to produce Neighbourhood Plans in the Borough.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Authorise the Service Manager, Planning Policy to provide technical support and advice to neighbourhood planning groups, on emerging neighbourhood development plans in line with the relevant legislation and practice guidance;

2)    Authorise the Service Manager, Planning Policy to determine whether the appropriate legal requirements outlined in Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 have been met in relation to a draft neighbourhood development plan and to publish the draft plan;

3)    Authorise the Service Manager, Planning Policy to identify and appoint an appropriate person to examine a draft neighbourhood development plan and to submit the plan to the examiner;

4)    Delegate all other decisions and processes in respect of the Neighbourhood Planning Process to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration, except for the making of the Neighbourhood Development Plan.