Issue - meetings

Cabinet

(i)         approved the revised Support Offer to parish councils preparing neighbourhood plans as set out in Appendix A;

(ii)        approved the addendum to the SCDC SCI 2010 as set out in Appendix B to this report;

(iii)       delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder, the decision making process for designating a Neighbourhood Area and how the council responds to parish councils carrying out a pre-submission consultation on their Neighbourhood Plan; as set out in this report at paragraphs 26-33 and

(iv)      delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder the making of a Neighbourhood Plan before it is referred to Full Council as set out in paragraph 34.  

This decision was first published on Thursday 2 August and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 9 August at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 10 August.

Cabinet:

(i)         approved the revised Support Offer to parish councils preparing neighbourhood plans as set out in Appendix A;

(ii)        approved the addendum to the SCDC SCI 2010 as set out in Appendix B to this report;

(iii)       delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder, the decision making process for designating a Neighbourhood Area and how the council responds to parish councils carrying out a pre-submission consultation on their Neighbourhood Plan; as set out in this report at paragraphs 26-33 and

(iv)      delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder the making of a Neighbourhood Plan before it is referred to Full Council as set out in paragraph 34.  

Cabinet considered a report seeking its agreement to a partial update to the South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) ‘Statement of Community Involvement’ (SCI) concerning Neighbourhood Planning support. The reason was to ensure that the Council complies with new national regulations, pending the preparation of a new SCI later in 2018. The report also sought Cabinet’s authority to review and update the decision-making process for Neighbourhood Planning so that the Council  could in future make decisions as quickly as needed in the circumstances.

During the ensuing debate, the Planning Policy Manager made it clear that the approach adopted by officers was to guide Parish Councils rather than to provide direct help. Officers encouraged Parish Councils to take advantage of available grant funding to facilitate the engagement of planning consultants.

Cabinet

(i)           Approved the revised Support Offer to parish councils preparing neighbourhood plans as set out in Appendix A;

(ii)          Approved the addendum to the SCDC SCI 2010 as set out in Appendix B to this report;

(iii)        Delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder, the decision making process for designating a Neighbourhood Area and how the council responds to parish councils carrying out a pre-submission consultation on their Neighbourhood Plan; as set out in this report at paragraphs 26-33 and;

(iv)        Delegated to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder the making of a Neighbourhood Plan before it is referred to Full Council as set out in paragraph 34.