Decision details

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To consider the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 for pre-submission publication in accordance with regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (as amended) prior to its consideration at full Council on 19 July 2013; and

To refer the Plan to Council with a recommendation that, following the completion of the pre-submission publication period and consideration of duly made representations, it be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent testing in accordance with section 20(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and regulation 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

Decision:

THAT:

(a) Cabinet noted the representations made and approves the responses to the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (draft) consultation undertaken from 4 March to 22 April 2013 https://beta.herefordshire.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/core-strategy/psp

(b) Cabinet recommends the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (draft) https://beta.herefordshire.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/core-strategy/psp to Council for approval as the preferred strategic planning document for Herefordshire for pre-submission consultation, subject to the inclusion of the changes as set out in the schedule of amendments attached to the Report;

(c) Council be asked to delegate authority to the Assistant Director Economic, Environment and Cultural Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member Environment, Housing and Planning, in the event that technical and typographical amendments are required to the Herefordshire Local Plan Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 and supporting documents, resulting from the completion of ongoing technical work;

(d) Cabinet recommends to Council that, following the completion of the pre-submission publication of the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 and its supporting documents, the documents be submitted to the Secretary of State for an Examination in Public;

(e) Council be asked to delegate authority to the Assistant Director Economic, Environment and Cultural Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member Environment, Housing and Planning, to make any minor textual, typographical or graphical amendments that do not affect the overall strategy of the Plan, prior to the submission to the Secretary of State.

Reasons for the decision:

	To ensure that the responses received to the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (draft) consultation have been taken into account and the recommended responses to them have been approved.
	To ensure that the preferred development strategy for Herefordshire will be taken into account in future decision making.
	To enable technical amendments to be made to the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2013 (draft) prior to pre-submission publication.
	To ensure that the Herefordshire Local Plan – Core Strategy 2011 – 2013 would be submitted to the Secretary of State under section 20(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and regulation 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
	To enable minor textual or graphical amendments, that does not affect the overall strategy of the Plan, prior to the submission to the Secretary of State.

Alternative options considered:

There is no alternative other than to prepare a Local Plan.

Reason Key: Strategic nature / impact on communities;

Publication date: 09/07/2013

Date of decision: 04/07/2013