Issue - meetings

To recommend the Council to make the Southbourne Parish Neighbourhood Plan part of the Development Plan for Chichester District.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

That the Southbourne Parish Neighbourhood Plan be made part of the Development Plan for Chichester District (excluding the area within the South Downs National Park).

Further to minute 47 of 8 September 2015, the Cabinet considered the report circulated with the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mrs Taylor introduced the report, drawing attention to the results of the referendum on 5 November 2015: The turn-out had been 27.38% and, of those who voted, 87% were in favour of the Plan. This exceeded 50% and was, therefore, sufficient for the Neighbourhood Plan to be made part of the Development Plan. She congratulated the Southbourne Parish Council and all those who had contributed to the drafting of the Plan on the successful result of their hard work.

The Chairman added that, although the turnout was lower than in the other neighbourhood plan referendums that had been held, Southbourne was a much bigger community and the weather on the day of the referendum had been bad.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL

That the Southbourne Parish Neighbourhood Plan be made part of the Development Plan for Chichester District (excluding the area within the South Downs National Park).