Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of City Development setting out recommendations from the Executive Board on 17 September 2014 to Full Council in respect of the Leeds Core Strategy.  

It was moved by Councillor P Gruen, seconded by Councillor Selby that Council is recommended to adopt the Leeds Core Strategy(as submitted for examination and with the main modifications recommended by the Inspector and the additional minor modifications proposed) pursuant to Section 23 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004(as amended). 

An amendment was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor Collins,

Insert under Recommendations of item 6 LDF Core Strategy Inspector’s Report and Adoption:

‘The Council commits to undertake an immediate review of overall housing numbers, in light of population projections and ministerial statements, to commence in tandem with the forthcoming consultation on site allocations and to be completed before specific site allocations take place.’

The amendment in the name of Councillor J Procter was declared lost and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED - That Council adopt the Leeds Core Strategy(as submitted for examination and with the main modifications recommended by the Inspector and the additional minor modifications proposed) pursuant to Section 23 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004(as amended). 

On the requisition of Councillors G Latty and J Procter, the voting on the amendment was recorded as follows;

YES - 36

Anderson, J Bentley, S Bentley , A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Buckley, Campbell,  A Carter, J L Carter ,Castle, Cleasby, Chapman ,Cohen, Collins, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Flynn, Gettings ,Golton, Harrand, Lamb, G Latty, P Latty, Lay ,Leadley, Marjoram, J Procter, R Procter, Robinson, Townsley, Varley, Wadsworth, Wilford, Wilkinson and Wood

NO - 61

Akhtar, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, Gabriel,  P Grahame, R Grahame, C Gruen, P Gruen, Groves, Hamilton, Hanley, Harington, Harland, Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, A Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, S McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Ogilvie, Pryor, Rafique, Renshaw, Ritchie, Selby, Smart, Sobel, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Venner, Walker, Walshaw, Wakefield and Yeadon. 

ABSTAIN - 0

On the requisition of Councillors Selby and P Gruen, the voting on the motion was recorded as follows;

YES - 61

Akhtar, Blake, Bruce, Charlwood, Coulson, Coupar, Cummins, Davey, Dawson, Dobson, Dowson, Dunn, Gabriel,  P Grahame, R Grahame, C Gruen, P Gruen, Groves, Hamilton, Hanley, Harington, Harland, Harper, A Hussain, G Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Ingham, Iqbal, Jarosz, A Khan, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, Macniven, Maqsood, A McKenna, J McKenna, S McKenna, Mitchell, Morgan, Mulherin, Nagle, Ogilvie, Pryor, Rafique, Renshaw, Ritchie, Selby, Smart, Sobel, E Taylor, Towler, Truswell, Urry, Venner, Walker, Walshaw, Wakefield and Yeadon. 

NO - 0

ABSTAIN - 18

J Bentley, S Bentley , A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Campbell, Cleasby, Chapman Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Gettings ,Golton, Lay ,Leadley, Marjoram, Townsley, Varley and Wilford.