Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to present the draft Climate Change and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to the Executive and obtain authorisation to allow the SPD to be subject to public consultation.

Recommendations

It is recommended that the Executive, after considering comments from the Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee:

1. Agree that the SPD be subject to a minimum four-week public consultation under Regulation 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”).

2. Delegates authority to the Head of Planning and Economic Development after consultation with the PFHs for Planning and Economic Development and Environment and Sustainability to make minor editorial changes prior to consultation as a result of any changes made by the Executive.

RESOLVED

i.             That the comments from the Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee be noted and that the SPD be subject to a minimum four-week public consultation under Regulation 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”); and

ii.            That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Economic Development after consultation with the PFHs for Planning and Economic Development and Environment and Sustainability to make minor editorial changes prior to consultation as a result of any changes made by the Executive.

Reason: To comply with Regulation 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”), the SPD must be subject to a public consultation.

[Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

Councillor Williams presented the report which set out the draft Climate Change and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and sought authorisation to allow the SPD to be subject to public consultation.  He thanked the Portfolio Holder, officers and consultant for their work on the draft SPD, which was as robust as it could be, without it directly contradicting national planning policy framework.

Councillor Hyman spoke on the report, expressing concern over the legal challenge of the appeal decision in relation to Loxwood Road in Alfold, which was not covered by the SPD.

The Leader and Councillor Williams responded to the points raised and the Planning Policy Manager advised that there would be an opportunity to address the points raised as part of the consultation process.

RESOLVED

i.             That the comments from the Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee be noted and that the SPD be subject to a minimum four-week public consultation under Regulation 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”); and

ii.            That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Economic Development after consultation with the PFHs for Planning and Economic Development and Environment and Sustainability to make minor editorial changes prior to consultation as a result of any changes made by the Executive.

Reason: To comply with Regulation 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Regulations”), the SPD must be subject to a public consultation.