Issue - meetings

Minute 464 refers.

RESOLVED - that (A) the information received in respect of the SLAA sites, attached at Essential Reference Papers ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the report submitted and revised at the Executive meeting, be noted; and

(B)   the SLAA Next Steps, Assessment Criteria and Fact Sheet, attached at Essential Reference Papers ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ of the report now submitted, be agreed.

Minute 16 refers

The Executive considered and supported the recommendations of the Local Development Framework Executive Panel made at its meeting held on 24 November 2011, in respect of Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) Next Steps.  Additional minor amendments tabled at the Executive meeting were also supported.

RECOMMENDED - that (A) the information received in respect of the SLAA sites, attached at Essential Reference Papers ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the report submitted and revised at the meeting, be noted; and

(B)   the SLAA Next Steps, Assessment Criteria and Fact Sheet, attached at Essential Reference Papers ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ of the report now submitted, be agreed.

(see also Minute 475 below)

The Executive Member for Planning Policy and Economic Development submitted a report setting out the next steps in the ongoing Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) technical work which would inform the East Herts Local Development Framework (LDF) and housing trajectory. 

The Chairman added that meetings had been held to obtain more information on all sites so that the LDF would be robust and stand up to the Examination in Public.  It was important to include Harlow North as this was in the RSS (Regional Spatial Strategy) which had not yet been abolished.

Officers said that the SLAA did not make decisions as to whether a site should be developed.  It was  about obtaining information to understand whether a site could be developed. It was believed important to involve Town and Parish Councils, although it was concluded that Councillors might feel compromised if they attended the meetings. Having come to that conclusion, it was felt the best compromise was to invite Clerks who as employees of Parish Councils could act as representatives and feedback and comment as appropriate. All Clerks had been invited. Although not all sites were considered at the meetings, this did not mean that those that were not had been approved. All SLAA sites would be considered by Officers when they undertook their initial assessment, taking on board information received. Amendments to Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ and Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ were tabled.  It was confirmed that Braughing was a Category 1 Village in the existing Local Plan.

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The Chairman said it was essential to provide infrastructure for developments and this would be part of the LDF.  A Member raised the need to take into account the frequency of bus services as well as how close they were to developments.

The Panel decided to make the recommendations detailed below to the Executive.

RECOMMENDED - that (A) the information received in respect of the SLAA sites, attached at Essential Reference Papers ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the report submitted and revised at the meeting, be noted; and

(B)   the SLAA Next Steps, Assessment Criteria and Fact Sheet, attached at Essential Reference Papers ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ of the report now submitted, be agreed.