Issue - meetings

**At its 2 December 2024 meeting, Executive resolved to adjourn consideration of this item. Executive is reconvening to consider this item**

** The report and appendix for this item are attached to this reconvening of meeting notice and can also be accessed at the 2 December Executive meeting webpage (item 9) **

Report of Assistant Director Planning and Development

Purpose of report

To seek approval of an updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) to produce the Council’s key planning policy documents.

Recommendations

The Executive resolves:

1.1         To approve  the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS)  presented at Appendix 1.

Resolved

(1)          That the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) (Appendix 1 to the report) be approved.

The Assistant Director Planning and Development submitted a report to seek approval of an updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) to produce the Council’s key planning policy documents.

On behalf of Executive, the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Development thanked the Assistant Director Planning and Development, Planning, Policy Conservation & Design Manager and all officers in the Planning Policy Team and wider support for their hard work in the drafting of the updated Local Development Scheme.

Resolved (unanimously)

(1)            That the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) be approved.

Reasons

An updated LDS is a legal duty for the council as it is stated under section 15 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). It provides a  programme for completion of the Cherwell Local Plan Review and a potential Community Infrastructure Levy. The LDS will be used by officers, the public, partners and developers and other stakeholders to monitor the production of documents and to plan for associated consultations. Approval of the LDS is needed to assist project management and ensure that the Council meets its statutory responsibilities for planning. The LDS will be reviewed again if there is a further, significant change in circumstances.

Alternative options

Option 1: Not to approve the LDS.

The Council has a statutory responsibility to maintain an LDS. If the Council did not prepare its own LDS the Secretary of State could impose one. Aside from legal duty, not to approve the LDS could undermine the confidence of the public and stakeholders about the Council’s plan-making programme. The LDS would need to be re-presented to the Executive at a future meeting.

Option 2: To reconsider the content of the LDS.

The LDS has been prepared having regard to the Council’s statutory responsibilities and current resources. It is considered by officers to be appropriate for the present and foreseeable circumstances.

Report of Assistant Director Planning and Development

Purpose of report

To seek approval of an updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) to produce the Council’s key planning policy documents.

Recommendations

The Executive resolves:

1.1           To approve  the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS)  presented at Appendix 1 be approved.

Consideration of item adjourned to 1pm on Thursday 5 December 2024, due to adjournment of Executive consideration of item 8, Proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2042, as this item is linked to item 8.

The Assistant Director Planning and Development submitted a report to seek approval of an updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) to produce the Council’s key planning policy documents.

The Chairman advised that as the meeting had adjourned consideration of the proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2042, as the Local Development Scheme was linked to this item, he proposed that Executive consideration of the Local Development Scheme also be adjourned to 1pm on Thursday 5 December. The proposal was duly seconded by Councillor Conway and, on being put to the vote, agreed unanimously.

Resoved

(1)          That consideration of the Local Development Scheme (LDS) be adjourned to 1pm on Thursday 5 December 2024, due to the adjournment of Executive consideration of the proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2042, as the LDS was linked to the proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2042.