Purpose

To provide an update on the
Local Plan and seek Cabinet approval (if required for this meeting)
to commence statutory public consultation on the draft Local
Plan.

Content

(Key
decision):
 
(1) To agree that the Lewes
District Council Local Plan 2040 Regulation 18 ‘defining our
policies and early site allocation proposals’, attached as
Annex 1 (and its annexes) to the report, be published for public
consultation for an eight-week period. This will be the first phase
to a two-phase approach to consultation on the local plan draft
policies and site allocations. The second phase of consultation
will take place later in 2025 following publication of the new
National Planning Policy Framework, and the availability of further
evidence, including transport modelling.
 
(2) To delegate to the Chief
Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and
Infrastructure, authority to make any necessary amendments
(corrections or improving the presentation) to the consultation
documents (including Annexes) prior to publication.