Issue - meetings

The Working Party considered a report which set out in detail the latest position regarding the revised Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), the consultation exercise and the process of making representations to the submitted version of the strategy.

The Strategic Planning Manager referred to an additional report which had been submitted as part of the consideration of this item. The report related specifically to the commissioning of an additional Redditch Growth Study. It was intended that the study would identify how the requirements of Redditch growth as proposed in the RSS Phase 2 revision should be split between the Districts of Bromsgrove and Stratford on Avon together with a determination of the priority of sites to be developed. This study would enable the Authorities involved to develop their respective core strategies and would provide a robust technical evidence base to be presented at the RSS Examination in Public. At a meeting on 19th May 2008 the Leaders of the respective Councils had agreed that this work was required in order to address the issue of Redditch related growth.

It was noted that the cost of the study would be approximately £50,000 and the funding of the study was to be split between this Council, Worcestershire County Council, Stratford District Council, Redditch Borough Council and the West Midlands Regional Assembly. It was likely therefore that this Council’s contribution would be up to £10,000 which could be met from within existing budgetary provision. Following discussion it was

RESOLVED  that the contents of the reports be noted.