Purpose

Agreement for the submission of comments,
collated from officers across the council, on the national
consultation on a new draft national planning policy
framework

Decision

The Executive Member for Open to Business
approved submission of officer comments to the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the national
consultation on a new draft National Planning Policy Framework
(NPPF).

Reasons for the decision

To provide MHCLG with the Council’s
response to the consultation. This response is important: the
proposed NPPF, as a framework for planning policy making and
decision taking, is expected to have much greater weight in
planning decisions.

Alternative options considered

The alternative option would be not to submit
a response. However, as there are several matters that it is
considered essential for the council to respond on this alternative
was discounted.