Issue - meetings

That: 

1)        the Issues and Options report be approved for consultation for an eight week period together with publishing supporting documents;

2)        the Director of Environment, in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning, be authorised to agree minor changes to the Local Plan Update Issues and Options stage and other supporting documents prior to consultation. (Any minor modifications would consist of non-material alterations such as rewording and correction of typing errors).

The Executive considered a report relating to a Local Plan Update – Issues and Options Consultation.  The intention of the Local Plan Update was be to replace some of the policies in the Core Strategy and Managing Development Delivery Local Plan and this would be informed by the Issues and Options consultation which would seek peoples’ views on the production of the Update, including what the vision and objectives should be and what topics the Plan should cover.

The Executive Member for Planning and Regeneration informed the meeting that this was the first opportunity to gain public opinion on how the Borough should develop to 2036.  It was noted that the consultation would run for an eight week period from 5 August-30 September 2016.

RESOLVED That: 

1)        the Issues and Options report be approved for consultation for an eight week period together with publishing supporting documents;

2)        the Director of Environment, in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning, be authorised to agree minor changes to the Local Plan Update Issues and Options stage and other supporting documents prior to consultation. (Any minor modifications would consist of non-material alterations such as rewording and correction of typing errors).