Agenda item

East Herts District Plan - Duty to Co-operate Compliance Statement, March 2017

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report setting out the Duty to Co-operate Compliance Statement, March 2017.  The Panel noted that a Compliance Statement was required, in order to help ensure that East Herts was able to demonstrate to an Inspector at Examination that it had met the requirements of the Duty. 

 

The Statement identified how the Council had engaged with neighbouring authorities and other organisations throughout the plan making process in order to address strategic cross boundary issues.  The Panel recalled that an interim version had been considered at its meeting held on 13 October 2016.

 

In response to Members’ comments, Officers explained that in respect of discussions with Uttlesford District Council on education provision, a Memorandum of Understanding would be agreed in due course.  It was also explained that the letters of support referencing regeneration of Harlow related to the wider Gilston and Harlow Town Garden Town project.  The Panel Chairman commented on the need to differentiate between the housing development on the Gilston Area site, which was wholly within East Herts and the broader project area involving Epping Forest and Harlow Councils.

 

The Panel supported the recommendations now detailed.

 

RECOMMENDED – that (A) the Duty to Co-operate Compliance Statement be agreed in support of the Pre-Submission District Plan; and

 

(B)      the Head of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to agree any further amendments to the Duty to Co-operate Compliance Statement  as required.

 

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