Issue - meetings

Response to Government Consultation: Planning for the future White Paper

Meeting: 19/10/2020 - Cabinet (Item 8)

8 Response to Government Consultation: Planning for the Future White Paper pdf icon PDF 330 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Cabinet:

 

a)    Noted the initial response to the Government’s White Paper (Planning for the Future) consultation as set out in Appendix A.

b)    Agreed to delegate the wording of the final joint response and any individual response to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet member for Planning Policy and Delivery.

Minutes:

Cabinet considered a report from the Director of Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service. Councillor Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery, introduced the report noting the proposed joint response with Cambridge City Council. The Leader of the Council, Councillor Bridget Smith requested that the Lead Cabinet Member  and Director of the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning service cross reference the response with the District Council network at the Local Government Association (LGA), and the East of England LGA. Councillor John Williams noted paragraph 22 of the draft response did not mention the impact on Section 106 funding for local Parish Councils. Councillor Hazel Smith, Lead Cabinet Member for Housing agreed with the previous comments, but also highlighted the absence of protected characteristics in paragraph 26, notably the lack of provision for the Traveller community.

 

Following a further discussion, Councillor Bridget Smith, the Leader of the Council, thanked Members for their comments, and Cabinet:

 

a)    Noted the initial response to the Government’s White Paper

(Planning for the future) consultation as set out in Appendix A to the report; and

b)    Agreed to delegate the wording of the final joint response and any individual response to the Director of Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Planning Policy and Delivery.