Issue - meetings

Item PE 22/3 referred from Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 1 March 2022

Consideration of recommendations (PE 22/5) to the Cabinet from the meeting of the Planning and Transportation Board of 1 March 2022.

The Cabinet resolved that:

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

(2)             the Local Development Scheme appended at Annex 2 be agreed

Decision Notice: D220034CAB

Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Planning and Transformation Advisory Board meeting held on 1 March 2022 (PE 22/5).

RESOLVED: That

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

(2)             the Local Development Scheme appended at Annex 2 be agreed.

This report provides Members with an update of progress made since November 2021 and sets out the proposed approach to engaging with Members over the coming months.  Approval is also sought for a revised Local Development Scheme setting out the key milestones to Adoption.

The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health provided an update on progress made in preparing a revised Plan following the decision made at Council in July 2021 to withdraw the Local Plan submitted to the Secretary of State on 23 January 2021.  The report set out the proposed approach to engaging with Members over the coming months and sought approval for a revised Local Development Scheme as set out at Annex 2 to the report, setting out the key milestones to adoption.  An explanatory note that provided an overview of the methodology used for assessing the development suitability and accessibility of sites within the Borough was set out at Annex 1 to the report.

Councillor Taylor requested that his vote against the recommendation to agree the Local Development Scheme appended at Annex 2 be recorded.

RECOMMENDED: That

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

(2)            the Local Development Scheme appended at Annex 2 be agreed.

*Referred to Cabinet