Agenda item

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Report of Assistant Director - Planning and Development

Purpose of report

To consider the Inspector’s Report on the Examination of the Partial Review of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 - Oxford’s Unmet Housing Need (the Partial Review Plan), to consider whether to approve Main Modifications to the Plan as recommended by the Inspector together with minor modifications, and to consider whether to adopt the Plan, as modified.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.          To note the conclusions of the Inspector’s Report and endorse the Inspector’s recommended Main Modifications (Appendix 1).

2.          To endorse the incorporation of the minor modifications set out in Appendix 2.

3.          To note the necessary changes to the Housing Trajectory (Appendix 3) and Infrastructure Schedule (Appendix 4) arising from the Inspector’s recommendations and Main Modifications.

4.          To note the Equalities Impact Assessment at Appendix 5.

5.          To note the final Policies Maps at Appendix 6.

6.          To adopt the Partial Review of the Cherwell Local Plan as presented at Appendix 7 as part of the statutory development plan.

7.          To delegate to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development the publication of an updated Adopted Policies Map to illustrate graphically the application of policies contained in the adopted development plan.

8.          To delegate to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development, the correction of minor spelling, grammatical or typographical errors and any minor improvements from a presentational perspective prior to the publication of the Local Plan.

9.          To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning and Development to publish the Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement (Appendix 8) and Local Plan Adoption Statement (Appendix 9).

Resolved

(1)       That the conclusions of the Inspector’s Report be noted and the Inspector’s recommended Main Modifications (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be endorsed.

(2)       That the incorporation of the minor modifications set out in the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) be endorsed.

(3)       That the necessary changes to the Housing Trajectory and Infrastructure Schedule (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) arising from the Inspector’s recommendations and Main Modifications be noted.

(4)       That the Equalities Impact Assessment (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be noted.

(5)       That the final Policies Maps (Annexes to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be noted.

(6)       That the Partial Review of the Cherwell Local Plan as presented in the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) be adopted as part of the statutory development plan.

(7)       That the publication of an updated Adopted Policies Map to illustrate graphically the application of policies contained in the adopted development plan be delegated to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development

(8)       That the correction of minor spelling, grammatical or typographical errors and any minor improvements from a presentational perspective prior to the publication of the Local Plan be delegated to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development.

(9)       That the Assistant Director – Planning and Development be authorised to publish the Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement and Local Plan Adoption Statement (Annexes to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book).

The Assistant Director - Planning and Development submitted a report to consider the Inspector’s Report on the Examination of the Partial Review of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 - Oxford’s Unmet Housing Need (the Partial Review Plan), to consider whether to approve Main Modifications to the Plan as recommended by the Inspector together with minor modifications, and to consider whether to adopt the Plan, as modified.

The Chairman invited those people who had registered to address Council on the item to speak prior to Council’s consideration of the item. Council heard from the following public speakers:

Richard Jurd, local resident

Rob Ruck, local resident

Sir David Gilmour, Chairman of Cherwell District CPRE

Margaret Eynon, representing Greenway, a group of golfers opposed to the closure of North Oxford Golf Club

Jackie Hoyle, local resident

Keith Johnston, local resident

Linda Ward, Secretary of Cherwell Development Watch Alliance (CWDA) and Chair of Kidlington Development Watch, speaking on behalf of the CDWA, representing several neighbourhood communities

Graham Thompson, local resident and Chairman of Yarnton Parish Council

David Brown, local resident and Yarnton Parish Councillor with responsibility for highways

Mr Lindsay Gregory, local resident

Catherine Henderson, local resident

Dr Padraig Looney, local resident

Diane Taylor, local resident

In introducing the report, the Lead Member for Planning, Councillor Clarke, commended the Assistant Director Planning and Development and the Planning Policy team for their hard work on the main modifications to the Partial Review of the Local Plan.

In the course of the debate it was proposed by Councillor Middleton and seconded by Councillor Copeland that a recorded vote be taken on the report.

Having been proposed and seconded, a recorded vote was duly taken, and Members voted as follows:

Resolved

(1)       That the conclusions of the Inspector’s Report be noted and the Inspector’s recommended Main Modifications (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be endorsed.

(2)       That the incorporation of the minor modifications set out in the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) be endorsed.

(3)       That the necessary changes to the Housing Trajectory and Infrastructure Schedule (Annexes to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) arising from the Inspector’s recommendations and Main Modifications be noted.

(4)       That the Equalities Impact Assessment (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be noted.

(5)       That the final Policies Maps (Annexes to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be noted.

(6)       That the Partial Review of the Cherwell Local Plan as presented in the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) be adopted as part of the statutory development plan.

(7)       That the publication of an updated Adopted Policies Map to illustrate graphically the application of policies contained in the adopted development plan be delegated to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development

(8)       That the correction of minor spelling, grammatical or typographical errors and any minor improvements from a presentational perspective prior to the publication of the Local Plan be delegated to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development.

(9)       That the Assistant Director – Planning and Development be authorised to publish the Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement and Local Plan Adoption Statement (Annexes to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book).