Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance providing an update on providing a planning position station in relation to any new development relating to the Bradwell B (BrB) project.

The report provided background information regarding the selection of Bradwell as one of the eight sites considered suitable by the Government for the siting of a new nuclear power station and the work being undertaken in relation to the development of the station.  The report set out the Council’s position in dealing with planning application which may not accord with the Council’s Local Development Plan and aimed to take advantage of the future power station. 

Members were advised that in the future it would be necessary to provide a more robust, evidence based, policy position in relation to BrB associated planning applications.  To facilitate this Officers were suggesting that a Member workshop be arranged to gain some guidance from Members regarding the direction of travel for the production of new planning policies to deal with such planning applications in the future.

The Leader of the Council proposed an amendment to the recommendation to include the Bradwell B communications team in the workshop.  He advised that the communications team had been visiting local Parish Councils and other organisations giving a presentation in relation to Bradwell and it would be useful for them to go through this presentation with Members.  He proposed subject to that change that the recommendation as set out in the report be agreed.  This was duly seconded and agreed.

RESOLVED that a workshop be provided for all Members, to include an update on the Bradwell B (BrB) project, presentation from the Bradwell B communications team and seek direction in the production of any new planning policies relating to BrB.