Issue - decisions

Standing in the name of Councillor Pippa Heylings

23/07/2021 - Standing in the name of Councillor Pippa Heylings

Council Agreed the following motion:

 

This Council

 

  • believes planning works best when local communities are empowered to work together with developers to shape local areas and deliver new homes that are affordable to live in;

 

  • asks the Leader of the Council to call on the Government to protect the right of communities to have a voice on individual planning applications; and to ensure that any changes to the S106 system lead to an increase in the supply of affordable housing.