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Councillor Julie Morris proposed an amendment that the 6 month time
period listed in the response to Question 103 of the Government
consultation, in reference to the potential wording for paragraph
226 of the NPPF, be increased to 1 year;

a. the emerging annual housing requirement83 in a local plan
that reaches or has reached Regulation 19 (presubmission stage) on
or before [publication date + 1 year 6 months] is
no more than 200 dwellings below the published relevant Local
Housing Need figure85;

b. the local plan is a Part 2 plan that does not introduce new
strategic policies setting the housing requirement unless the
relevant Local Plan Part 1 has been prepared applying the policies
in this version of the Framework;

c. the local plan is or has been submitted for examination under
Regulation 22 on or before [publication date + 1 year 6
months].
The proposal was
seconded by Councillor Kieran Persand.
The Committee agreed
the proposed amendment (4 for, 2 against, 2 abstaining, and the
Chair not voting).
Following consideration, the Committee resolved
to;
(6 for, 1 against, 1 abstaining, and the Chair
not voting)
(1)     
Note the contents of the consultation.
(2)     
Approve the draft response (Appendix 1) or;
(3)     
Agree amendments and authorise the Head of Place Development in
consultation with the Chair of this Committee, to finalise and
submit the response.
In the opinion of the
Chief Executive and in accordance with the Paragraph 14.2 of

Annex 4.6 of the Operating Framework (Overview, Audit and
Scrutiny) the decision on this item is considered to be urgent
and is not subject to call-in.