Issue - meetings

The report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth is attached.

It was RESOLVED that:

a)               the proposed revisions to the draft Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document be supported;

b)               the adoption of the Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document be approved;

c)                authority be delegated to the Director – Development and Economic Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, to make any necessary final minor textual, graphical and presentational changes required to the SPD prior to publication; and

d)               the Developer Requirements Supplementary Planning Guidance that was adopted in December 2003 be revoked.

The Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, Councillor Upton, presented the report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth, which detailed the Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

Councillor Upton advised that the current SPD, adopted in 2003, was now largely outdated and this report proposed its revocation and replacement. Councillor Upton detailed the purpose of the SPD, including when infrastructure provisions would be secured and stated that details of the revised draft SPD were outlined in Appendix 1 to the report. The SPD aimed to give developers a greater understanding of the Council’s expectations and priorities and he hoped that this would reduce the time taken to negotiate those developer contributions. Councillor Upton confirmed that the draft SPD had been considered by the Council’s Local Development Framework Group, which had supported the revisions and recommended its adoption. A public consultation had also taken place, with 17 consultee responses, which were detailed in Appendix 2.    

In seconding the recommendation, Councillor J Wheeler welcomed the consultation feedback and the modifications referred to in 3.44 Appendix 1, relating to Parish/Town Councils potentially taking on parcels of land, and stated that it was crucial that they were given appropriate support and involvement at an early stage. He stated that residents’ biggest concerns regarding new developments was to ensure that infrastructure was in place and he called on the Government to provide support to ensure that as more development occurred, appropriate infrastructure would also be provided.

The Leader echoed those comments regarding the importance of new developments having appropriate facilities and infrastructure.

It was RESOLVED that:

a)               the proposed revisions to the draft Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document be supported;

b)               the adoption of the Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document be approved;

c)                authority be delegated to the Director – Development and Economic Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, to make any necessary final minor textual, graphical and presentational changes required to the SPD prior to publication; and

d)               the Developer Requirements Supplementary Planning Guidance that was adopted in December 2003 be revoked.