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By way of a report by the Head of Planning Services to consider changes to the Local Development Scheme for submission to the Secretary of State and the contents of the draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document for consultation.

Endorsed proposed amendments to the Local Development Scheme for submission to the Secretary of State; approved for consultation the draft Supplementary Planning Document on developer contributions towards affordable housing; gave the Executive Councillor for Planning and Transport delegated authority to approve its Sustainability Appraisal; and authorised the Head of Planning Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Planning and Transport to make changes to the draft Supplementary Planning Document to reflect inter alia specialist developments such as retirement homes.

By way of a report by the Head of Planning Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet were acquainted with proposed amendments to the Local Development Scheme for Huntingdonshire and the associated draft Supplementary Planning Document in relation to developer contributions towards affordable housing.

Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

(a)  that the proposed amendments to the Local Development Scheme as outlined in the report now submitted be approved for submission to the Secretary of State;

(b)  that the draft Supplementary Planning Document on developer contributions towards affordable housing be approved for consultation and the Executive Councillor for Planning and Transport be authorised to approve its Sustainability Appraisal; and

(c)  that the Head of Planning Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Planning and Transport be authorised to make changes to the draft Supplementary Planning Document to reflect inter alia specialist developments such as retirement homes.