Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Assistant Director: Planning and Implementation, (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Assistant Director – Planning and Implementation seeking approval of the recommended modifications made in the Examiner’s report (attached at Appendix 1 to the report) for the Mayland Neighbourhood Plan (MNHP), Design Guidance and Codes. Members’ approval for the MNHP to proceed to Referendum was also sought.

The report provided background information regarding neighbourhood planning, part of the Government’s initiative to empower local communities to take forward planning proposals at local level. A Neighbourhood Plan had to follow a regulatory process, and this was set out in the report. An examiner had been appointed by the Council to carry out the examination of the Neighbourhood Plan and the report provided by the examiner was attached at Appendix 1.

Following the Officers’ presentation, the Chairperson moved the recommendations set out in the report. These were duly seconded and agreed.

In response to a question regarding the Government withdrawing its funding for Neighbourhood Plans, the Head of Service - Planning Policy and Implementation explained that this would not affect the MNHP but could impact those coming forward. However, the Council had not yet been officially advised that the funding had been withdrawn so at this time further detail was not known.

RESOLVED

(i)             that the Examiner’s modifications be agreed and that subject to these modifications the Mayland 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; and

(iii)           that the Mayland 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 Mayland Neighbourhood Area as recommended by the Examiner.