Agenda and minutes

(Enclosure)

The decisions from the meeting held on 7th April 2014 were confirmed as a correct record.

None disclosed.

Report PLA1051 from the Planning Policy & Partnerships Service Manager.

(Enclosure)

Decision:

Cabinet approves the revised Local Development Scheme at appendix 1 to report PLA1051.  This approval becomes effective from Wednesday 11th June 2014.

Considerations/reasons for decision

1)              Report PLA1051 from the Service Manager Planning Policy & Partnerships.

2)              The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 required each local authority to prepare and maintain a LDS to provide a clear timetable for the preparation of planning policy in their area.

3)              Since the LDS was last revised both the Core Strategy and the SAP DPD had been adopted.

4)              The legislative requirements to prepare compulsory DPDs, namely a Core Strategy and Site Specific Allocations supported by other optional documents, such as Area Action Plans had been removed and local authorities were able to be more flexible in the number of DPDs that they prepared.

5)              The National Planning Policy Framework stated that the Governments preferred approach for each local planning authority was to prepare a single Local Plan for its area.

6)              As the Core Strategy would need to be reviewed over the next few years it was felt prudent to move towards combining the existing and emerging DPDs into one Plan.

7)              The South Kesteven Local Plan would contain strategic policies, land allocations and development management policies and would eventually replace the Core Strategy, SAP DPD and any remaining saved policies from the 1995 Local Plan (these now only relate to Grantham). Work that had been undertaken to prepare the Grantham Area Action Plan (GAAP) would be incorporated into the new South Kesteven Local Plan.

8)              Comments made by Members at the meeting and answered by the Planning Policy & Partnerships Service Manager.

9)              Comments made by the Leader welcoming the change that enabled Local Councils to have more freedom and flexibility locally.

Decision CO9 as made on 2nd June 2014 can be implemented on Wednesday 11th June 2014, unless subject to call-in by the Scrutiny Committee Chairman or any five members of the Council from any political group.