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RESOLVED –
 

(1) 
That Cabinet endorsed the contents of the South Yorkshire Combined
Mayoral Authority Statement of Common Ground.
 

(2) 
Cabinet authorised the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Place
to sign the document on behalf of North East Derbyshire District
Council.
 
REASONS FOR DECISION –
 The Council will be able to demonstrate
that it has addressed the requirements of the Localism Act 2011
with regards to the duty to co-operate.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – Not
signing the statement of common ground would risk being found to
have not addressed the requirements of the Localism Act when
submitting a future Local Plan for examination by the Planning
Inspectorate. This would result in significant delays in the
delivery of an updated Local Plan for the District, with the
knock-on effect being weaker defence against speculative
development.
 

Please note that
this was not a Key Decision so can be implemented by officers with
immediate effect.