Decision details

Further to Minute No. 103, 15^th December 2021, the Director of City Development submitted a report which provided an update on the current position regarding the Leeds Site Allocation Plan (SAP) Remittal process, and which sought approval to undertake public consultation on the schedule of the Inspector’s additional proposed Main Modifications to the Leeds SAP Remittal and supporting material for a period of 6 weeks in relation to site EG-37, land at Barrowby Lane, Manston also known as Brown Moor.

In introducing the report, the Executive Member provided the Board with an update on the Leeds Site Allocation Plan (SAP) Remittal process.

A Member highlighted the importance of maintaining public confidence in the SAP Remittal process by ensuring that the consultation proposed was robust and that the outcomes of such consultation were taken into consideration.

Responding to Members’ discussions about the extent to which the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and the timeframe of the associated work to be undertaken was impacting upon the Council’s ability to strategically plan its development, the Board received an overview of the timeline and connection between the IRP and the current position in respect of the SAP Remittal process, with it being noted that the Council has made representations to Government on such matters.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That public consultation on the schedule of the Inspector’s additional proposed Main Modifications to the Site Allocations Plan (at Appendix 2 to the submitted report) and supporting material (at Appendices 3 and 4) for a period of 6 weeks from the 16th December 2022 to the 27th January 2023, be approved;

(b)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Chief Planning Officer, to enable the Chief Planning Officer, in consultation with the Executive Member for Infrastructure and Climate, to approve the detail of any updates or corrections to the consultation material and any technical documents and supporting evidence required.

(The matters referred to within this minute, given that they were decisions being made in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules, were not eligible for Call In, as Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rule 5.1.2 states that the power to Call In decisions does not extend to those decisions being made in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules)