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REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – REGULATORY

To consider the Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD).

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the Developer Contributions SPD, attached as Appendix A to this report be adopted, subject to the adoption of the new Local Plan within 12 months of the date of this Cabinet meeting;

(2)       That, in the interim, the proposed adoption version of the Developer Contributions SPD, be published and used as a material consideration in the determination of relevant schemes.

(3)       That authority to make minor amendments to the Developer Contributions SPD prior to its formal adoption be delegated to the Service Director - Regulatory in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Transport as and when any further updates to the new Local Plan require alterations.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To allow the Developer Contributions SPD to be progressed so that it may be:

(i)         adopted at the same time as, or shortly after, any future decision to adopt the new Local Plan and

(ii)        (ii) taken into account in relevant planning decisions.

Audio recording – 24 minutes 42 seconds

The Executive Member for Planning and Transport presented the report entitled Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) together with the following appendices:

·                Appendix A – Draft Developer Contributions SPD;

·                Appendix B – Regulation 12 Statement of Consultation.

He advised that:

·                A report regarding CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) would be presented to Cabinet in December 2020.

The following Members asked a questions:

·                Councillor Steve Jarvis.

In response Councillor Paul Clark advised:

·                That the Developer Contributions SPD would need to be revised if the Local Plan was not adopted or if CIL was adopted.

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

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the Developer Contributions SPD, attached as Appendix A to this report be adopted, subject to the adoption of the new Local Plan within 12 months of the date of this Cabinet meeting;

(2)       That, in the interim, the proposed adoption version of the Developer Contributions SPD, be published and used as a material consideration in the determination of relevant schemes.

(3)       That authority to make minor amendments to the Developer Contributions SPD prior to its formal adoption be delegated to the Service Director - Regulatory in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Transport as and when any further updates to the new Local Plan require alterations.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To allow the Developer Contributions SPD to be progressed so that it may be:

(i)         adopted at the same time as, or shortly after, any future decision to adopt the new Local Plan and

(ii)        (ii) taken into account in relevant planning decisions.