Decisions

To adopt the amendments or refinements to the current regime relating to The Building and Planning Bill 2020 received Royal Assent on 22^nd July 2020 and immediately passed into law; The Business and Planning Act 2020 (‘the Act’).

That:

1.  The Head of Legal and Democratic Services is delegated authority to amend the Council’s Scheme for the Licensing of Tables and Chairs on the Highway to take account of the provisions of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (‘the Act’).

2.  Until 21^st September 2021 (when the provsions of sections 1-9 of the Act expire) the Council will not require a fee to accompany applications for Licences for the placing of Chairs and Tables on the Higway.

Resolved:

That the Council’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan as set out in the Annex to the report be approved.

Recommended:

1.  That the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document attached as Annex 1 to the report is adopted in order to provide detailed guidance on affordable housing development to support the policies adopted in the Local Plan.

2.  That the revised wording of Policy COM7 adjusted to reflect the updated National Planning Policy Framework be approved.

3.  That the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder and the Housing and Environmental Health Portfolio Holder, be given delegated authority to make minor amendments to the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document from time to time to reflect changes in guidance and legislation.

Resolved:

That, pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following report on the following matters on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, indicated below. The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information for the reason given below:

Estates Property Matters  Paragraph 3

It is considered that this report contains exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.  It is further considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because the report and annexes necessarily disclose commercially sensitive financial information, relating to the Council and its partners and may fetter the Council’s ability to achieve best value from the project.

Resolved:

1.  That the CIL Instalment Policy be amended and payments deferred by six months as set out in Annex 2 to the report and delegated authority be given to the Planning Portfolio Holder and Head of Planning Policy & Economic Development to make minor amendments to the policy.

2.  That a second round of bidding under the adopted Spending Protocol be approved to be run between 1^st September and 30^th November 2020.

3.  That the current situation surrounding S106 be noted.