Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of City Development seeking Council approval to submit the Submission Draft Site Allocations Plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination, following the expiry of the advertisement period of pre-submission changes (along with any further comments made on the pre-submission changes).

It was moved by Councillor R Lewis, seconded by Councillor Venner and

RESOLVED –

i)  That the Submission Draft of the Site Allocations Plan (Appendix 1) (comprising the Publication Draft Plan (Sept 2015), as amended by the Revised Publication Draft Plan for the Outer North East (Sept 2016) and the Pre-Submission Changes (Feb 2017)) for Submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination pursuant to Section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended be approved.

ii)  That the Sustainability Appraisal Report (Appendix 2), in support of the Plan, for Submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination, pursuant to Section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended be approved.

iii)  To grant authority to the independent inspector appointed to hold the Public Examination, to recommend modifications to the Submission Draft Plan, pursuant to Section 20 (7C) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended.

iv)  To Agree that following the further period of advertisement on the pre-submission changes to the Publication Draft Site Allocations Plan 13th February to 27th March 2017, that any further comments received are provided to the Secretary of State at the time the Submission Draft Plan is submitted for independent examination.

v)  To delegate authority to the Chief Planning Officer, in consultation with the Executive Member, to (a) approve the detail of any further technical documents and supporting evidence required to be submitted alongside the plan for consideration at Public Examination, (b) continue discussions with key parties and suggest to the Inspector any edits and consequential changes necessary to be made to the Submission Draft Plan following Council approval up to and during the Examination and (c) prepare and give evidence in support of the Plan at Examination.