Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Neighbourhood Planning

Meeting: 04/04/2017 - EXECUTIVE (Item 126)

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To provide an update on the latest situation for Neighbourhood Planning in Central Bedfordshire, to set out the statutory processes involved and to seek delegated authority to process Neighbourhood Plans through Examination and Referendum and to make them at the end of the process.

 

Decision:

To authorise the Director of Regeneration and Business, in consultation with the Executive Member for Regeneration to:

1.    publish submitted Neighbourhood Plans and Neighbourhood Development Orders for comment;

2.    appoint an Examiner in conjunction with the relevant body;

3.    submit the documentation for Examination;

4.    following Successful Examination, proceed to carry out a referendum; and

5.    to ‘Make’ the Plan or Order.

 

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Regeneration that provided an update on neighbourhood planning in Central Bedfordshire and set out the statutory processes involved.  21 Neighbourhood Areas had been designated so far and at least six parishes were well advanced  with plans.  Arlesey, Fairfield and Wrestlingworth had submitted their Plans formally to the Council to take through the examination and referendum process.

 

Reason for decision:  Once a Plan had been supported by a majority of those voting following a referendum, the Council had no other option than to ‘make’ the Plan under section 28A (A)(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.  The Council was not subject to this duty if (and only if) the making of the plan would breach, or otherwise be incompatible with, any EU obligation or any of the Convention rights (within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998).

 

RESOLVED

 

to authorise the Director of Regeneration and Business, in consultation with the Executive Member for Regeneration to:

 

1.    publish submitted Neighbourhood Plans and Neighbourhood Development Orders for comment;

 

2.    appoint an Examiner in conjunction with the relevant body;

 

3.    submit the documentation for Examination;

 

4.    following Successful Examination, proceed to carry out a referendum; and

 

5.    to ‘Make’ the Plan or Order.