Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the report and its appendices and make the following resolutions:

1.    That Cabinet considers the recommendation from the Development Plan and Infrastructure Panel that Project IBP/877 is deselected for CIL funding and removed from the IBP Spending Plan as set out in para. 4.9 of the report and determines its position regarding CIL funding in respect of this project.

2.    That subject to its decision in respect of recommendation 2.1 above, Cabinet approves the Draft Infrastructure Business Plan 2022-27 for consultation (with the City, Town and Parish Councils, neighbouring local authorities including the South Downs National Park Authority and key infrastructure Delivery Commissioners) for a period of six weeks from 4 October to 15 November 2021.

RESOLVED

1)    That Cabinet having considered the recommendation from the Development Plan and Infrastructure Panel that Project IBP/877 is deselected for CIL funding and removed from the IBP Spending Plan as set out in para. 4.9 below, determines its position that this project is included in the draft IBP for CIL funding.

2)    That Cabinet approves the Draft Infrastructure Business Plan 2022-27, including project IBP/877 for consultation (with the City, Town and Parish Councils, neighbouring local authorities including the South Downs National Park Authority and key infrastructure Delivery Commissioners) for a period of six weeks from 4 October to 15 November 2021.

Cllr Taylor introduced the item. Cllr Lintill added that the Growth Board had received a presentation from the CCG regarding GP provision.

Mrs Shepherd then clarified that the recommendation agreed at the Development Plan and Infrastructure Panel (DPIP) could be subject to challenge if agreed by Cabinet as members had not provided enough evidence base to remove the bid from Langley House Surgery. She explained that the Cabinet were asked to agree the consultation and only Full Council would make the final decision.

Mr Bennett advised members of the legal requirements of decision making and that rejecting an item for the Plan which demonstrates growth being the express condition under the CIL regulations would be acting against the rules of decision making and therefore would put the council at risk of Judicial Review.

Cllr Lintill invited Cllr Moss to speak. Cllr Moss spoke of providing the right provision and value for money. He noted the legal advice of the Monitoring Officer but asked Cabinet to support the DPIP recommendation.

In response to members comments Mrs Dower clarified that the figures in section 4.8 on page 41 of the agenda pack varied from the previous year as this year’s figure is for Langley House only not Parklands Surgery which had been originally included.

In a vote the following resolutions were agreed:

RESOLVED

1)    That Cabinet having considered the recommendation from the Development Plan and Infrastructure Panel that Project IBP/877 is deselected for CIL funding and removed from the IBP Spending Plan as set out in para. 4.9 below, determines its position that this project is included in the draft IBP for CIL funding.

2)    That Cabinet approves the Draft Infrastructure Business Plan 2022-27, including project IBP/877 for consultation (with the City, Town and Parish Councils, neighbouring local authorities including the South Downs National Park Authority and key infrastructure Delivery Commissioners) for a period of six weeks from 4 October to 15 November 2021.