Issue - decisions

The Executive agreed as follows:

That the Executive recommends to Full Council:

(1) To approve the Proposed Submission Core Strategy (Appendix 2a Part  to this report) including the evidence base listed in the plan; amendments to the Policies Map (Appendix 2a Part 1); Statement of Consultation (Appendix 2c Part 1) including the responses to the representations received to the Revised Preferred Option (May 2012); Sustainability Appraisal (Appendix 2d  Part 1) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (Appendix 2e) for publication and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State;

(2); Should the person appointed to carry out the examination consider that the circumstances are as described in s20(7B) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, to formally request that s/he recommend any necessary modifications to the Plan to make the Plan satisfy the appropriate requirements and sound, pursuant to section 20 (7C) of the 2004 Act;

(3) That the Head of Planning and Strategic Housing, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Urban Regeneration, be given delegated authority to propose minor amendments to improve the clarity of the documentation referred to under recommendation (1) and which do not alter the substance of the document when submitting the Plan to the Secretary of State (these amendments will be highlighted) and during the Examination process;   

(4) To approve the draft Statement of Compliance (Appendix 2j to this report) for consultation alongside publication of the Proposed Submission Core Strategy; that the Head of Planning and Strategic Housing, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Urban Regeneration, be given delegated authority to make any amendments to the Statement of Compliance where necessary in response to representations received; and to publish the final version as an evidence base document to the Core Strategy;

(5) To agree that the Proposed Submission Core Strategy housing requirement figure (set out in Policy CS2) be used to calculate the five-year housing land supply pending adoption of the Core Strategy.