Decision details

(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

The report provided an update on the ongoing programme of Government Planning Reforms and summarised the proposals put forward since the last meeting of the Advisory Board.

In addition, endorsement was sought of a suggested response, attached as Annex 1 to the report, to a Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on proposed changes to national planning policy published in December.

Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation resolved that:

(1)             the content of the report be noted; and

(2)             the response, attached as Annex 1 to the report, be endorsed as the Borough Council’s response to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on proposed changes to national planning policy.