To make the Leominster area neighbourhood development plan as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire and approve the consequential updates to the countywide policies maps.

To fulfil the legal duty to make /adopt the Leominster area neighbourhood development plan and update the countywide policies map as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire. Council delegated authority for the making of the neighbourhood development plans, and consequential amendments to the countywide policies map, to the cabinet member infrastructure.

That:

(a)        The Leominster area neighbourhood development plan is made as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire; and

(b)        The required consequential changes are made to the countywide policies map.

1.          There are no alternative options to making or adopting the Leominster area neighbourhood development plan following the legal requirements of a positive referendum result on 28 February 2019 and compliance with the European obligations and Human Rights conventions, as referred to in this report.