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Response to Mole Valley DC Regulation 19 Consultation

 

 

Meeting: 21/10/2021 - Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (Item 21)

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Mole Valley District Council (*MVDC*) is seeking responses to its final draft local plan (“Regulation 19”) version. It is proposed to respond to the consultation raising concern that MVDC does not intend to meet its Standard Method derived housing need in full.

Additional documents:

Decision:

(1)      Approve the draft response set out at Appendix 1, subject to consideration of maintaining Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s concern expressed in response to the previous Regulation 18 consultation regarding the retention of the “Emryn House/Emryn Way” site in the Mole Valley District Council’s draft plan, based on highways grounds.

(2)      Delegate authority to the Head of Place, after consultation with the Chair of Licensing and Planning Policy Committee, to make any amendments to the response to the Mole Valley District Council Regulation 19 consultation following the receipt of privileged legal advice.

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee received a report seeking approval for the draft response to Mole Valley District Council’s final draft (Regulation 19) local plan.  The report proposed to respond to the consultation raising concern that, because MVDC does not intend to meet its Local Housing Need figure in full, there is a risk that Epsom & Ewell might be asked to accommodate some of this unmet housing need, either in its emerging Local Plan or through speculative planning applications for new housing development.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Approve the draft response set out at Appendix 1, subject to consideration of maintaining Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s concern expressed in response to the previous Regulation 18 consultation regarding the retention of the “Emryn House/Emryn Way” site in the Mole Valley District Council’s draft plan, based on highways grounds.

(2)          Delegate authority to the Head of Place, after consultation with the Chair of Licensing and Planning Policy Committee, to make any amendments to the response to the Mole Valley District Council Regulation 19 consultation following the receipt of privileged legal advice.