Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery, (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance providing Members with an update on the recent consultation on the proposed amendment to the Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). 

The Affordable Housing and Viability SPD had been adopted by the Council in November 2018 but when applying the SPD an issue had arisen regarding part of the flow chart at Fig 2 on page 38 of the SPD.  The report highlighted the proposed amendment to the SPD to resolve this, approved by the Planning and Licensing Committee in June 2019.  It was noted that consultation on the amendment had taken place and a summary of the comments received were set out in the report.

In response to comments from the Committee regarding the changes made to the SPD, the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance took Members through the amendments and advised that he could circulate a document which highlights the changes.  It was agreed that if Members were mindful to agree recommendation (ii) a document showing the changes would be submitted to the Council.

The chairman then put the recommendations as set out in the report, with the addition of a further Appendix showing the changes (as detailed above).  This was duly agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)              That the consultation and Officer responses as set out in this report be noted;   

RECOMMENDED

(ii)            That the proposed amendments (APPENDIX 1 to these Minutes) to the Affordable Housing and Viability SPD (attached as APPENDIX 2) be agreed.