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Consideration of recommendation HP 24/45 of the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee.
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Decision:
Consideration was given to the proposal to replace the Non-Amendments Policy and adopt a new procedure on amendments to planning applications set out in Annex 1.
Following the request of the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee of 3 December 2024, the Cabinet Member for Planning had consulted with Officers on the amendments as set out in Annex A.
Whilst Cabinet supported the amendments at Annex A, on the grounds that it was not within the power of Planning Committees to force an applicant to make an amendment, it was proposed by Cllr Boughton and seconded by Cllr Taylor that the following change be made:
· Minor amendments will be encouraged following a deferral at an Area Planning Committee, especially on the grounds articulated by Members for a deferral.
RESOLVED: That
(1) subject to updated wording of one sentence from ‘Minor amendments will be accepted where requested by a majority of votes at an Area Planning Committee, to ‘Minor amendments will be encouraged following a deferral at an Area Planning Committee, especially on the ground articulated by members for a deferral’, the procedure set out in Annex 1, as amended in Annex A, be adopted
(2) the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee be asked to review the progress of the new procedure after 6 months of operation.
Minutes:
Consideration was given to the proposal to replace the Non-Amendments Policy and adopt a new procedure on amendments to planning applications set out in Annex 1.
Following the request of the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee of 3 December 2024, the Cabinet Member for Planning had consulted with Officers on the amendments as set out in Annex A.
Whilst Cabinet supported the amendments at Annex A, on the grounds that it was not within the power of Planning Committees to force an applicant to make an amendment, it was proposed by Cllr Boughton and seconded by Cllr Taylor that the following change be made:
· Minor amendments will be encouraged following a deferral at an Area Planning Committee, especially on the grounds articulated by Members for a deferral.
RESOLVED: That
(1) subject to updated wording of one sentence from ‘Minor amendments will be accepted where requested by a majority of votes at an Area Planning Committee, to ‘Minor amendments will be encouraged following a deferral at an Area Planning Committee, especially on the ground articulated by members for a deferral’, the procedure set out in Annex 1, as amended in Annex A, be adopted; and
(2) the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee be asked to review the progress of the new procedure after 6 months of operation.
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This report provides an update to the Non-Amendments Policy which went to the Planning and Transport Advisory Board in March 2020. It is proposed that the procedure outlined in Annex 1 will replace the Non-Amendment Policy and be adopted as the new published procedure.
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Decision:
(Report of Cabinet Member for Planning and Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)
The report provided an update in respect of the Non-Amendments Policy and presented an updated procedure (attached at Annex 1) for consideration.
The National Planning Policy Framework stated that decisions on planning applications should be made as quickly as possible and within statutory timescales unless a longer period had been agreed by the applicant in writing. With this in mind, it was proposed that the current procedure of a Non-Amendment Policy be amended and adopted to provide clarity on when amendments and additional information would be accepted, what happens when a refusal was recommended and information on the Planning Guarantee.
Following consideration by the Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee, the Cabinet Member for Planning RESOLVED that:
(1) the amended procedure (attached at Annex 1) be adopted; and
(2) only amendments for planning applications, including reserved matters, that do not require further consultation and approval by the Cabinet Member for Planning be accepted.
Minutes:
(Report of Cabinet Member for Planning and Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)
The report provided an update in respect of the Non-Amendments Policy and presented an updated procedure (attached at Annex 1) for consideration.
The National Planning Policy Framework stated that decisions on planning applications should be made as quickly as possible and within statutory timescales unless a longer period had been agreed by the applicant in writing. With this in mind, it was proposed that the current procedure of a Non-Amendment Policy be amended and adopted to provide clarity on when amendments and additional information would be accepted, what happens when a refusal was recommended and information on the Planning Guarantee.
A number of amendments were put forward by Cllr Mehmet and to give Officers sufficient time to give these appropriate consideration he proposed, seconded by Cllr Thornewell, that the Amendments Policy be presented to Cabinet in January 2025 following consultation with the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health and the Cabinet Member for Planning. This was supported by the majority of the Committee.
*RECOMMENDED: That:
(1) the amendments put forward by Cllr Mehmet be reviewed by Officers, in consultation with the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health and the Cabinet Member for Planning; and
(2) the Amendments Policy, reflecting any of the amendments put forward, be considered by Cabinet.
*Recommended to Cabinet