Issue - meetings
Progress on the Local Plan
Meeting: 07/03/2019 - Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (Item 46)
46 Progress on the Local Plan 
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The Committee is asked to note the continued forward progress being made in preparing the new Local Plan; and the contents of the Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report and agree to its publication on the Council’s website
Additional documents:
- Progress on the Local Plan Annex 1, item 46
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- Housing Delivery Test Measurement, item 46
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Decision:
The Committee:
(1) Noted the continued forward progress made in preparing the Local Plan
(2) Noted the contents of the Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report and approved it for publication on the Council’s website
(3) Noted the outputs from the government’s Housing Delivery Test that will form the basis of a Housing Delivery Action Plan to be prepared for consideration by the Committee.
Minutes:
The Committee received a report detailing the progress on the Local Plan, including the latest Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) covering the period 2017-2018, and the recently published results of the Housing Delivery Test.
It was noted that the AMR was a historical document and data contained in the report was produced in light of the regulations and guidance that were applicable at that time.
Members considered the AMR and the following points were made:
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Report Reference |
Comment |
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Page 32, paragraph 4.26 |
Clarification required on reference to affordable housing contributions of 1,000 sq metres - that refers to size of development not number of properties. NPPF guidance on affordable housing contributions to be made available to Planning Committee |
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Page 35, paragraph 4.30 |
It was confirmed that viability assessments for affordable housing did not include the cost of land |
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Page 36, Table - Estimated future affordable completions by site |
Development site at Upper High Street (Lidl) appears twice – officers to investigate Updated position on affordable housing contributions for Lidl development to be investigated and communicated to committee members Ninth address down to read: Garages 1-9 Ormonde Avenue |
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Page 42, Table – List of housing completions 17/18 |
Clarification required that NESCOT development has not been duplicated |
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Page 59, final paragraph |
Windfall sites were not included because the Council cannot predict what size they will be or when they become available |
The Committee:
(1) Noted the continued forward progress made in preparing the Local Plan
(2) Noted the contents of the Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report and approved it for publication on the Council’s website
(3) Noted the outputs from the government’s Housing Delivery Test that will form the basis of a Housing Delivery Action Plan to be prepared for consideration by the Committee.