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RESOLVED –
 

(1)         
That Cabinet accepted the Independent
Examiner’s report and recommended modifications to the Plan
as set out in the Decision Statement at Appendix 1 in their
entirety and the Plan, as amended, is taken forward to a referendum
within the Parish as outlined in the report.
 
(2)         
That Cabinet asks
the Managing Director to exercise his existing delegation to make
the Shirland and Higham Parish Neighbourhood Plan, if more than
half of those voting in the referendum vote in favour of the
Neighbourhood Plan.
 
REASONS FOR DECISION - The Shirland and
Higham Neighbourhood Plan has been subject to examination by an
Independent Examiner. The Examiner’s view is that subject to
specified modifications, the Plan meets the Basic Conditions and
other relevant legal requirements. Officers have considered each of
the recommendations made in the Examiner’s report and agree
with the Examiner’s findings in all cases.
 
OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED –
An alternative option would be to reject the
Examiners recommendations, but only if there is good reason to do
so. The Examiner’s recommendations align with Officers’
views and as such there does not appear to be any justification for
not making the Plan, subject to a positive outcome at
Referendum.
 
Please note
that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with
immediate effect by officers.