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Report of Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development

Summary

To seek approval of the Local Development Framework’s Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and to present the district’s current housing land supply position.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)               to approve the Annual Monitoring Report for submission to the Secretary of State;

(2)               to note the district’s housing delivery position

Recommendations Approved

The Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development submitted a report which sought approval of the Local Development Framework’s Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and to present the district’s current housing land supply position.

Resolved

(1)               That the Annual Monitoring Report be approved for submission to the Secretary of State

(2)               That the district’s housing delivery position be noted

Reasons

The Annual Monitoring Report provides important information to assist policy making and development control decision making and is a statutory mechanism for monitoring housing delivery.  It’s most significant conclusion is that the district has returned to a 5 year land supply position, marking the end of a period during which the Council has been considering planning applications with a view to increasing supply.  The AMR notes that significant progress has been made on the Local Development Framework.  However, the revocation of Regional Spatial Strategies has created some additional areas of work.  The programme for completing the LDF will be revised once there is more information available about anticipated changes to local plan-making and to national planning policy.

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