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Meeting: 10/10/2019 - Babergh Cabinet (Item 178)

178 BCa/19/17 ALDHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN pdf icon PDF 224 KB

Cabinet Member for Planning

Decision:

It was RESOLVED:-

 

1.1           That Aldham Parish Council be requested to make the necessary modifications to their Neighbourhood Plan in accordance with the Examiner’s recommendations.

1.2     That, subject to the satisfactory completion of the above (to be agreed by the Corporate Manager for Strategic Planning), the Neighbourhood Plan be advanced to a local referendum covering the parish of Aldham.

 

Reason for Decision: To enable the Council to meet its statutory obligations under Section 17A of the  Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) and to allow the Aldham Neighbourhood Plan to proceed to a local referendum.

 

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

 

1.1     The local planning authority may propose to make a decision on a recommendation that differs from that set out by the Examiner in their report. If so, it must give its reason why and undertake further consultation before issuing a final decision. As appropriate, this may require the matter to be re-examined. For the reasons set out in section 4 below, this option has been discarded.

1.2     The recommended option as set out below is that the local planning authority agree that this Neighbourhood Plan proceed to a local referendum.

Any Declarations of Interest Declared: None

Any Dispensation Granted: None

 

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Planning introduced the report and confirmed that the Parish Council had made the necessary modifications to the plan and that these were awaiting agreement. The recommendations were moved by Councillor Arthey and seconded by Councillor Malvisi.

 

Councillor Arthey gave thanks to Paul Bryant, Neighbourhood Planning Officer, for his hard work.

 

Councillor Parker congratulated Aldham Parish Council and everyone involved in the production of the Neighbourhood Plan. The Neighbourhood Planning Officer confirmed he will pass this on to the Ward Member, Councillor Jamieson.

 

By a unanimous vote

 

It was RESOLVED:-

 

1.1                   That Aldham Parish Council be requested to make the necessary modifications to their Neighbourhood Plan in accordance with the Examiner’s recommendations.

1.2         That, subject to the satisfactory completion of the above (to be agreed by the Corporate Manager for Strategic Planning), the Neighbourhood Plan be advanced to a local referendum covering the parish of Aldham.

 

Reason for Decision: To enable the Council to meet its statutory obligations under Section 17A of the  Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) and to allow the Aldham Neighbourhood Plan to proceed to a local referendum.