Issue - meetings
Neighbourhood Planning: Application for Designation as Neighbourhood Area - Weston on the Green Parish
Meeting: 02/11/2015 - Executive (Item 66)
Report of Head of Strategic Planning and the Economy
Purpose of report
To consider an application to designate Weston-on-the-Green Parish as a Neighbourhood Area for the purpose of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan.
Recommendations
The meeting is recommended:
1.1 To approve the application to designate the Parish of Weston-on-the-Green as a neighbourhood area under Section 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).
1.2 To authorise the Head of Strategic Planning and the Economy to issue a Notification of Decision pursuant to recommendation 1.1.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Weston on the Green NP Area Application, item 66
PDF 236 KB
- Appendix 2 Responses to area consultation, item 66
PDF 719 KB
- Webcast for Neighbourhood Planning: Application for Designation as Neighbourhood Area - Weston on the Green Parish
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the application to designate the Parish of Weston-on-the-Green as a neighbourhood area under Section 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) be approved.
(2) That the Head of Strategic Planning and the Economy be authorised to issue a Notification of Decision pursuant to resolution (1).
Minutes:
The Head of Strategic Planning and the Economy submitted a report to consider an application to designate Weston-on-the-Green Parish as a Neighbourhood Area for the purpose of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan.
Resolved
(1) That the application to designate the Parish of Weston-on-the-Green as a neighbourhood area under Section 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) be approved.
(2) That the Head of Strategic Planning and the Economy be authorised to issue a Notification of Decision pursuant to resolution (1).
Reasons
The Parish Council of Weston-on-the Green has made an application for the designation of its administrative areas as a neighbourhood area for the purpose of preparing a Neighbourhood Development Plan. The application is valid, has been publicised and a number of representations have been received. None of the comments raised are considered to warrant the refusal of the application and it is considered that the proposed neighbourhood area would be coherent and appropriate.
Alternative options
Option 1: To refuse and amend the designation of the neighbourhood area providing reasons why
Option 2: To defer consideration