Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR

Contact: Helen Gray (0113) 3788657  Email: helen.gray@leeds.gov.uk

Items
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49.

Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

 

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

Minutes:

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

 

50.

Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

 

2  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

 

3  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

 

  RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:

Minutes:

  The agenda contained no exempt information.

 

51.

Late Items

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.

 

(The special circumstance shall be specified in the minutes).

Minutes:

No formal late items of business were added to the agenda, however a supplementary document containing revised wording proposed for Policy H5: Review of Affordable Housing Policy, within the Core Strategy Selective Review, was tabled at the meeting (minute 55 refers).

 

52.

Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct

Minutes:

  No declarations were made.

 

53.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Campbell and Coulson. Councillor C Gruen also provided apologies for her late arrival.

 

54.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 100 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held 19th December 2017 as a correct record.

 

(Copy attached)

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the Development Plan Panel meeting held on 19th December 2017 be approved.

 

55.

Core Strategy Selective Review (Publication Draft) pdf icon PDF 153 KB

To consider the report of the Director of City Development which seeks Members recommendation to Executive Board on the proposed Publication Draft of the Core Strategy Selective Review. The report reflects upon comments made by the Panel at the meeting held 19th December 2017 and presents further revisions to the proposed policies of the Core Strategy Selective Review based on those comments. The Panel is requested to recommend that Executive Board approve the formal Publication of these Policies for six weeks of public consultation.

 

(Copy attached)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Further to minute 46 of the Development Plan Panel meeting held 19th December 2017, the Panel considered the report of the Director of City Development on further revisions to the proposed policies of the Core Strategy Selective Review (CSSR) as requested at the December meeting.

 

The report set out the background to the preparation of the CSSR and addressed the discussions held at the December meeting when the Panel agreed that further work and redrafting in a number of targeted areas was necessary. The report sought consideration and approval of the revisions for public consultation and included the following documents:

Appendix 1 – Proposed Publication Draft Policies with Revisions;

Appendix 2 – Report to Development Plan Panel of 19th December 2017

 

Additionally, an updated Policy H5: Review of Affordable Housing Policy was tabled at the meeting containing further revisions proposed to better reflect previous discussions.

 

The Panel considered each of the revised issues addressed in the report; cross referencing with Appendix 1. The Group Manager, Policy and Plans presented the following key points:

 

  Policy H5: Review of Affordable Housing Policy

·  The Policy now indicated that a review of the targets is to be anticipated throughout the lifespan of the Core Strategy, in response to Government guidance and in order to remain responsive to changes in the economy and housing markets.

·  Affordable Housing targets were now expressed as a minimum and evidence supported the proposed increase in the targets for the City Centre and Inner areas to 7% (from 5%)

·  The narrative now clarified that calculation of any Commuted Sums would relate to market prices in the relevant locality

 

 (Councillors C Gruen and Venner joined the meeting at this point)

 

Officers confirmed that having considered Members previous comments, no changes were proposed to the HMCA boundaries. However, Central Government would revise Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) guidance shortly and it was intended that both these matters would be reviewed at the same time.

 

Dale Robinson of GVA consultants provided the Panel with an overview of the evidence and methodology used to support the proposed revised Affordable Housing target for the City Centre and Inner areas and assured the Panel that this level of provision could be sustained without a negative impact on other Policy and standards requirements.

 

Members welcomed the revisions proposed to the Policy and made the following comments:

·  A review of the boundaries should be mindful of natural and financial boundaries, having regard to the overlap of CIL districts, HMCA’s and Affordable Housing Zone boundaries

·  The timeframe for implementation of the revised Affordable Housing targets and the weight which could be afforded the revised targets during the progression of the Site Allocations Plan to adoption

·  The role of the independent District Valuer in assessment of scheme viability and presentation of their reports at Panel meetings. This matter was noted as an issue for discussion at future a workshop

·  The expectation for applications to be policy compliant; specifically for the offer of Affordable Housing; and if none is offered then  ...  view the full minutes text for item 55.

56.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

To note the date and time of the next meeting as Tuesday 13th February 2018 at 9.30 am

Minutes:

RESOLVED – To note the date and time of the next meeting as Tuesday 13th February 2018 at 9.30 am.