Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

Councillor Bithell introduced the report on the Local Development Plan (LDP) Preferred Strategy for Consultation.

            Work had finalised on the LDP which now resulted in a Preferred Strategy.  All of the work on the Plan had been overseen by the Council’s Planning Strategy Group (PSG) who had considered and agreed each stage and also considered feedback received from the various consultation and engagement exercises.  The consensus from the feedback had assisted the PSG to agree the content of the Preferred Strategy to recommend to Cabinet for approval and to go out for formal consultation.

            The Chief Officer (Planning and Environment) added that during July Member and Town and Community Council briefings had taken place on the Strategy prior to it going out for consultation.  The sessions had all been well attended and overall feedback had been positive. He explained that the Strategy was not based on the traditional approach; it was employment led. This was also the approach adopted by Anglesey and Gwynedd Councils who had prepared a joint LDP, which was found to be ‘sound’ earlier in the year.

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the final draft Local Development Plan Preferred Strategy appended to the report be prepared and published for formal public consultation;

(b)       That officers be granted delegated authority to continue to refine and finalise the Preferred Strategy document and supporting information in preparation for consultation; and

(c)        That the Local Development Plan Preferred Strategy be published for formal consultation during October 2017.