To review and endorse the Environmental Framework, and understand how the recent public consultation on the Environmental Framework will be used to shape policies in the emerging Local Plan.

1.         That the Environmental Framework be endorsed as technical guidance to provide an interpretation of the Council’s environmental evidence base.

2.         To authorise the Director of Regeneration and Business, in consultation with the Executive Member for Regeneration, to approve of any future minor amendments that may be required to the Environmental Framework.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Regeneration that set out the proposed Environmental Framework that would be used to shape policies in the emerging Local Plan. 

The Framework provided an overview of the existing local environmental evidence base, which was made up of studies, associated strategies and plans.  It would be used to inform the Local Plan on environmental policies including green infrastructure, climate change adaptation and sustainable buildings.

Reason for decision:  To bring together the environmental evidence to support sound and justifiable decision making across a range of areas, particularly development management decisions, the emerging Local Plan and other Council plans and strategies.

RESOLVED

1.         that the Environmental Framework be endorsed as technical guidance to provide an interpretation of the Council’s environmental evidence base; and

2.         to authorise the Director of Regeneration and Business, in consultation with the Executive Member for Regeneration, to approve of any future minor amendments that may be required to the Environmental Framework.