Agenda and minutes

To declare any personal / prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor B Anderson who was substituted for by Councillor Latty; Councillor P Gruen, who was substituted for by Councillor Coulson and from Councillor T Murray 

To approve the minutes of the Development Plan Panel meeting held on 8^th December 2009

(minutes attached)

RESOLVED-  That the minutes of the Development Plan Panel meeting held on 8^th December 2009 were approved as a true and correct record.

Further to minute 17 of the Development Plan Panel meeting held on 30^th September 2009 where Panel received a report on the LDF Core Strategy ‘Preferred Approach’ as a basis for informal public consultation, to consider a report of the Director of City Development providing an initial ‘Report of Consultation’, highlighting key issues and the next steps

(report attached)

Members considered a report by the Director of City Development which provided initial feedback on the consultation exercise for the Leeds LDF Core Strategy – “Preferred Approach”

In addressing the report Mr Feeney provided some background information on the LDF process. Referring to section 3 of the submitted report “Main Issues” Mr Feeney identified the following areas where comments had been received:

·  Spatial Vision & Strategy

·  Green Infrastructure (GI)

·  Natural Environment

·  Sustainable Communities

·  Managing the Needs of A Growing City:

(i)  The Housing Challenge:

    (ii)  Housing Mix

(iii)  Affordable Housing

·  The Leeds Economy

·  Managing Environmental Resources

·  A Well Connected City

·  Transport Investment Priorities

·  Accessibility Requirements for new development

·  Managing the Growth of the Airport

  In summing up the Chair said the report provided an overview of the Core Strategy Preferred Approach consultation and highlighted the ‘headline’ comments received suggesting it was not intended to be an exhaustive level of analysis to the consultation responses received.

  The Chair said he was aware that further detailed analysis was underway and would be reported back to a future Panel, as a basis to move the Core Strategy process forward to its next stages of Publication and Submission.

RESOLVED – To note the contents of this initial Report of Consultation, with a view to receiving further detailed analysis of consultation responses.

Tuesday 9^th March 2010 at 1.30pm

RESOLVED – To note that the next meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday 9^th March 2010