Issue - decisions

Matter for Decision:

Joint Response to Uttlesford District Council’s (Regulation 18) Local Plan issues and Options consultation

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

To provide the Councils’ comments to this consultation in recognition of the opportunities it provides to influence at an early stage the emerging Uttlesford District Council Local Plan.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

To agree the response, jointly with South Cambridgeshire District Council to the Uttlesford District Local Plan Issues and Options (Regulation 18 consultation).

Reasons for the decision:

The Uttlesford Local Plan will provide strategic and local policies to guide development within the district of Uttlesford. This stage of plan-making is the start of the process of preparing a Local Plan. Its scope is to identify strategic issues, set out options and ideas for the strategic policies, levels and locations for potential development. This report focuses on matters of relevance to Greater Cambridge.

The consultation can be accessed on Uttlesford’s website  https://uttlesford-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/folder/20790

The consultation closes on 21 April 2021 at 17:00. 

Scrutiny consideration:

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

Report:

A report detailing the background and financial considerations can be viewed at the link below:

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=13476

Conflicts of interest:

None

Comments:

No adverse comments were made.