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Horsham District Council Local Development Scheme

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Cabinet (Item 13)

13 Horsham District Council Local Development Scheme: January 2021 - December 2023 pdf icon PDF 233 KB

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Planning & Development

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

i)        That the publication of the Local Development Scheme January 2021 – December 2023, as attached to the report, be approved.

 

REASON

 

i)        To ensure that the Council acts in accordance with the requirements of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011).

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Planning & Development stated that it was a legal requirement for all local authorities to produce a Local Development Scheme, which sets out the timetable for the preparation of their Local Plan and other key planning documentation. The previous scheme had been updated in March 2021 to reflect the need for more time to conclude detailed discussions with statutory consultees. 

 

The timetable set out in the Scheme had been reviewed and required further updating to ensure enough time for the emerging Local Plan evidence base to be given sufficient scrutiny. 

 

It was noted that a typographical amendment was required to the Timetable on page 21 of the agenda to reflect that submission to the Secretary of State would be in January 2022. 

 

In response to a number of comments related to the emerging Local Plan, the Cabinet Member emphasised that this was not a planning policy document, but the timetable for the Local Plan process, which was required to meet the Council’s legal obligations.

 

RESOLVED

 

i)        That the publication of the Local Development Scheme January 2021 – December 2023, as attached to the report, be approved.

 

REASON

 

i)        To ensure that the Council acts in accordance with the requirements of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011).