Purpose

Seeking approval to consult on the Traveller Local Plan Regulation
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Decision

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to:
 
Recommend to Full Council to:  
 
i. Approve the Proposed Submission Traveller
Local Plan (TLP) (Appendix 1) for publication for a minimum
six-week period of public consultation pursuant to Regulation 19 of
the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England)
Regulations 2012 (as amended).
ii. Approve the Integrated Impact Assessment
(IIA) and its Appendices, and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA)
set out at Appendices 2, 3 and 4 for publication for a minimum
six-week period of public consultation pursuant to Regulation 19 of
the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England)
Regulations 2012 (as amended).
iii. Note the content and conclusions of the
Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) (set
out in Appendix 5), which while not a formal planning document, has
been prepared to support and inform the Traveller Local Plan.
iv. Note the legal and financial implications
set out in the relevant sections of this report.
v. Delegate authority to the Executive
Director of Environment and Communities, in consultation with the
Leader of the Council, to make minor amendments to the documents in
Appendix 1 and Appendices 2–4, following the resolution of
Full Council and prior to commencement of the consultation period
under Regulation 19, including amendments to correct factual or
editorial errors, and to make other non-material changes necessary
to ensure consistency, clarity and overall coherence.
vi. Delegate authority to the Executive
Director of Environment and Communities, in consultation with the
Leader of the Council, to commence consultation on the TLP (and
associated documents) under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country
Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)
at the earliest appropriate opportunity and conclude following a
minimum six-week statutory period.
vii. Delegate authority to the Executive
Director of Environment and Communities, in consultation with the
Leader of the Council, to make any appropriate and necessary minor
amendments to the proposed submission version of the Traveller
Local Plan and supporting documents following consultation and
prior to formal submission to the Secretary of State.
viii. Following the period of public
consultation, authorise officers to proceed under Regulation 22 of
the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England)
Regulations 2012 (as amended) to submit the Proposed Submission
Traveller Local Plan and associated documents (as set out in (ii)
hereof) to the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government for independent public
examination, together with any Regulation 19 representations.