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.