Issue - meetings

RESOLVED - that (A) the revised approach to the presentation of the strategy for the District Plan, set out at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’, be agreed; and

(B)      Essential Reference Paper ‘C’, containing District Plan Supporting Document Chapter 6: Conclusions, be agreed.

(see also Minute 421)

The Executive considered and approved the recommendations of the District Planning Executive Panel, at its meeting held on 3 December 2013, on the District Plan Update Report and Supporting Document Chapter 6.

RECOMMENDED - that (A) the revised approach to the presentation of the strategy for the District Plan, set out at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’, be agreed; and

(B)      Essential Reference Paper ‘C’, containing District Plan Supporting Document Chapter 6: Conclusions, be agreed.

(see also Minute 409)

The Panel considered a report presenting the final chapter of the District Plan Supporting Document, Chapter 6: Conclusions.  This explained the revised scope of Chapter 6, and how the conclusions of the overall strategy selection process would be presented in the Strategy Report at the next meeting on 16 January 2014.

In response to Members’ comments and questions, Officers explained that the various references to the outcome of an appeal at a joint inquiry in respect of a site near Buntingford, were factual statements correct at time of going to press.  These statements could be reworded before the public consultation period, if the outcome of the appeal was known.  Officers further advised that the Appeal Inspector had asked to be kept informed of the progress of the emerging Plan.

The Panel considered the chapter in detail and a number of corrections and typographical amendments were highlighted.

The Panel supported the recommendations as now detailed.

RECOMMENDED - that (A) the revised approach to the presentation of the strategy for the District Plan, set out at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’, be agreed; and

(B)      Essential Reference Paper ‘C’, containing District Plan Supporting Document Chapter 6: Conclusions, be agreed.