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Question Time To take any questions from members of the the Public
Please note: Members of the Public are requested to inform the Democratic Servicers Officer before the meeting begins if they wish to ask a verbal question to the Committee. Decision: A verbal question was asked by a member of the public relating to items on the agenda and a reply was given at the meeting. Minutes: A verbal question was asked by a member of the public relating to items on the agenda namely the Annual Monitoring Report and Optimising Housing Delivery, and a reply was given at the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in respect of any item of business to be considered at the meeting. Decision: No declarations of interest were made by Councillors regarding items on the agenda. Minutes: No declarations of interest were made by Councillors regarding items on the agenda. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 85 KB The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 25 January 2018 (attached) and to authorise the Chairman to sign them. Decision: The Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing and Planning Policy Committee held on 25 January 2018 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman. Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing and Planning Policy Committee held on 25 January 2018 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman. |
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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. Additional documents:
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:
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 |
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Making Efficient Use of Land - Optimising Housing Delivery PDF 106 KB This report advises Members of the material considerations when assessing planning applications against the current adopted policies in relation to conflicting demand regarding different use, densities and building heights. This advice should be reflected in the decisions of the Planning Committee. Decision: The Committee; (1) Considered the current situation relating to the use of land following the publication of changes in national planning policy (2) Acknowledged the national and local material considerations in relation to housing need, housing land supply and the need to optimise development land and that due weight should be attached to these matters when assessing planning applications against current adopted local policies Minutes: The Committee received a report outlining material considerations that should be taken into account when assessing planning applications against the current adopted policies in relation to conflicting demand from different use, densities and building heights. Subject to the committee’s agreement the proposed strategy was to be communicated to the Planning Committee. It would be deployed to assist them in determining applications in light of requirement to optimise housing supply. It was stressed that the proposed policy was an interim measure compiled in response to changes in National Planning Policy Framework, but would help to demonstrate that the Council was doing everything possible to boost housing delivery and give greater certainty to the local plan process. Concern was expressed that implementation of the proposals could result in over development, however it was noted that policies already in place would act as further checks and balances to mitigate the possibility. It was further noted that as a result of the Planning Improvement Plan members had the opportunity to engage with developers on major planning applications, to discuss such matters as height and density much earlier in the process. Accordingly, the Committee; (1) Considered the current situation relating to the use of land following the publication of changes in national planning policy (2) Acknowledged the national and local material considerations in relation to housing need, housing land supply and the need to optimise development land and that due weight should be attached to these matters when assessing planning applications against current adopted local policies |
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Consultation on Draft National Planning Policy Framework PDF 110 KB The Government has published its draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for consultation. The deadline for responses is 10 May 2018. The Committee is asked to consider the draft comments on the Government’s proposals and that, subject to any changes, agree that they form the basis of the Council’s response to the Consultation. Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee considered the draft responses to the government’s proposals and subject to minor amendments agreed by the Committee approved the Council’s response to the consultation. Minutes: The Committee was informed that the government had published its draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for consultation. The final version was due to be published in the Summer 2018. A discussion on the Council’s response to the proposals ensued and the Committee proffered the following comments/suggested amendments:
The Committee considered the draft responses to the government’s proposals and subject to minor amendments agreed by the Committee approved the Council’s response to the consultation. |