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Neighbourhood Planning Wokingham Area Designation Sign off procedure

Meeting: 26/07/2018 - Executive (Item 30)

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Decision:

That:

 

1)         Twyford Parish be designated as a Neighbourhood Area;

 

2)         Wokingham Without Parish be designated as a Neighbourhood Area;

 

3)         delegated authority be given to the Director of Locality and Customer Services, in consultation with the Executive Member responsible for strategic planning and the relevant ward members, to determine future applications for Neighbourhood Area designation.

 

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report relating to the designation of Twyford Parish and Wokingham Without Parish as Neighbourhood Areas and also proposals for future determining future applications for Neighbourhood Area designations.

 

The Executive Member for Business, Economic Development and Strategic Planning explained that the neighbourhood planning process provided communities with the power to develop a shared vision for their area and the Council had a duty to consider any applications that were received.  One of the benefits of going through this process was that the relevant parishes would be entitled to a greater share of developer contributions and have a say on where those funds would be targeted.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1)         Twyford Parish be designated as a Neighbourhood Area;

 

2)         Wokingham Without Parish be designated as a Neighbourhood Area;

 

3)         delegated authority be given to the Director of Locality and Customer Services, in consultation with the Executive Member responsible for StrategicPplanning and the relevant ward members, to determine future applications for Neighbourhood Area designation.