To receive and adopt a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) setting out the Council’s policy on the use of planning obligations, following statutory public consultation.

THAT

(a)              the Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document and associated Sustainability Appraisal be agreed and adopted;

(b)              appropriate amendments be made to the Planning Committee Scheme of Delegation to Officers and that a Section 106 Monitoring Officer be recruited, following which the Supplementary Planning Document be brought into effect;

(c)              the Supplementary Planning Document be brought into effect by end March 2008 and applied to planning applications received from that date; and

(d)              Cabinet agreed the change to the Planning Obligation SPD including with respect to Children and Young People and gave delegated final approval of any amendments to the Cabinet Member (Environment and Strategic Housing).

The SPD forms part of the Council’s emerging Local Development Framework.  The statutory preparation process has incorporated two periods of consultation and final approval is now required.  Amendments are required to delegation arrangements prior to the SPD being brought into effect. 

Not to prepare the SPD.