Decision details

Approve adoption of the Leeds District Heating Network Local Development Order (3): set out in Appendix 1 of this report and agree that the Chief Planning Officer submits a copy, together with the statement of reasons to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Further to Minute No. 141, 10^th February 2016, the Director of City Development submitted a report which set out for the purposes of adoption and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government a proposed Local Development Order (LDO) in respect of the Leeds District Heating Network.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the adoption of the Leeds District Heating Network Local Development Order (LDO3), as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.

(b)  That approval be given for the Chief Planning Officer to submit a copy of the Leeds District Heating Network Local Development Order (LDO3), together with the statement of reasons, to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Statutory consultation process as defined in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.

Prior to the formal public consultation, internal officers, the Executive Board Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport were consulted on the draft LDO and the potential area for coverage.  An early draft of the LDO was sent to ward members, whose wards would be affected by the LDO.

The council served written notice on any affected landowners/tenants, statutory consultees and other relevant bodies, placed an advert in the local newspaper and displayed site notices in the area covered by the LDO.