Agenda

Planning Policy & Built Heritage Working Party - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices. View directions

Contact: Lauren Gregory  Email: Lauren.Gregory@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 244 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of a meeting of the Working Party held on 18th July 2024.

4.

ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS

To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

5.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 721 KB

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda.  The Code of Conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.  Members are requested to refer to the attached guidance and flowchart.

6.

LOCAL PLAN EXAMINATION: MAIN SOUNDNESS ISSUES & ACTION PLAN pdf icon PDF 285 KB

REPORT TITLE         LOCAL PLAN EXAMINATION: MAIN SOUNDNESS ISSUES

& ACTION PLAN

Executive

Summary

The purpose of this report is to update Members in line with the Inspector’s post hearing letter and seek endorsement of the Action Plan and consultation arrangements moving forward. 

Options considered.

 

An option exists not to accept the Action Plan in full, and to only take forward parts and/or add through additional growth options.

Consultation(s)

Earlier iterations of the local plan 

Recommendations

 

Members of the Planning Policy & Built Heritage Working Party recommend to Cabinet that:

I.      the draft Action Plan is endorsed and taken forward to the timelines outlined; 

II.    the updated evidence and background papers are endorsed;

III.   the consultation arrangements and communication Plan are endorsed;

IV.  that delegated authority is given to the Acting Planning Policy Manager in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder to finalise the Action Plan and consultation material and continue to respond to the Inspectors questions during the Examination period and hearing(s)

 

Reasons for

recommendations

 

To address the inspectors’ main concerns relating to soundness

 

Background

papers

 

Further supporting evidence can be found in the examination library www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/localplanexamination

 

 

APPENDIX 5 TO FOLLOW

Additional documents:

7.

PLANNING REFORM UPDATE pdf icon PDF 177 KB

REPORT TITLE         Planning Reform Update  

Executive

Summary

The purpose of this report is to update Members in relation to planning reform with regard to the Council’s response to the Government’s consultation on proposed reforms to the NPPF.  

Options considered.

 

None.

Consultation(s)

N/A

Recommendations

 

For information only 

Reasons for

recommendations

 

N/A

Background

papers

 

Further supporting information and consultation documents can be found here 

 

8.

NPPF CONSULTATION RESPONSE pdf icon PDF 221 KB

9.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

             To pass the following resolution (if necessary):

 

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.”