Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Planning and Transportation
Decision No: D100090MEM
Date: 28th July 2010
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Emerging Changes to the Planning System
Minutes
The report gave details of some key changes to the planning system which had occurred since the formation of the new Coalition Government. It also outlined a number of other areas that might feature in the Localism Bill due to be published later in the year, based upon ministerial statements and the Conservative Party's Planning Green Paper published before the Election. Particular reference was made to the revocation of regional spatial strategies and changes in respect of private garden land, local development and gypsy and traveller provisions.
Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation resolved that:
1) the key changes made to the planning system primarily at the regional and national scale and the likely further initiatives to be brought forward in the Localism Bill be noted;
2) the sound and up to date position of the Council's Local Development Framework be recognised and endorsed subject to the changing picture being kept under review; and
3) a training and awareness session for Members be held on 8 September 2010.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 28 July 2010.
Signed M Balfour (Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 30 July 2010
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.