Issue - meetings

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

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance seeking Members’ endorsement of an update to the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) (attached as Appendix 1 to the report).  It was noted that the new LDS would replace the existing document approved by the Council on 28 March 2019.  The revised LDS took into account the timetable for the progression of supplementary planning documents and other planning policy documents required to help deliver the Local Development Plan (LDP) until 2022.  Members were reminded that the LDS was a statutory requirement relating to the preparation of Local Development Documents.

Background information regarding the requirements for an LDS was set out in the report.  It was noted that the LDS had been updated to provide for the preparation of the Bradwell B Development Plan Document (DPS), to take account of work undertaken and updated the project timetables.

Officers were requested when making such changes to similar documents in the future that tracked changes were provided to aid identification of where changes had been made.

In response to questions raised the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance highlighted specific points within the LDS and provided further information.

RECOMMENDED that the Local Development Scheme (APPENDIX 1) be approved as the project plan for key planning policy documents until 2022.

Further to her earlier declaration, Councillor Mrs P A Channer left the meeting at this point.