Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations from the Development Plan and Infrastructure Panel and to recommend to Council that a) further public consultation be approved on the Site Allocation: Preferred Approach Development Plan Document and b) that authority be delegated to the Head of Planning Services to enable amendments to the document prior to its publication.

RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL

(1)        That further public consultation be approved on the Site Allocation: Preferred Approach Development Plan Document, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, for eight weeks from 28 July until 22 September 2016.

(2)        That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning Services to enable minor editorial and typographical amendments to be made to the document prior to its publication.

The Cabinet considered the report circulated with the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mrs Hardwick raised her concern about the Lynchmere proposal, stating that this piece of land was subject to regular flooding from the River Wey. As the site was originally omitted from the consultation Mrs Hardwick asked what additional information was provided for it to now be included. Mrs Flitcroft confirmed that the additional information related to access which was the reason the site had been originally discounted. The site access was shared with Thames Water and additional information provided by the landowner confirmed that access to the site was available. It has been demonstrated that 10 units could be sited on the site away from the floodzone. Adopted Local Plan policies in conjunction with the policies in the Site Allocation DPD would apply to any future planning application brought forward for consideration on this site.

Mr Dignum reminded all that this was the first stage in a long process of consultation and representations could be made. Statutory consultees including the Environment Agency will be able to raise any concerns in their response.

Mrs Hardwick requested that the consultation should allude to adequate flood protection for sites and abstained from the vote.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

(1)        That further public consultation be approved on the Site Allocation: Preferred Approach Development Plan Document, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, for eight weeks from 28 July until 22 September 2016.

(2)        That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning Services to enable minor editorial and typographical amendments to be made to the document prior to its publication.