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Report of Planning Policy Manager.

Councillor Pulk introduced and the Service Manager, Planning and Economic Development, presented the report, which had been circulate prior to the meeting, informing Cabinet of the comments received during the consultations on the Issues and Options Stage of the Local Planning Document, the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and the Statement of Consultation. The Service Manager also outlined the next stages of preparation of the Local Planning Document and sought agreement for changes to be made to the Sustainability Appraisal Framework and the adoption of the Statement of Consultation.

Councillor Pulk asked that Officers be thanked for their work.

RESOLVED:

a)    To note the comments received on consultation at the Issues and Options stage of the Local Planning Document;

b)    To note the proposed next steps for preparing the Local Planning Document;

c)    To agree the proposed responses to the consultation responses received on the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report; and

d)    To adopt the Statement of Consultation, at Appendix D to the report, as Gedling Borough Council’s Statement of Community Involvement, to replace the existing Statement of Community Involvement (2006).