Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Planning and Development

RESOLVED

(i)         That the summary of representations submitted in response to the Council’s consultation on the Local Plan Review Issues and Options – Employment, Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development be noted, as set out in the report.

(ii)        That the publication of the summary of the representations and Horsham District Council’s response be approved as reported.

(iii)       That the proposed next steps in respect of the representations submitted be progressed as reported.

REASONS

(i)         In order to maintain and provide stakeholders with up-to-date information on the Local Plan Review following the processing and analysis of representations and to provide an initial response to the representations.

(ii)        To enable the continued progression of the local plan review in accordance with the Council’s published Local Development Scheme (LDS).

(iii)       The preparation of the LDS is a statutory requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended by the Planning Act 2008, Localism Act 2011, Housing and Planning Act 2016 and the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Development reported that, in March 2018, the first stage of the Local Plan Review (Issues and Options - Employment, Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development) had been published for a seven week period of public consultation.

A summary of the responses received together with an outline of the proposed next steps was submitted and approval sought for its publication.

The Planning and Development Policy Development Advisory Group supported the proposal.

RESOLVED

(i)         That the summary of representations submitted in response to the Council’s consultation on the Local Plan Review Issues and Options – Employment, Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development be noted, as set out in the report.

(ii)        That the publication of the summary of the representations and Horsham District Council’s response be approved as reported.

(iii)       That the proposed next steps in respect of the representations submitted be progressed as reported.

REASONS

(i)         In order to maintain and provide stakeholders with up-to-date information on the Local Plan Review following the processing and analysis of representations and to provide an initial response to the representations.

(ii)        To enable the continued progression of the local plan review in accordance with the Council’s published Local Development Scheme (LDS).

(iii)       The preparation of the LDS is a statutory requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended by the Planning Act 2008, Localism Act 2011, Housing and Planning Act 2016 and the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.