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Please Note: 

Appendix D – Sustainability Appraisal will be published as a supplementary agenda item due to the size of the documents, with paper copies being available on request.

Councillor C. B. Taylor, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Strategic Housing introduced the report and in so doing explained that this was simply a consultation document as part of the process of reviewing the Local Plan.  It was a cross party document which had been discussed at a series of meetings of the Strategic Planning Steering Group.  It set out the issues and options and would be available to all residents and that Councillors should be aware of it and encourage people to complete it in order for their views to be considered.  Whilst the document was lengthy, it was noted that a summary would be available together with separate sections, should people only wish to comment on a particular area of it.

RECOMMENDED:

1.    that the Council publishes the  BDP Review, Issues and Options documentation for the purposes of public consultation, between 24^th September and 19^th November 2018 inclusive.

The content being

The BDP review Issues and Options Report (Appendix A)

The draft Green Belt Purposes Assessment Methodology (Appendix B)

The draft Site Selection Methodology (Appendix C)

The Sustainability Appraisal (Appendix D)

2.    that delegated authority is given to the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, to make any minor technical corrections and editorial changes deemed necessary to aid the understanding of the Issues and Options report prior to final publishing.