Issue - meetings

Council considered and approved the recommendations of the inquorate Executive meeting held on 4 April 2012, in respect of the Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) Progress.

RESOLVED – that (A) the SLAA sites being assessed under the initial Officer assessment, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, be noted; and

(B)      the SLAA Next Steps, be amended to omit ‘Stage 2: LDF Executive Panel Ratification’, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ of the report submitted, and stakeholders be engaged directly following completion of the initial Officer assessment.

Minute 28 refers

The Executive considered and supported the recommendations of the Local Development Framework Executive Panel made at its meeting held on 29 March 2012, in respect of the Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) progress.

RECOMMENDED – that (A) the SLAA sites being assessed under the initial Officer assessment, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, be noted; and

(B)      the SLAA Next Steps, be amended to omit ‘Stage 2: LDF Executive Panel Ratification’, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ of the report submitted, and stakeholders be engaged directly following completion of the initial Officer assessment.

The Executive Member for Planning Policy and Economic Development submitted a report setting out progress on the Next Steps in the ongoing Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) technical work that would inform the East Herts Local Development Framework (District Plan) and housing trajectory.

Officers advised of an additional site that had come forward at Birchwood school, Bishop’s Stortford.

The Panel Chairman invited Members to raise questions on specific sites with Officers outside of the meeting.

The Panel recommended the proposals now detailed to the Executive.

RECOMMENDED – that (A) the SLAA sites being assessed under the initial Officer assessment, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, be noted; and

(B)      the SLAA Next Steps, be amended to omit ‘Stage 2: LDF Executive Panel Ratification’, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ of the report submitted, and stakeholders be engaged directly following completion of the initial Officer assessment.