(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)
The report gave an update on progress in exercising the Duty to Co-operate with neighbouring local authorities and other relevant bodies on strategic cross boundary matters in the context of Local Plan preparation. Endorsement was sought of officer level comments submitted by the 12 June deadline in respect of the recent Regulation 18 public consultations for the emerging Tunbridge Wells Local Plan.
Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Street Scene and Environment Services resolved that:
The update on the Duty to Co-operate be noted and the officer level comments in respect of the Issues and Options consultations for the emerging Tunbridge Wells Local Plan, as set out at Annex 1 to the report, be endorsed.
[In accordance with Paragraph 2 Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure Rules, the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Street Scene and Environment Services to take this decision in the absence of the Cabinet portfolio holder (Strategic Planning and Infrastructure).]