Issue - meetings

The Leader has agreed to accept this item onto the agenda as an urgent matter in order to avoid delays in the neighbourhood planning process.

That (A) the recommendations and modifications made by the Independent Examiner of the Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ to the report submitted, be received and considered;

(B)     the Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley, be modified in accordance with the Examiner’s recommendations as detailed in Essential Reference Paper ‘C’, with additional modifications recommended by Officers, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘D’; and

(C)    the Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley, as modified, should proceed to a referendum.

The Leader of the Council submitted a report seeking approval for the as made by the independent examiner of the Neighbourhood Plan and to agree to proceed to Referendum.

The Leader of the Council submitted a report detailing the recommendations and proposed modifications to the Neighbourhood Plan in part according to the Examiner’s recommendations (at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’), but also with additional modifications from Officers (at Essential Reference Paper ‘D’).  As well as this, she sought agreement for the Plan to proceed to Referendum.

Councillor K Warnell expressed his appreciation for the efforts of everyone involved in the progress made to date, including the input of Thorley Parish Council.

The Executive approved the recommendations now detailed.

RESOLVED - that (A) the recommendations and modifications made by the Independent Examiner of the Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ to the report submitted, be received and considered;

(B)      the Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley, be modified in accordance with the Examiner’s recommendations as detailed in Essential Reference Paper ‘C’, with additional modifications recommended by Officers, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘D’; and

(C)      the Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley, as modified, should proceed to a referendum.