Decision details

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to:

1.    Approve the attached Cambridgeshire-Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan - Preliminary Draft, for the purpose of subsequent public consultation commencing in May 2018, subject to the insertion of an additional paragraph in the Introduction of the Plan as recommended by Planning and Environmental Protection Committee (see paragraph 4.10 of the agenda report below).

2.    Delegate to officers authority to make any minor non-consequential amendments to the Plan as attached, prior to consultation, in order to: correct any typographical errors or factual matters; improve presentation; or address any minor amendments arising from the Plan’s consideration by Cambridgeshire County Council’s democratic process.

3.    Delegate to the Cabinet Member for Growth, Planning, Housing and Economic Development authority to make more substantive changes to the Plan as attached, prior to consultation, provided he should see fit to do so, if it would help to address any more substantive suggested amendments arising from the Plan’s consideration by Cambridgeshire County Council’s democratic process.

Two main reasons for the decision were:

·         As a ‘top tier’ authority, the council had a statutory duty to maintain a Minerals and Waste Local Plan.

·         The council had previously agreed (2017) to proceed with preparation of an updated Plan.

1.    To not prepare a plan. This option was rejected by Cabinet in July 2017.

2.    Any options relating to not undertaking consultation or not complying with national policy were immediately rejected, as it would be unlawful to do so.

3.    Alternative options for Plan content would be considered (and appraised under the legally required sustainability appraisal framework) as the Plan progressed.

None.

Peterborough LDS - August 2017

Peterborough City Council Cabinet Minutes 10 July 2017