Agenda and minutes

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The following declarations were made:-

RESOLVED  -  That in accordance with Rules 30.3 and 26 of the Council Meeting Procedure Rules, rules of debate be suspended to facilitate informal debate.

(Councillors Herdman and P. Jackson left the meeting during its consideration and took no part in the discussion or voting thereon.)

The Assembly received a report with regards to the publication of the Local Plan under Regulation 19 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.  The report also sought to adopt the Local Development Scheme which formally established the timetable for the Local Plan and associated documents.

Members considered the details of the report in considerable depth.  This included other potential site allocations, transport infrastructure, publication of consultation events and the consequences of no Local Plan being in place.

As an AMENDMENT, it was PROPOSED and SECONDED that site “BDU” be removed from the proposals in the Biddulph area.

A named vote having been called, voting was as follows:-

The AMENDMENT was declared LOST.

It was PROPOSED and SECONDED that the original recommendations contained within the report be agreed.

A named vote having been called, voting was as follows:-

RESOLVED:

1.    That the Local Development Scheme be adopted.

2.    That the background evidence, Consultation Statements and subsequent analysis referred to in the report and associated documents be considered.

3.    That the proposals for the Leek Area in the Local Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

4.    That the proposals for the Biddulph Area in the Local Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

5.    That the proposals for the Cheadle Area in the Local Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

6.    That the proposals for the Rural Areas in the Local Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

7.    That the remaining sections of the Local Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

8.    That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Place) to make non-material amendments to the Local Plan Submission Version (Appendix 1) document ahead of publication.

9.    That, subject to any changes agreed by Council above, the Local Plan Submission Version be published for a minimum period of 6 weeks in order to invite representations on the soundness and legal compliance of the document prior to its submission.