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Councillor Mike Rigby proposed the
recommendations, which were seconded by Councillor Henry
Hobhouse.
 
Having been duly proposed and seconded, the
Strategic Planning Committee resolved to:-

a)   
Note the content of the report and the activity across the three
affected river catchments that fed into the Somerset Levels and
Moors (Tone, Parrett, and Brue) which continued to unlock the
delivery of housing to ensure development achieved nutrient
neutrality.

b)   
Note the spend to date in 2024/25 from the Local Nutrient
Mitigation Capital Funding to deliver nutrient mitigation schemes
in line with grant conditions.

c)   
Note the commitment of spend of the Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund,
as detailed in the Financial and Risk section of the report.

d)   
Note that in order to demonstrate progress on phosphate related
matters a further up-date report to be provided to the Committee in
September 2025.

e)   
Agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning / Chief
Planning Officer in consultation with the Chair of the Strategic
Planning Committee to:
                       
i.        
Agree minor amendments to the contents of the revised delivery
strategy, enclosed as Appendix 1.
                      
ii.        
Oversee the delivery to include approval of any documents (e.g.
Section 106 agreements) needed to support implementation of the
revised delivery strategy, enclosed as Appendix 1.
                     
iii.        
Remove the covenant between the owner of the site and the Council
for planning applications that used River Tone P-Credits to
commence development within a 3-month period. Removal of the
3-month commencement period was to apply to existing and completed
S106 Agreements. The 3-month commencement period was no longer
necessary given the establishment of 3rd party credit schemes in
Somerset.

f)     
Agree to instruct officers to develop a new policy to address
nutrient neutrality in accordance with the new Counsel’s
Opinion.