Agenda item

To approve the publication version of the Local Plan.

Councillor C Healy, Cabinet Member: Neighbourhoods, Planning & Sustainability presented the report of the Director: Prosperity & Investment which set out the Council’s proposals to protect green spaces, care for existing communities and invest in the future.

The Local Plan would allow the Council to deliver on its priorities in relation to good quality affordable homes that met the needs of the community including homes for young people, families and older people.  The plan would provide more energy efficient buildings to help lower costs for running homes and businesses, retain the Council’s proud identity as one of the greenest places in the country by protecting heritage and enhancing our green spaces, invest in established communities by revitalising borough towns and tackling derelict and vacant sites that blight local people’s daily lives, securing around 17,000 new jobs through new land for existing businesses to grow and new business to invest, securing new and improved infrastructure for the future, including six new schools, expanded GP surgeries and improving transport networks and tackling climate change by introducing policies to reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability.

A recorded vote was taken on the recommendations as follows:-

For (33) Councillors E Aston, A J Burford, E Callear, L D Cater, C Chikandamina, G H Cook, E Davies, P Davis, F Doran, A England, S Handley, Z Hannington, C Healy, A Jhawar, J Jones, J Kaur, L Lewis, G Luter, A D McClements, R Mehta, K Middleton, H Morgan, R A Overton, N Page, L Parker, I Preece, S A W Reynolds, S J Reynolds, H Rhodes, R Sahota, B J Thompson, O Vickers and D R W White

Against (14) Councillors S Bentley, K T Blundell S P Burrell, A J Eade, T Janke, T J Nelson, S Syrda, G Thomas, P Thomas, K Tomlinson, W L Tomlinson, K Tonks, R Tyrrell and J Urey.

Abstain (1) Councillor P J Scott.

RESOLVED – that:

a.         the Publication Local Plan, the Publication Policies Map and the Site Allocations be approved;

b.        that any representations on the publication version of the plan are received be agreed

c.         submission of the Publication Local Plan and associated documents, to the Secretary of State for examination be approved;

d.        delegated authority be granted to the Director: Prosperity & Investment, following consultation with the Cabinet Member, to exercise all relevant powers under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 and associated law to:

i.             Receive, action and collate representations made for submission to the Secretary of State

ii.            Prepare the plan for submission to, and examination by, the Secretary of State

iii.          Publish the outcome of the examination and recommendations.

e.         delegated authority be granted to the Director: Prosperity & Investment, following consultation with the Cabinet Member to exercise the Council’s powers relating to its duty to cooperate in relation to the planning of sustainable development as set out in Section 33A Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and any other associated legislation and guidance;

f.          delegated authority be granted to the Director: Prosperity & Investment, following consultation with the Cabinet Member to enter into formal arrangements with any person or body referred to or prescribed in accordance with Section 33A Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and associated law and authorise the Lead Cabinet Member to sign and confirm the Council’s agreement to those formal arrangements if required.

g.        the new Local Development Scheme and updated Statement of Community Involvement documents for publication be approved.