Agenda item

(Due to the size of the documents, the appendices to the report are published as supplements to the main Executive agenda)

Report of Assistant Director – Planning and Development

Purpose of report

To seek approval of the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2021, and to present the District’s current housing land supply position. 

To seek approval of the Housing Delivery Action Plan to assist the Councils approach to housing land supply.

To seek approval of accompanying updates to the Local Plan’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan and the Brownfield Land Register.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1         To approve for publication the 2021 Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) presented at Appendix 1.

1.2         To note the district’s housing delivery and five-year housing land supply positions (for conventional housing and for Gypsies and Travellers) at Section 5 of the AMR and the need for updating of the land supply positions should these materially change, including consideration of the Vale of White Horse Council’s 3 December 2021 Cabinet decision relating to the Regulation 10A review of its Part 1 Plan.

1.3         To approve for publication the 2021 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) update presented at Appendix 2.

1.4         To approve for publication the 2021 Brownfield Land Register (BLR) presented at Appendix 3.

1.5         To authorise the Assistant Director - Planning and Development in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning to make any necessary minor and presentational changes to the Annual Monitoring Report, Infrastructure Delivery Plan update, Brownfield Land Register and Housing Delivery Action Plan, if required prior to publication.

Resolved

(1)          That the 2021 Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication.

(2)          That the district’s housing delivery and five-year housing land supply positions (for conventional housing and for Gypsies and Travellers) at Section 5 of the AMR and the need for updating of the land supply positions should these materially change, including consideration of the Vale of White Horse Council’s 3 December 2021 Cabinet decision relating to the Regulation 10A review of its Part 1 Plan, be noted.

(3)          That the publication the 2021 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) update (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication.

(4)          That the 2021 Brownfield Land Register (BLR) (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication.

(5)          That the Assistant Director - Planning and Development in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning, be authorised to make any necessary minor and presentational changes to the Annual Monitoring Report, Infrastructure Delivery Plan update, Brownfield Land Register and Housing Delivery Action Plan, if required prior to publication.

The Assistant Director – Planning and Development submitted a report to seek approval of the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2021, and to present the District’s current housing land supply position.  The report also sought approval of the Housing Delivery Action Plan to assist the Councils approach to housing land supply and of accompanying updates to the Local Plan’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan and the Brownfield Land Register.

On behalf of Executive, the Chairman thanked the Planning Policy team for their hard work producing the four documents.

Resolved

(1)          That the 2021 Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication.

(2)          That the district’s housing delivery and five-year housing land supply positions (for conventional housing and for Gypsies and Travellers) at Section 5 of the AMR and the need for updating of the land supply positions should these materially change, including consideration of the Vale of White Horse Council’s 3 December 2021 Cabinet decision relating to the Regulation 10A review of its Part 1 Plan, be noted.

(3)          That the publication the 2021 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) update (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication.

(4)          That the 2021 Brownfield Land Register (BLR) (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication.

(5)          That the Assistant Director - Planning and Development in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning, be authorised to make any necessary minor and presentational changes to the Annual Monitoring Report, Infrastructure Delivery Plan update, Brownfield Land Register and Housing Delivery Action Plan, if required prior to publication.

Reasons

The Annual Monitoring Report provides important information to measure the effectiveness of planning policies and to assist policy making and development management decision making.  It is the statutory mechanism for monitoring housing delivery. Its most significant conclusion is that despite a continued relatively high level of housing delivery, the district is presently unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply. The AMR is therefore accompanied by an updated 2021 Infrastructure Delivery Plan and a 2021 Brownfield Land Register, which must be reviewed annually, are also presented for approval.

It is recommended that all four documents be approved for publication.

Alternative options

Option 1: Amendment of the: 2021 Annual Monitoring Report, Infrastructure Delivery Plan, Brownfield Land Register.

Officers consider the documents to be robust, supported by data and research.  Delay could lead to uncertainty within the development industry and risks for decision making.

Option 2: Not to approve the documents for publication

Production of an Authorities Monitoring Report is a statutory requirement.

The AMR is necessary to monitor implementation of the Local Plan. Updating the Brownfield Land Register is also a statutory requirement.  The Infrastructure Delivery Plan is required to monitor and support delivery of the adopted Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031.