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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST MADE FOR THIS ITEM:

 
None

RESOLVED:

 
That Cabinet:
 

Approved for public
consultation, in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Town and
Country Planning Regulations (Local Planning) (England) Regulations
2012, the Draft Local Plan consultation document attached as
Appendix B to this report.

Delegated authority
to the Director of Planning & Building Standards to agree the
final version of the Draft Local Plan consultation document, and
other supporting material to be produced for consultation including
the Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to the extent that any
changes to the versions approved by Cabinet are not material
changes and which could include changes to the text, layout and
design of the Draft Local Plan consultation document and supporting
documents and changes needed to clarify information or correct
errors in the same.

Considered all
feedback received in respect of the New Local Plan First Steps
Engagement consultation set out in Appendix A to this
report.

Reasons for decision
 
A Local Plan is
required to provide a robust planning framework for future
development and land use in the borough that takes account of the
National Planning Policy Framework and the London Plan, secures
mitigation and adaption to climate change, and meets legal and
policy requirements for the Council to have an up-to-date plan
including a 5 Year Housing Land Supply. The Draft Local Plan
Regulation 18 consultation document will provide the opportunity
for residents, businesses and other local stakeholders to shape the
policies, site allocations and strategy for meeting growth and need
in the borough in the New Local Plan.
 

Alternative options considered
 
The alternative
options considered are:
 
Do nothing / rely on
the existing Local Plan (adopted 2017):

·      
This option was rejected as the current Local Plan does not reflect
the Council’s current strategic priorities and does not
reflect changes in national and regional policy, including the
National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and the London Plan 2021.
Continuing to rely on the existing plan would risk planning
decisions being challenged and reduce the Council’s ability
to shape sustainable and inclusive growth.
 
Delay consultation
until further national or regional policy changes are
finalised:

·      
While there is ongoing evolution in planning policy at the national
and London-wide levels, delaying consultation would risk missing
key milestones in the Council’s adopted Local Development
Scheme March 2025 and could result in the Council not having an
up-to-date Local Plan in place by 2027. This would undermine the
Council’s ability to demonstrate a 5-Year Housing Land Supply
and meet statutory requirements. Officers will work to ensure when
preparing the plan that regard is had to future changes to national
and London policy.

Undertake a partial
review of the Local Plan rather than a full review:

·      
A partial review was considered but discounted. A comprehensive New
Local Plan is necessary to ensure full alignment with the
Council’s updated vision and strategic ambitions and to
provide a coherent and integrated planning framework. A partial
review would not adequately address the scale of change required or
provide the clarity and certainty needed for communities,
developers, and decision-makers.

None of the
alternative options presented are recommended, and thus undertaking
the Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan consultation in line with the
recommendations in this report should be progressed  so that the Council has a New Local Plan in place
which provides a robust planning framework for future development
and land use in the borough, which reflects the Council’s
vision and needs for the borough and shaped by engagement with
Haringey’s communities to meet the legal and planning policy
requirements that the Council needs to discharge.