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 seeking Members’ approval for the recommended modifications made in the Examiner’s Report (attached as Appendix 1 to the report) for the Great Totham Neighbourhood Plan (the Plan).  The report also sought approval for the Plan to proceed to Referendum.

The report provided a brief summary of the process for introduction of a Neighbourhood Plan and the regulatory process it must follow.  It was noted that following the Regulation 16 Consultation an examination of the Plan had taken place and a report received (Appendix 1 to the report).  The Examiner’s report included a number of modifications necessary to ensure the Plan met the basic conditions.  Members were advised that subject to these modifications the Examiner recommended that the Plan proceed to Referendum.  Attention was drawn to the role of the Local Planning Authority, as set out in the report.

Officers had considered each of the recommendations and the reasons for them.  The Draft Decision Statement, set out at Appendix 2 to the report, provided a table of the Examiner’s modifications and Officers’ recommendations.

The Leader of the Council put the recommendations as set out in the report.  These were duly seconded and duly agreed by assent.

RESOLVED

(i)               that the Examiner’s modifications be agreed and that subject to these modifications the Neighbourhood Plan is determined to meet the Basic Conditions and other legislative requirements;

(ii)              that the draft Decision Statement attached at Appendix 2 to the report be approved to be published on the Council’s website;

(iii)            that the Great Totham Neighbourhood Plan be agreed as modified (at Appendix 3 to the report) enabling it to proceed to a local Referendum based on the boundary of Great Totham Neighbourhood Area as recommended by the Examiner.

Following his earlier declaration Councillor M F L Durham left the meeting at this point.