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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control, and Infrastructure
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve the draft Planning Policy and Transport Portfolio Plan for 2015/16.
Matter for
Decision
The Officer’s report covered the draft Planning Policy and Transport Portfolio
Plan 2015-16, which sets out the strategic objectives for the portfolio for the
year ahead, describes the context in which the portfolio is being delivered and
details the activities required to deliver the outcomes and the vision.
Performance measures and risks are also shown for each strategic objective.
Decision of the
Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport
Approved the draft Planning Policy and Transport
Portfolio Plan 2015-16.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Planning; introduced by
the Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport.
The Committee made the following comments in response to the report:
i.
Welcomed progress on City Deal negotiations.
ii.
Liberal Democrat Councillors regretted that
planning applications had moved from Area Committees to the Planning Committee.
In response to Members’ questions the Executive Councillor for Planning
Policy and Transport said the following:
i.
The City Council Local Plan was at a key stage of
examination. Housing allocations have been well tested, but room for 2,000 more
homes may have to be found within the city limits.
ii.
South Cambridgeshire District Council was
experiencing higher demands for housing. They are a key delivery partner.
iii.
The City Council was confident it could meet Local
Plan requirements and that its planning policies were robust.
iv.
There was a memorandum of understanding between
authorities and duty to co-operate across the county. If one partner could not
deliver, other organisations would have to cover the shortfall in housing
delivery.
v.
The City Council Local Plan included performance
targets to meet for major, minor and other planning applications. These were
being met. Councils who did not meet targets were penalised.
The Head of Planning Services undertook to
send Committee Members performance information on the speed of processing
planning applications.
vi.
The Executive Councillor would pass on Councillors’
requests for the City Deal Assembly to have alternate members as well as
substantive ones.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 22/05/2015
Date of decision: 17/03/2015