Decision Maker: Local Plan Cabinet Committee, Cabinet
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
(1) That the experience of other authorities in applying the National Planning Policy Framework over the last year, including any lessons learnt, be noted; and
(2) That, following comparison of the Council’s existing policies against the National Planning Policy Framework, the policies rated as compliant, generally compliant or partially compliant be continued to be used until the adoption of the new Local Plan supersedes them; and
(3) That any policy found to be outdated be given little or no weight hereafter;
(4) That the weighting to be given to a particular planning policy be highlighted in the planning application report considered by Area Planning Sub-Committees; and
(5) That the experience of other Councils when their Local Plans were Examined in Public be noted and measures be taken to ensure this Council avoided the problems others had encountered to date.
Report author: John Preston
Publication date: 17/06/2013
Date of decision: 10/06/2013
Decided at meeting: 10/06/2013 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/06/2013
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