To make the revised Sutton St Nicholas 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 revised Sutton St Nicholas neighbourhood development plan and update the countywide policies map as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire.

On 20 May 2016, the Council delegated authority to the cabinet member for decisions on all further neighbourhood development plans adoptions and amendments to the countywide policies map.

That:

a) The revised Sutton St Nicholas neighbourhood development plan be made as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire; and

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

There are no alternative options to making or adopting the revised Sutton St Nicholas neighbourhood development plan following the determination within the examiner’s report (dated 8 February 2023) that a referendum would not be required. This is because the modifications suggested to the current made neighbourhood development plan were not considered significant or substantial to change the nature of the plan. As a result, Herefordshire Council are required to make/adopt the revised neighbourhood development plan. This is subject to compliance with the European obligations and Human Rights conventions, as referred to in this report.