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Local Development Scheme

Meeting: 03/09/2019 - Cabinet (Item 32)

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The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its appendix and make the following recommendation to the Council as set out below:

 

That Cabinet recommends to Council that it approves the revised Local Development Scheme.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

 

That the revised Local Development Scheme be approved.

Minutes:

Mrs Taylor introduced the item. She explained that the Local Development Scheme (LDS) is the statutory requirement to publish an up-to-date timetable that demonstrates the progress of the council’s development plan and supplementary plan documents. The LDS informs all interested parties of progress and provides a method to monitor that progress.

 

At present the proposed date for the Local Plan Review is June 2020 which although later than originally planned still falls within the required five years from the adoption of the current Local Plan. Mrs Taylor explained that a number of issues came from the preferred approach plan consultation which will require an update to the evidence base. In addition the recent developments relating to the discharge of nitrates has resulted in the need to draft a Nitrates Neutral Policy. Two additional planning documents are also in draft; a Noise Supplementary Planning Document and an Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document.

 

Mrs Taylor confirmed that a number of member workshops are planned to ensure consultation with the wider membership.

 

Mrs Lintill then welcomed the new Planning Policy Manager, Mr Ayling to the table.

 

Mrs Graves requested confirmation of how officers are addressing the issue of nitrates. Mr Ayling confirmed that the issue has, to varying degrees, affected all local planning authorities across the Solent. The council’s officers received advice from Natural England regarding how to address nitrates in developments in relation to increased run off and waste water in addition to the measures new developments can bring to offset nitrates into Chichester Harbour.

 

Mr Briscoe then asked for confirmation from officers that it is essential that all councillors work together to put a Local Plan for inspection in order to avoid additional housing being allocated to the district. Mr Ayling confirmed that if the timetable is not met then it is likely that the number of houses that the Council has to provide for  will increase . Mr Frost added that it is essential that members of the council work together collaboratively in order to submit a Plan on time and avoid the potential of losing the districts cap on its housing need figure.

 

Mrs Lintill then asked how often progress will be benchmarked. Mr Ayling confirmed that the Local Plan Work Programme is under constant review and the next formal milestone will be a report to the Cabinet in November to discuss the consultation responses and an agreed way forward for the Plan.

 

Decision

 

The Cabinet then voted unanimously to make the recommendation below.

 

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

 

That the revised Local Development Scheme be approved.

 


 

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