4 Epsom & Ewell Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report 2016 - 2017 PDF 112 KB
The Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) assesses the performance of adopted planning policies and tracks the Council’s progress against the Local Plan Programme. The Council is required to publish this information on an annual basis.
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Decision:
Having noted the contents of the Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report, the Committee;
(1) Approved the report for publication on the Council’s website subject to minor amendments agreed by the Committee
(2) Agreed that future Annual Monitoring reports adopt a streamlined approach, which focusses upon key themes rather than reporting on individual policies and indicators
Minutes:
The Local Plan Annual Monitoring report (AMR) assesses the performance of adopted planning policies and tracks the Council’s progress against the Local Plan Programme.
The Committee received and discussed the Annual Monitoring report for 2016/17 and the following points were made:
· With regard to housing mix, the analysis refers to a reason for not meeting the Council’s Development Management Policy DM 22 as being in part due to that ‘market signals’ had indicated the need for delivering smaller units in contrast to the demand for 3 bed units detailed on the Council’s policy. The discrepancy was noted and the Committee was assured that housing mix would continue to be a closely monitored aspect of the Local Plan.
· It was highlighted that meeting the Borough Council’s parking standards (through new development) remained a sensitive issue. It was noted that procedures to monitor compliance would be set-up.
· It was agreed that cycle access for all new developments was becoming increasingly important because of the growing lack of capacity on the highway network.
It was also agreed to investigate the points below and make appropriate amendments:
Page 14, DM2 Infilling with the boundaries of Major Developed sites |
Identify if original application for Care Home is included in the NESCOT applications |
Page 37, Policy DM25, Development of Employment premises |
Clarify which year the M Benz development falls into and amend if necessary |
Page 57, E14 Depot Road/Upper High Street |
Clarification required on the Upper High Street development |
Page 70, first row |
Clarify source of supply figures: 522 homes against total figure 507 |
Having noted the contents of the Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report, the Committee;
(1) Approved the report for publication on the Council’s website subject to minor amendments agreed by the Committee
(2) Agreed that future Annual Monitoring reports adopt a streamlined approach, which focusses upon key themes rather than reporting on individual policies and indicators