Decision details

To seek agreement from Cabinet to publish the Preferred Options Draft Local Plan to 2046 and its supporting Sustainability Appraisal for public engagement.

The Cabinet has

(1)  approved the contents of the Preferred Options Draft Local Plan to 2046 for public engagement;

(2)  approved the contents of the Sustainability Appraisal of the Preferred Options Draft Local Plan to 2046 for public engagement; and

(3)  granted delegated authority to the Head of Planning, Infrastructure and Public Protection to make any necessary typographical or other minor changes to the documents prior to their publication.

Public engagement is an integral part of local plan preparation to ensure that when adopted the Local Plan reflects the aspirations and priorities of the community.

The recommendations are therefore:

·  To approve the contents of the Preferred Options Draft Local Plan to 2046 for public engagement.

·  To approve the contents of the Sustainability Appraisal of the Preferred Options Draft Local Plan to 2046 for public engagement.

·  To grant delegated authority to the Head of Planning, Infrastructure and Public Protection to make any necessary typographical or other minor changes to the documents prior to their publication.

N/A

There are limited financial resource implications directly for the engagement work, primarily for exhibition hall hire and board production, publicity materials and printing. Staffing for the exhibitions will be drawn from across the wider Planning department. The Local Plan has a rolling budget for preparation to cover the costs of specialist evidence preparation by consultants and legal representation for the examination in public stage.