Decision details

Matter for Decision:

1.    To agree the response to the Government’s Consultation - Supporting Housing Delivery & Public Service Infrastructure (see Appendix 1). The response has been prepared jointly with South Cambridgeshire District Council.

2.     To delegate any further minor editing changes to the response to the Government’s Consultation - Supporting Housing Delivery & Public Service Infrastructure to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development where they are technical matters.

Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

The Government is consulting on changes to the planning system. The three main proposals are:

• The introduction of a new permitted development right (PDR) for a change of use to residential to create new homes
• To amend existing PDRs for schools, colleges and universities, hospitals and prisons, and a new streamlined planning application process for hospitals, schools and prisons
• The approach to simplifying and consolidating existing PDRs following changes to the Use Classes Order.

The consultation materials are available online:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/supporting-housing-delivery-and-public-service-infrastructure  

The deadline for comments is 28 January 2021.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

That the Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces:

1. Agreed the response to the Government’s Consultation - Supporting Housing Delivery & Public Service Infrastructure (see Appendix 1). The response has been prepared jointly with South Cambridgeshire District Council.
2. Delegated any further minor editing changes to the response to the Government’s Consultation - Supporting Housing Delivery & Public Service Infrastructure to the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development where they are technical matters.

Reasons for the decision:

The deadline for the submission of comments to the consultation is 28 January 2021.

Scrutiny consideration:

The Chair and Spokesperson of Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report:

Appendix 1 which can be viewed at the link below

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecSDDisplay.aspx?NAME=SD1580&ID=1580&RPID=67994079

Conflicts of interest:

None

Comments:

No adverse comments were made.