Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Planning and Development

RESOLVED

(i)         That the content of the updated Consultation, which now included the responses from the South Downs National Park Authority, Indigo Planning and West Sussex County Council, be noted.

(ii)        That the recommended changes to the adopted Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document be approved.

(iii)       That the existing adopted Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document be revoked.

(iv)       That the revised Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document be approved for adoption, to guide the Development Plan.

(v)        That the Cabinet Member for Planning and Development be authorised to agree minor editorial changes to the Billingshurst Supplementary Planning Document.

REASONS

(i)         To take account of all consultation responses made in relation to the SPD.

(ii)        To ensure that all consultation representations and recommendations received by Horsham District Council during the consultation from March to April 2016, are taken on board in a revised Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document.

(iii)       To enable the revised SPD to be adopted as Council Policy.

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Development reported that the Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) identified key issues and priorities to plan for growth and for the improvement of the village centre, so that it could play a role as the social and economic focus for the area. 

The SPD had been adopted in September 2016.  However, it had come to light that the representations received from three organisations (West Sussex County Council, the South Downs National Park Authority and Indigo Planning) had not been included in the Statement of Consultation that had been considered by Cabinet (Minute No. EX/15 (21.7.16) refers) and as a consequence it had not been possible for Members to consider the amendments to the SPD proposed by two of those organisations.

The current report contained an updated consultation statement which included all consultees’ representations and the Council’s responses and recommendations.  The adopted SPD, showing the amendments proposed to take account of the representations referred to above, was also submitted.

Cabinet was asked to agree the proposed minor amendments to the SPD, revoke the adopted SPD and adopt the updated SPD as Council policy, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

            RESOLVED

(i)         That the content of the updated Consultation, which now included the responses from the South Downs National Park Authority, Indigo Planning and West Sussex County Council, be noted.

(ii)        That the recommended changes to the adopted Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document be approved.

(iii)       That the existing adopted Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document be revoked.

(iv)       That the revised Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document be approved for adoption, to guide the Development Plan.

(v)        That the Cabinet Member for Planning and Development be authorised to agree minor editorial changes to the Billingshurst Supplementary Planning Document.

REASONS

(i)         To take account of all consultation responses made in relation to the SPD.

(ii)        To ensure that all consultation representations and recommendations received by Horsham District Council during the consultation from March to April 2016, are taken on board in a revised Billingshurst Village Centre Supplementary Planning Document.

(iii)       To enable the revised SPD to be adopted as Council Policy.