Issue - meetings

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

The report summarised the consultation document published by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 23 October 2014, highlighted some of the key issues and proposed a response on behalf of the Borough Council.  The deadline for comments was 18 December 2014.

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

(1)         the summary of the consultation document and the potential implications for the Borough Council of the proposed Right to Build legislation be noted; and

(2)         the suggested response set out in the report and Annex 1 be endorsed.

Decision Notice D140136MEM

The report summarised the consultation document published by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 23 October 2014, highlighted some of the issues and proposed a response on behalf of the Borough Council.  The deadline for comments was 18 December 2014.

The current consultation and proposed legislation was aimed at removing perceived barriers facing custom builders such as finding access to suitable plots of land to build on and reducing the amount of ‘red tape’ of the regulatory regimes that governed the development process.

Members noted the concerns regarding potential resource and cost implications for Local Planning Authorities and the impact this might have on the Local Plan evidence base and timetable.

RECOMMENDED: That:

(1)         the summary of the consultation document and the potential implications for the Borough Council of the proposed Right to Build legislation be noted; and

(2)         the suggested response set out in the report and Annex 1 be endorsed.