133 Making Procedural Decisions Relating to Neighbourhood Planning PDF 98 KB
Decision:
RESOLVED: That in future decisions to designate a neighbourhood area be dealt with by an Individual Executive Member Decision (IEMD) and that the Constitution Review Working Group be asked to support this as a recommendation to Council as an amendment to the Council’s Constitution.
Minutes:
The Executive considered a report setting out a proposed process for the designation of a neighbourhood area which was required as a result of amendments to the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 which shortened the time given to determining neighbourhood applications.
The Deputy Executive Member for Planning and Highways commented that under the Council’s current decision making process it would not be possible to meet the new deadlines required by the new regulations in respect of neighbourhood plan applications and therefore it was proposed to deal with these decisions through the Individual Executive Member Decision route.
The Leader of the Council requested that the Constitution Review Working Group require that as part of the new process full consultation should be undertaken prior to the Individual Executive Member Decision coming through for publication. The Council followed a similar process in respect of highways issues and consultation with town and parish councils.
RESOLVED: That in future decisions to designate a neighbourhood area be dealt with by an Individual Executive Member Decision (IEMD) and that the Constitution Review Working Group be asked to support this as a recommendation to Council as an amendment to the Council’s Constitution.