Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Planning and Growth presented the recommendation, which was referred to in the Executive report of 12 July 2022, regarding the Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plans Adoption.

Councillor Goodeve said that the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 identified the process for reviewing ‘made’ neighbourhood plans and Bishop’s Stortford Town Council had undertaken a review of the two neighbourhood plans in the town.  The two neighbourhood plans were closely integrated so have been examined together by one independent examiner.  The examiner of the two Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plans decided that the proposed modifications are not material and therefore a referendum was not necessary for either plan.

Councillor Goodeve proposed that the recommendation in the report be supported. Councillor Drake seconded the proposal.

The motion to support the recommendations having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that (A) the recommendations and modifications made by the Independent Examiner of the two Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan Revisions, as detailed in Appendix E to this report, be received and considered;

(B)       the Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for Silverleys and Meads wards (1st Revision) 2021- 2033, as detailed at Appendix Ei to this report, be formally ‘made’; and

(C)       the Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and Parts of Thorley (1st Revision) 2021- 2033, as detailed at Appendix Eii to this report, be formally ‘made’.

The Executive Member for Planning and Growth presented the report on the Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plans. She said that the legislation allowed for Neighbourhood Plans to be reviewed and Bishop’s Stortford Town Council had undertaken a review of the two plans in the town. She said they were examined together by an independent examiner and they decided that the proposed modifications were not material and so a referendum was not necessary.

Councillor Haysey thanked the residents in Bishop’s Stortford for their time and diligence and thanked the Principal Planning Officer for her work. She said that it was important to have high quality Neighbourhood Plans for any future planning applications.

Councillor Goodeve proposed, and Councillor Haysey seconded a motion supporting the recommendations in the report. On being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

          RESOLVED – To recommend to Council that (A) the recommendations and modifications made by the Independent Examiner of the two Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan Revisions, as detailed in Appendix A to this report, be received and considered;

(B)       The Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for Silverleys and Meads wards (1st Revision) 2021- 2033, as detailed at Appendix B to this report, be formally ‘made’; and

(C)       The Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and Parts of Thorley (1st Revision) 2021- 2033, as detailed at Appendix C to this report, be formally ‘made’.