Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR - REGULATORY

To consider the examiner’s report and the proposed modifications to the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan and to agree that officers make arrangements to conduct a referendum within the Preston designated neighbourhood planning area.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the examiner’s report for the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan should be noted;

(2)       That following the inclusion of the Examiner’s proposed modifications and one minor modification set out in paragraph 4.2 to the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan, as set out in Appendix B, be approved to proceed to a referendum;

(3)       That the Counting Officer be instructed to conduct a referendum on the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan;

(4)       That the decision to “make” the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan be delegated to the Service Director – Regulatory in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Transport.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS: To progress the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan, enable a referendum to take place and, if more than 50% of those voting in favour of the Preston Parish

Neighbourhood Plan to “make” the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan.

Audio recording – 47 minutes 33 seconds

The Executive Member for Planning and Transport presented the report entitled Preston Neighbourhood Plan Examiners Report together with the following appendices:

·                Appendix A - Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Independent Examiner’s Report;

·                Appendix B - Schedule of the examiner’s proposed modifications and responses.

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Clark, seconded by Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb and

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the examiner’s report for the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan should be noted;

(2)       That following the inclusion of the Examiner’s proposed modifications and one minor modification set out in paragraph 4.2 to the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan, as set out in Appendix B, be approved to proceed to a referendum;

(3)       That the Counting Officer be instructed to conduct a referendum on the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan;

(4)       That the decision to “make” the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan be delegated to the Service Director – Regulatory in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Transport.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS: To progress the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan, enable a referendum to take place and, if more than 50% of those voting in favour of the Preston Parish

Neighbourhood Plan to “make” the Preston Parish Neighbourhood Plan.