Issue - meetings

At its meeting on 7 October 2020, Cabinet will consider a report on the progress of the Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Development Plan Review and the relevant considerations in relation to whether the revised plan should be made (formally adopted).

The report of the head of planning, which Cabinet considered on 25 September 2020, is attached.

RECOMMENDATION: to 

1. make the revised Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Development Plan, as set out in Appendix 2 of the head of planning’s report to Cabinet on 25 September 2020, so that it becomes part of the council’s development plan; and 

2. authorise the head of planning, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services and transformation, and in agreement with the Qualifying Body, to make non-material changes, such as the correction of any spelling, grammatical, typographical or factual errors together with any improvements from a presentational perspective.

Council considered Cabinet’s recommendations, made at its meeting on 25 September 2020, on the progress of the Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Development Plan Review and the relevant considerations in relation to whether the revised plan should be made (formally adopted).

Concern was expressed that neither of the local ward councillors were consulted or were aware of the process. Councillor Hallett, Cabinet member responsible for neighbourhood plans, shared the concern and undertook to investigate and respond to the two ward councillors.

RESOLVED: to 

1. make the revised Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Development Plan, as set out in Appendix 2 of the head of planning’s report to Cabinet on 25 September 2020, so that it becomes part of the council’s development plan; and 

2. authorise the head of planning, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services and transformation, and in agreement with the Qualifying Body, to make non-material changes, such as the correction of any spelling, grammatical, typographical or factual errors together with any improvements from a presentational perspective.

To consider the head of planning’s report. 

The Cabinet Member for corporate services and transformation, Councillor Debby Hallett, introduced the Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Plan. Working with the Parish, non-material changes have been made. The Parish has agreed to make minor changes and the Parish submitted a revised plan.

Cabinet was asked to authorise the head of planning, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services and transformation, and in agreement with the Qualifying Body, to make non-material changes, such as the correction of any spelling, grammatical, typographical or factual errors together with any improvements from a presentational perspective.

Cabinet congratulated all those involved for their work on the revised Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Plan.

RECOMMENDED to Council on 7 October 2020: to

(a) make the revised Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Development Plan, as set out in

Appendix 2 of the head of planning’s report to Cabinet on 25 September 2020, so

that it becomes part of the council’s development plan; and

(b) authorise the head of planning, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services and transformation, and in agreement with the Qualifying Body, to make non-material changes, such as the correction of any spelling, grammatical,

typographical or factual errors together with any improvements from a presentational

perspective.