Issue - meetings

Council Noted

A)        That the referendum for the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan took place on 22 July 2021;

B)        The decision made by the Chief Executive under delegated powers to make the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan as it was a successful referendum on 5 August 2021;

C)        The final made version of the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan has been agreed and published on the Council’s website on the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan page.

This matter was discussed after Agenda Item 5.

Simon Buggey, Chairman of Foxton Parish Council, explained that the community had been widely consulted at the start of the process. The Neighbourhood Plan had enjoyed 96% support in the recent referendum after a turn out of 36%. Catherine Cairns had chaired the working group and reported that the process had been five and half years of hard work and the group had benefitted from knowledgeable and hard-working volunteers. She thanked officers for their support.

Councillor Tumi Hawkins, Lead Cabinet Member for Planning, congratulated the Fowlmere community on the completion of their Neighbourhood Plan, which was a successful conclusion to a project which had commenced in 2015. Councillor Deborah Roberts, local member for Fowlmere, thanked and congratulated her colleagues on Foxton Parish Council on their Neighbourhood Plan, which would benefit future generations. Councillor Heather Williams stated that she would support the Plan as a member of the Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly.

Council Noted

A)        That the referendum for the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan took place on 22 July 2021;

B)        The decision made by the Chief Executive under delegated powers to make the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan as it was a successful referendum on 5 August 2021;

C)        The final made version of the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan has been agreed and published on the Council’s website on the Foxton Neighbourhood Plan page.