Decision details

That following critical friend advice from the Planning Officer’s Society the Local Plan is considered fit for purpose and no update will be prepared until there is clarity around the future of the Local Plan system.

Full Council – 24 November 2022

The following recommendation from Cabinet was moved by Councillor Frost – Seconded by Councillor Osborne:-

That that the Council endorses the Local Plan Review.

An amendment, submitted in line with standing order 8(1)(b), was then moved by Councillor P Fielding – Seconded by Councillor Kitching:-

i)              That Council notes the self assessment of the Local Plan using the PAS toolkit;

ii)             That the Council does not endorse the conclusion of the assessment process and therefore reviews the Local Plan by carrying out public and stakeholder consultation as outlined in Local Planning Regulations to seek evidence and views on the impact of demographic, social and economic changes since the Local Plan was adopted, and to further assess the progress and impact of the Local Plan to date;

iii)           That the Local Plan is updated as necessary following this review and consultation process;

iv)           That a further review of the Local Plan takes place no later than 5 years following completion of this review process.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was lost.

A vote was then undertaken on the original recommendation, and it was:

RESOLVED that the Council endorses the Local Plan Review.