Decision details

To approve prior to submission to the Secretary of State

The Director of Development submitted a report following a recommendation by Development Plan Panel to consider proposed updates, rolling forward and new injections into the Local Development Scheme for submission to the Secretary of State.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the updated and revised Local Development Scheme as attached at Appendix 1 to the report be approved for submission to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 15 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

(b)  That the revised Local Development Scheme shall be brought into effect as from 1 June 2007, subject to one of the requirements set out below having been met. Namely that either:

·  during a period of 4 weeks starting on the day the Council submits the scheme to the Secretary of State the Council receives from the Secretary of State notice that he does not intend to give a direction to amend the scheme, or

·  the Council has received such a direction and has either complied with it or received notice that it has been withdrawn, or

·  the Council has received notice that the Secretary of State requires more time to consider the scheme and either has subsequently received notice that the Secretary of State does not intend to give a direction or a direction has been complied with or withdrawn, or

·  the 4 week period has ended and the Council has not received either:

(i)  a notice that the Secretary of State does not intend to give a direction

(ii)  a direction

(iii)  notice that the Secretary of State requires more time to consider the scheme.

(c)  That Director of Development  be authorised to make any necessary changes to the revised Local Development Scheme prior to it coming into effect in order to comply with a direction from the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 15(4) should one be received.

The Local Development Scheme will be presented to the Executive Board via the Development Plan Panel