Decision details

Resolved

(1)            That the proposed submission Regulation 19 draft of the Cherwell Local Plan Review 2042 (December 2024) (Appendix 1) be recommended to Council.

(2)            That Council be recommended to approve the submission of the draft (the “Proposed Submission Local Plan”) to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for independent examination with all necessary prescribed and supporting documents.

(3)            That the responses to the consultation on the Proposed Submission Local Plan draft of the Cherwell Local Plan Review 2042 summarised in the Statement of Consultation (Appendix 6) be noted.

(4)            That  the supporting documents relevant to the preparation of the Cherwell Local Plan Review 2042 (Appendices 3 to 9 and online at https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/local-plan-review-2042-submission ) be noted.

(5)            That the Schedule of Proposed Changes and Minor Modifications to the Proposed Submission Local Plan draft of the Cherwell Local Plan Review (Appendix 2) be approved.

(6)            That the Local Development Scheme (July 2025) (Appendix 10) be approved.

(7)            That the use of £300,000 from the Council’s reserve for the costs of the examination be approved.

(8)            That authority be delated to the Assistant Director Planning and Development in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Development Management and Corporate Director Communities:-

a)    to make any necessary presentational changes to the Submission draft of the Cherwell Local Plan Review 2042 and to necessary prescribed and supporting documents before submission to full Council;

b)    to propose changes and corrections to the Cherwell Local Plan Review 2042 and supporting documents, including policy updates, editorial changes, and correction of typographical and grammatical errors during the examination.

c)     to invite the examining inspector(s), post submission, to recommend any modifications they consider to be necessary in accordance with section 20(7C) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.