Agenda

Development Plan Panel - Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 1.30 pm

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR. View directions

Contact: Toby Russell, 0113 3786980 

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Items
No. Item

1.

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)

2.

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:

3.

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).

4.

Declaration of Interests

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

5.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes.

6.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 288 KB

To receive and consider the attached minutes of the previous meeting held on the 16th of July 2024.

7.

Consultation Response to Proposed Reforms to the NPPF and Other Changes to the Planning System pdf icon PDF 427 KB

The report of the Chief Planning Officer outlines that on the 30th of July 2024 the Government launched an 8-week consultation on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and a series of wider national planning policy reforms. The report summarises the key proposed changes as part of this consultation, such as a new standard method for calculating Local Authority housing requirements and, in conjunction with Appendix 1, highlights the proposed response of officers across a range of Council departments.

Additional documents:

8.

Housing Need and Supply Update pdf icon PDF 538 KB

The report of the Chief Planning Officer provides an update regarding that the Council’s planning service maintains up to date evidence on housing needs mainly for the purposes of plan-making and also needs to maintain information on a 5-year housing land supply to ensure that there is sufficient land to meet those needs across the city. 

Additional documents:

9.

Update on Leeds Local Plan 2040 pdf icon PDF 331 KB

The report of the Chief Planning Officer outlines that the Leeds Local Plan 2040 was earmarked to begin its second round of Regulation 18 public consultation in November 2024. A consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published at the end of July 2024.  This proposes significant changes to national planning policy that will have a bearing on the Leeds Local Plan 2040.  In light of this, it is proposed that the planned public consultation before the end of 2024 will instead happen in early 2025, pending finalisation of the NPPF. 

10.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

To note the date and time of the next meeting as the 5th of November 2024, at 1:30pm.

Third Party Recording

 

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