Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Head of Planning Services informing the Cabinet of potential policy approaches for inclusion in a ‘core policies’ Development Plan Document and detailing the process for producing plans under the new planning system.

(Appendix 4 is appended separately to the agenda).

Noted the intention to undertake informal consultation with key stakeholders on potential policy approaches for inclusion in a Core Strategy DPD, as required by the new planning legislation.

Noted that following this consultation and a sustainability appraisal, potential policy approaches will be presented to Cabinet and Full Council for decision, prior to formal consultation in the summer of 2005.

Authorised the Head of Planning Services, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Planning Strategy, to make unlimited changes to the policy scoping sheets as necessary during the process of final editing prior to the key stakeholder consultation.

With the assistance of a report by the Head of Planning Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book), the Cabinet considered potential approaches which might be considered appropriate for inclusion as “core policies” in the Council’s first Development Plan Document (“DPD”).

Having noted the key steps and timescales for the preparation of the DPD, Executive Councillors requested that District Councillors be advised of the seminars convened for key stakeholders to enable them to observe the proceedings. Subsequently and having been assured that opportunities would be available in future for full public consultation on the preferred options, it was

RESOLVED

  (a)that the intention to undertake informal consultation with key stakeholders on potential policy approaches for inclusion in a Core Strategy DPD, as required by the new planning legislation be noted;

  (b)that following the initial informal consultation and a sustainability appraisal, the intention to present potential policy approaches to Cabinet and full Council for decision, prior to formal public consultation in the summer of 2005 be noted; and

  (c)that the Head of Planning Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Planning Strategy, be authorised to approve drafting amendments to the policy scoping sheets for inclusion in the DPD as necessary during the process of final editing prior to the key stakeholder consultation.