Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of City Development seeking approval to a 6 week public consultation into the Post Submission Schedule of Changes, following the Examination in Public of the Natural Resources and Waste Development Plan Document from 15^th November to 8^th December 2011.

As stated within the report, Appendix 5 (the Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment) is to be provided to Board Members prior to the meeting.

The Director of City Development submitted a report which sought approval to a 6 week public consultation exercise into the Post Submission Schedule of Changes, following the Examination in Public of the Natural Resources and Waste Development Plan Document (DPD) from 15^th November to 8^th December 2011.

Copies of Appendix 5 to the submitted report had been circulated to Board Members prior to the meeting for their consideration.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the Post Submission Schedule of Changes, as attached to the submitted report be approved for the purposes of a 6 week period of public consultation (subject to the inclusion of the further changes, which had been included within appendix 5 to the submitted report and as approved at resolution (b) below). In addition, the Director of City Development be authorised to take such steps as he considers necessary in order to progress the DPD in the light of any representations received and the Inspector’s considerations of these, prior to the Inspector issuing his report. 

(b)  That the conclusions of the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum be agreed, with the exception of the points detailed at paragraph 2.2 of the ‘Further Changes’ document within appendix 5 of the submitted report, that the Sustainability Appraisal’s recommendations be accepted and that these subsequent changes be consolidated as part of the post submission changes (as detailed within the schedule dated 21^st January 2012).

(c)  That the conclusions of the review of the Development Plan Document against the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Policy for Travellers, be agreed as the City Council’s response to the Inspector’s request of 2^nd April 2012.

(The Development Plan Document is being prepared within the context of the LDF Regulations and statutory requirements, and as the DPD is a Budgetary and Policy Framework document, the matters referred to within this minute are not eligible for Call In).