Purpose

The purpose of this report is to set out the council’s response to the submission consultation on the Cliddesden Neighbourhood Plan (CNP).

Decision

The decision is that:

·         The Cabinet Member agrees that the comments on the draft Cliddesden Neighbourhood Plan (as set out in Appendix 1) should be submitted in response to the submission (Regulation 16) consultation.

Reasons for the decision

The LPA comments on the submission NP are generally positive, and it is recommended that the LPA’s comments are submitted to the Independent Examiner for their consideration when assessing the NP against the Basic Conditions.

Alternative options considered

The LPA could decide not to respond to the consultation. However, this would mean the council’s representations concerning the NP would not be considered by the independent examiner when they assess the NP against the Basic Conditions.