Agenda item

Resolutions: It was agreed that Cabinet:

Hackleton

a) Noted and welcomes the significant progress in making the neighbourhood development plan (NDP) by the Hackleton community.

b) Accepted the examiner’s recommended modifications in respect of the Hackleton NDP.

c) Accepted the examiner’s recommendation that the Hackleton NDP, as modified in accordance with recommendation (b) above, should proceed to a referendum of voters within Hackleton Parish.

d) Approved the proposed decision statement set out in Appendix 1, subject to recommendations (b) and (c) above and any necessary factual alterations.

e) Agreed that delegated authority be given to the Interim Head of Planning and Climate Change Policy to make further minor editorial changes to the NDP to address any factual and typographical errors and to reflect the fact that the document will be in its intended final form.

f) Agreed that the costs of the referendum be met from the existing budget for

neighbourhood planning.

 Reason for Resolutions

In order for a Neighbourhood Development Plan (“NDP”) to be ‘made’ (adopted) the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012 No. 637) require the Council to make a decision regarding the examiner’s recommendations before agreeing to subject the NDP to a referendum.

Alternative Options

None

Resolutions: It was agreed that Cabinet:

Overstone

a)    Noted and welcomed the significant progress in making the neighbourhood development plan (NDP) by the Overstone community

b)     Agreed the Examiner’s recommended modifications in respect of the Overstone NDP with the exception of the recommendation relating to important view V6

c)    Considered the responses to the consultation on proposed deletion of important view V6 and confirms deletion of the view

d)     Agreed the Examiner’s recommendation that the NDP, as modified in accordance with recommendation b) and c), should proceed to a referendum of voters within Overstone Parish

e)    Approved the proposed decision statement set out in appendix 1, subject to recommendations b) and d)

f)     Agreed that delegated authority be given to the Interim Head of Planning and Climate Change Policy to make further minor editorial changes to the NDP to address any factual and typographical errors and to reflect the fact that the document will be in its intended final form

g)    Agreed that the costs of the referendum be met from the earmarked reserve for neighbourhood planning.

Reason for Resolutions

In order for a NDP to be “made” (adopted) the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 ((SI 2012 No. 637) require the council to make a decision on the Examiner’s recommendations before agreeing to send it to referendum. In this case, the council was required to decide whether it is appropriate to make a different decision to the examiner in respect of one issue

Alternative Options

None

Resolutions: It was agreed that Cabinet:

Clipston

a)    Noted and welcomed the significant progress in making the NDP by the Clipston community.

b)    Agreed the Examiner’s recommended modifications in respect of the Clipston NDP are accepted and further minor modifications as set out in appendix 1 are also made

c)    Agreed that the NDP, as modified in accordance with recommendation (b), shall proceed to a referendum of voters within the Clipston neighbourhood area

d)    Approved subject to items (b) and (c) above, the proposed decision statement set out in appendix 1, subject to any necessary factual alterations

e)    Agreed that delegated authority be given to the Interim Head of Planning and Climate Change Policy to make further minor editorial changes to the NDP to address any factual and typographical errors and to reflect the fact that the document will be in its intended final form

f)     Agreed that the costs of the referendum be met from the earmarked reserve for neighbourhood planning.

Reason for Resolutions

In order for a NDP to be “made” (adopted) the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 ((SI 2012 No. 637) require the council to make a decision on the Examiner’s recommendations before agreeing to send it to referendum. In this case, the council is required to decide whether it is appropriate to make a different decision to the Examiner in respect of one issue.

Alternative Options;

None

At the Chairman’s invitation Councillor Rebecca Breese presented the report, copies of which had been previously circulated. The committee was advised that approval of the reports would allow all three of the plans to move onto the next part of development.

A councillor asked whether Cabinet would actively encourage communities to invest in development plans, taking value versus cost into account.

The Executive Director of Place & Economy advised communities that wish to have development plans to be clear about the objectives that they wish to meet, and stated he was happy to attend parish council meetings to discuss.