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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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PUBLIC QUESTIONS
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MINUTES  PDF 144 KB
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of
a meeting of the Working Party held on 21st November
2024
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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.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 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.
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Scoping and Options Report: Design Code and Guidance PDF 495 KB
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Scoping
and Options Report: Design Code and Guidance
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Executive Summary
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The purpose of this
report is to update Members with the options the Council has in
updating the current 2008 adopted Design Guide supplementary
Planning Guidance and seek endorsement of the proposed
approach.
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Options considered
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The report considers the
options for two work streams that are closely related to each
other: updating the Council’s design guide and the
potential for the creation of design codes.
The
report considers an update to the 2008 Design Guide SPD to be
essential to ensure the authority’s design principles are up
to date with national guidance and the Council’s design
aspirations following the Production of the new Local Plan, 2024-
2040. As part of this work, the report considers the
options, including the creation of a new design guide,
updating the current design guide, and/or creating a web-based
version. Additionally, the design guide could be brought up to date
through the incorporation of design codes.
Design Codes are a useful tool
to provide a district-wide framework for creating healthy, safe,
environmentally responsive, sustainable, and distinctive places,
with a consistent and high-quality standard of design. By building
on the detailed design principles in the Council’s new Local
Plan, a design code can also be expected to inform the design
vision and design guidance. The report considers different
options in this respect, including the implementation of area-wide
design codes or a more specific approach that relates to unique
character areas such as the National Landscape or specific growth
areas such as Cromer or North Walsham. There is also an
alternative option whereby the Council produces design
codes templates for developers to follow and adhere to, which
offers a more cost-effective approach and could from part of a new
policy requirement for the future Local Plan review.
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Consultation(s)
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No consultation has taken place
as this is a scoping report to identify the potential work stream
that will follow. It would be expected public consultation would be
part of the process.
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Recommendations
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1 - That
PPBHWP recommend to cabinet that the following options are endorsed
in order to ensure the Council has a stronger, long-term influence
of design across the district.
Option 2 ‘Update Existing Design Guide’
which would include, in the first instance,
consultants to provide an in-depth review of the design guide and
what areas will need updating in the context of national guidance
and Local Plan policy, whilst also keeping and updating relevant
material.
2 - With
regard to design codes, the Council considers the production of a
character specific design codes tailored to the growth
locations within the district where practical, and/or the
production of design code templates for developers to adhere to as
the most practical options.
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Reasons for recommendations
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This approach is a suitable and
resource efficient way forward in regard to updating the Councils
planning design guidance in order to ensure the Council has a
stronger, long-term influence of design across the
district.
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Background papers
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N/A
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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.”
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