Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development seeking approval of the draft response to the Government’s proposals for reform of Neighbourhood Planning; Community Right to Build and Neighbourhood Development Orders.

Further to Minute No. 121, 2^nd November 2011, the Director of City Development submitted a report which presented for approval and subsequent submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the Council’s draft response to the Government’s proposals regarding the reform of Neighbourhood Planning; Community Right to Build and Neighbourhood Development Orders. In determining this matter, the Board took into consideration all matters contained within the accompanying report.

Concerns were raised regarding the resource and budgetary implications arising from the Government’s proposals which would be placed upon the Council and it was suggested that representations were made to the Government emphasising that in order to ensure the proposals were implemented successfully, additional resource would be required.

The Board considered the differing approaches towards the initiative which would be adopted by individual communities and Parish and Town Councils, and highlighted the role of Area Committees and Area Management in neighbourhood planning matters. 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report, in association with the previous background information received by the Board at the meeting held on 2^nd November 2011, be noted.

(b)  That the response to the Government’s proposals for reform of Neighbourhood Planning; Community Right to Build and Neighbourhood Development Orders, as set out within section 3 of the submitted report and also in the questionnaire attached as Appendix 1 be approved, and that the response be submitted to the Department for Communities and Local Government before 5^th January 2012.

(c)  That the submitted report be circulated to Town and Parish Councils for their information.

(The matters referred to within this minute were not eligible for Call In, due to the 5^th January 2012 deadline for responding to the DCLG consultation process on the draft neighbourhood planning regulations)