Issue - meetings

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

1.      Agrees the proposed further changes to the Development Management Policies document and the Site Allocations and Designations documents at Appendix 1 of this report.

2.      Instructs officers to issue the amended Development Management Policies document, Site Allocations and Designations document and Policies Map for a 6 week period of public consultation to seek views on all proposed changes.

3.      Notes the requirement to undertake a Sustainability Appraisal of the proposed changes.

4.      Grants delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Residents Services to agree, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transportation and Recycling, any editing and textual changes to the Draft Development Management Policies, Sites Allocations and Designations and Policies Map.

5.      Instructs officers to report back to a future meeting of Cabinet on the outcome of the public consultation exercise and to make recommendations on any necessary changes to the Development Management Policies document, Site Allocations and Designations document and the Policies Map prior to its formal submission to the Department of Communities and Local Government.

Reasons for decision

Cabinet noted the outcome of recently completed evidence base studies and agreed to make additional changes to the Local Plan Part 2 documents, before they were issued for further public consultation and then submitted to the Secretary the Secretary of State for public examination.

Cabinet welcomed that Part 2 of the Hillingdon Local Plan would provide detailed site specific allocations, development management policies and a policies map for future development in the Borough over the next 15 years. Positive feedback from the commercial sector was noted about Hillingdon's approach to development.

Alternatives considered and rejected

Cabinet could have declined to make additional changes to the Proposed Submission documents or have instructed officers to submit the Local Plan for examination without undertaking further consultation on the proposed changes.

Officer to action:

James Gleave: Residents Services

Classification: Public

The report and any background papers relating to this decision by the Cabinet are available to view on the Council's website or by visiting the Civic Centre, Uxbridge.