Issue - meetings

To recommend to Council

that:

(A) In accordance with the Environmental Assessment of

Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 it has been

determined that a Strategic Environmental Assessment

of the emerging Affordable Housing Supplementary

Planning Document (SPD) is not required as it is unlikely

to have significant environmental effects; and

(B) The draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning

Document (SPD), as set out in Essential Reference Paper

‘B’, be agreed and published for a period of public

consultation.

The Executive Member for Planning and Growth submitted a report seeking Members’ agreement that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the emerging Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was not required, and seeking Members’ agreement to publish the draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for public consultation.

The Leader explained the SPD would be taken into account in assessing viability of development. 

Councillor T Page commended Officers for the reports on the agenda.  With regard to affordable housing he raised a question on the National Planning Policy Framework regarding sites which were not major developments, as the explanation in the report could benefit from clarification to give a definition of numbers. 

Councillor J Goodeve said the consultation would enable comments in writing to be considered. 

Councillor M Pope asked whether the “recycling subsidy” should the property no longer qualify as an affordable unit could be clarified. 

Councillor L Haysey encouraged Councillor Pope to submit this comment in writing as a response to the consultation. 

Councillor J Goodeve proposed, and Councillor L Haysey seconded, a motion to support the recommendations detailed in the reports.  After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED. 

RESOLVED - to recommend to Council that (A) in accordance with the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 it has been determined that a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the emerging Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) is not required as it is unlikely to have significant environmental effects; and

(B) The draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning

Document (SPD), as set out in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’, be agreed and published for a period of public consultation.