Decision details

To seek approval to the content of a consultation on the Draft Local Plan.

Local Planning Authorities are charged with producing a Local Plan to set out opportunities for development and clear policies on what will and will not be permitted via planning permission.  This report sets out the background to this consultation on the issues and options pertinent to the revision of the new Local Plan, and the test to be consulted upon, presented as a Special edition of Fareham Today.

This report explains that it is recommended that the consultation content be approved, before being designed into its final form and consulted upon, thus providing at least a 6-week opportunity for comments.  This will help inform the next stage of the Local Plan preparation process.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  approves the content of the consultation document on the Draft Local Plan, subject to:

(i)      the inclusion of the additional wording in the Question & Answer section, as tabled at Appendix A;

(ii)    the inclusion of the revised map illustrating areas of countryside, as tabled at Appendix B;

(iii)   acceptance of the Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel’s suggested amendments, as table at Appendix C, except for the suggested deletions on page 8 in respect of the successfully defended appeals and the suggested deletion on page 16 of the question that asks how a Council can cause new homes to be built beyond just giving planning permission; and

(iv)   the inclusion of a response, to be drafted by the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Development, which answers the question referred to in point (iii) above; and

(b)  agrees that the Director of Planning and Regeneration be authorised to make any necessary minor amendments, following consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Development, provided these do not change their overall direction, shape or emphasis.