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the decision having been taken.

 

Record of Delegated Decision

 

Decision made by
 

George Candler

Decision Title
 

Adoption of the Part 2 Local
Plan for Corby

Date
of decision (same as date form signed)
 

05/04/2023

Key
Decision
 

Yes

Decision
 

To
agree that North Northamptonshire Council:

·      
Adopt the Part 2
Local Plan for Corby.

 

·      
Delegate
authority to the Executive Member for Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the Assistant Director for Growth and
Regeneration, to make any further Additional Modifications to the
Part 2 Local Plan for Corby or its accompanying Policies Map that
relate exclusively to factual updates, grammatical corrections, and
formatting for the purposes of publishing the plan to presentation
standard.

 

·      
Delegate
authority to the Executive Member for Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the Assistant Director for Growth and
Regeneration, to prepare and publish the Adoption Statement and the
Sustainability Appraisal Statement and fulfil any other duties
required under Regulation 26 and 35 of the Town and Country
Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

Reason/s for Decision

·      
The NPPF
states that the planning system should be genuinely plan-led.
Succinct and up-to-date plans should provide a positive vision for
the future of each area and a framework for addressing housing
needs and other economic, social, and environmental
priorities.
 

·      
The Plan
drawn up by Corby Borough Council was subject to thorough
examination and has been modified in response to recommendations
made by the Inspector and non-substantive modifications to the plan
made by the Council during the public examination.
 

·      
On adoption of the Part 2 Local Plan
for Corby the previously saved policies and
allocations in the 1997 Corby Borough Local Plan will be
superseded.

Alternative options considered and rejected
 

The
Council could choose not to adopt the Part 2 Local Plan for Corby.
The option of not adopting the Plan or accepting the proposed
modifications is not recommended. Adoption of the Plan provides the
Council with a comprehensive statutory development plan. The
policies and allocations will be given full weight in determining
applications and appeals.

Legal
implications
 

The adoption of the Local Plan must comply with
legal and regulation requirements set out in Planning and
Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) and the Town and Country
Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. An
independent Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State has
approved the process by which the Part 2 Local Plan for Corby has
been produced and has confirmed within her report that:

a)   
The Plan has been prepared in accordance with the
Council’s Local Development Scheme;

b)   
Consultation on the Plan and the Main Modifications
was carried out in compliance with the Council’s Statement of
Community Involvement;

c)    
The Council carried out a Sustainability Appraisal
of the Plan, prepared a report of the findings of the appraisal,
and published the report along with the plan and other submission
documents under regulation 19. The appraisal was updated to assess
the Main Modifications and is adequate;

d)   
The Habitats Regulations Appropriate Assessment
Report concludes that no likely significant effects will arise from
the Part 2 Local Plan, alone or in combination with other plans and
projects. An Appropriate Assessment is therefore not
necessary;

e)   
The Development Plan, taken as a whole, includes
policies to address the strategic priorities for the development
and use of land in the local planning authority’s
area;

f)     
The Development Plan, taken as a whole, includes
policies designed to secure that the development and use of land in
the local planning authority’s area contribute to the
mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.

g)   
The Plan complies with all other relevant legal
requirements, including in the 2004 Act (as amended) and the 2012
Regulations. Main Modification 32 provides a new Appendix 1 setting
out a schedule of policies superseded by the Part 2 Local Plan as
required by the Regulations;

h)   
The aims expressed in S149(1) of the Equality Act
2010 have been considered, in particular in respect of the
provision of specialist and older persons housing and gypsy and
traveller accommodation, with no finding that would impact
negatively on anyone with a relevant protected characteristic in
accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Financial implications
 

The costs associated with the production of the Part
2 Local Plan for Corby have been met through the resources agreed
at One Corby Policy Committee on 29 November 2016. The remaining
steps needed to adopt the Part 2 Local Plan can be financed from
this budget. Thereafter, there will be no ongoing cost to the
Council from the adoption of the Part 2 Local Plan for
Corby.

Other
implications
 

The Part 2 Local Plan for Corby
will have implications for all sectors of society within the
geography of the former Corby Borough Council. The Sustainability
Appraisal systematically ensures that all potential implications
– based on socio-economic and environmental criteria –
are taken into account when preparing the Local Plan.

Background papers considered
 

Background papers relating to the preparation of the
Part 2 Local Plan for Corby are available on the Council’s
website:

https://www.corby.gov.uk/home/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/plan-making/local-plan-examination

Declarations/conflict of interest?
 

None.

Consultation

The preparation of
the Part 2 Local Plan for Corby involved extensive public
consultation, both formal and informal, and Committee consideration
and decision-making in accordance with legislation and the
Council’s Statement of Community Involvement.

Exempt Decision?
 

No

Officer/ Executive member
 

George Candler, Executive Director of Place and
Economy.