Decision

That the proposed response to the Forest of Dean District Council Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) be formally submitted to the Forest of Dean District Council

Reasons for the decision

The Forest of Dean District Council are in the preliminary stages (Regulation 18) of developing a new Local Plan, which will guide and control development in their District up to 2041. The Forest of Dean District Council have consulted Cheltenham Borough, Gloucester City and Tewkesbury Borough Councils, who are jointly working on the Strategic and Local Plan (SLP). The SLP authorities have therefore worked together to provide a co-ordinated response to the Forest of Dean District Council.

Alternative options considered

Do not respond to the consultation. However, it is considered that the Authority would therefore miss the opportunity to potentially influence the next stage of the Forest of Dean’s plan-making process.