Decision

Councillor Brazil MOVED and Councillor Arnott SECONDED that the Cabinet’s advice be accepted and that the response to the Notice of Motion be as follows.

‘that Council be recommended to note the statutory requirements of both the County Council and district councils to assess the cumulative environmental, transport and infrastructure impacts in the preparation of Local Plans’.

The amendment in the name of Councillor Brazil was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

Councillor Hill then MOVED and Councillor Game SECONDED that the motion be amended as follows (additional wording in red):

(a) that Council be recommended to note the statutory requirements of both the County Council and district councils to assess the cumulative environmental, transport and infrastructure impacts in the preparation of Local Plans’.

(b) ‘that when responding to Local Plans proposing significant housing growth within Devon, the County Council seeks evidence that South West Water and the Environment Agency have been consulted on the cumulative impact of the proposed level of development upon wastewater treatment capacity, and that sufficient treatment capacity can reasonably be provided whilst maintaining required environmental discharge standards.’

(c) ‘that the relevant Scrutiny Committee undertakes a retrospective audit of a sample of significant housing developments in and around Devon, comparing the environmental, transport and infrastructure impacts anticipated through the planning process with the impacts subsequently experienced, in order to assess the accuracy and effectiveness of the existing assessment process, with the findings and any recommendations reported to Cabinet.’

The amendment in the name of Councillor Hill was then put to the vote and declared LOST.

The motion in the name of Councillor Brazil was then put to the vote and CARRIED as the substantive motion.