Issue - meetings

This report was agreed by the Executive Board on 21^st September 2006 and has been included on this agenda for information only. A copy of the Statement of Consultation referred to within the report is available on the Council’s Website.

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director – Environment, the recommendations of which had previously been agreed by the Executive Board on 21^st September 2006.

The report had sought approval for the adoption of the final versions of the Halebank Regeneration Action Area Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and the Ditton Strategic Railfreight Park SPD, subject to any further minor editorial or technical amendments required. It was noted that the SPDs were not yet adopted as the authority first had to produce an adoption status report in line with statutory guidance.

The Board considered the potential implications for the SPD of the recent application for registration of a Village Green. It was advised that this would be considered by officers and a report would be submitted to a future meeting.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

            The Board received a report which outlined the public consultation that had taken place on the above draft Supplementary Planning Document and the proposed responses to representations made and amendments to the text of the SPDs to accommodate these representations, where appropriate. The report also sought approval for adoption of the two Supplementary Planning Documents named above.

            RESOLVED: That

(1)       the Statement of Public Participation attached to the report be approved;

(2)       the amendments proposed to the text of the Halebank Regeneration Action Area SPD and the Ditton Strategic Railfreight Park SPD in response to the representations received, and the recommendations of the sustainability appraisal, be agreed;

(3)       the Halebank Regeneration Action Area SPD and the Ditton Strategic Railfreight  Park SPD be adopted as a Local Development Document and the procedures for adoption, as set out in the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations, be carried out; and

(4)       further editorial and technical changes that do not materially affect the content or intended purposes of the SPD be agreed by the Operational Director Environmental and Regulatory Services in consultation with the Executive Board Member for Planning, Transportation, Regeneration and Renewal if necessary, before the document is published.