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Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan Examination

Meeting: 13/09/2016 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee (Item 68)

68 Report of the Head of Planning and Development - Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan Examination pdf icon PDF 94 KB

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Decision:

1.  That the findings of the Examiner in relation to the Neighbourhood Development Plan for Staplehurst, as set out in appendix 1 to the report of the Head of Planning and Development, be noted.

 

2.  That the modifications as set out in the Examiner’s report made to the Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan as submitted for examination be agreed.

 

3.  That the Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan be taken forward, as amended, to a local referendum.

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Project Manager – Local Plan presented the report and explained the findings of the Examiner were set out within it.

 

It was reported that, since the publication of the agenda, Staplehurst Parish Council had accepted the Examiner’s recommendations.

 

If the plan was agreed by the Committee a local referendum would take place on 3 November 2016.  A report would come back to this Committee on 8 November 2016 with the results for the Committee to make a recommendation to Council to make the plan.

 

The Project Manager – Local Plan congratulated Staplehurst Parish Council on their hard work in getting their Neighbourhood Plan to this stage and confirmed the Council would continue to support them through the next steps and beyond, if necessary.

 

Councillor Perry addressed the Committee as a visiting Member and thanked officers for their assistance with the Neighbourhood Plan.

 

Thanks to Councillor Perry were also noted. 

 

The Committee were informed that the Local Plan examination starts on 4 October 2016.  The referendum for the Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan would be on 3 November 2016, in the middle of the examination.  If the Neighbourhood Plan passed the referendum, the Council would have to take account of the Examiner’s recommendations, in the Local Plan, regarding the land at Lodge Road, Staplehurst and its development as a mixed use allocation.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the findings of the Examiner in relation to the Neighbourhood Development Plan for Staplehurst, as set out in appendix 1 to the report of the Head of Planning and Development, be noted.

 

2.  That the modifications as set out in the Examiner’s report made to the Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan as submitted for examination be agreed.

 

3.  That it be agreed that the Staplehurst Neighbourhood Plan be taken forward, as amended, to a local referendum.

 

Voting:  For – 9  Against – 0  Abstentions – 0