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, proposing that further consultation should be carried out on the Local Planning Document as a consequence of feedback received from the planning inspector on the allocation of sites for future housing growth.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the Housing Background Paper Addendum 2 (September 2017) at Appendix 1 to this report and requested by the Inspector in her letter of 16th June 2017, to go out for a six week consultation period together with the amended housing allocations policies at Appendix 2 and the Sustainability Appraisal Publication Draft Addendum 4 at Appendix 3;

2)    Authorise the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration, to make any minor changes such as typographical, formatting or changes to imagery necessary to the modifications at Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and Appendix 3  prior to the consultation commencing; and

3)    Authorise the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration, to consider and approve consultation on any modifications to the Local Planning Document Publication Draft as a consequence of the examination process, following their consideration by the Inspector and in advance of final approval by Cabinet and Council.