Local Plan Pause - External Review

June 26, 2023 Corporate Policy and Resources Committee, Council (Committee) Approved View on council website
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Content

Committee resolved to:
 

1.   
Not agree to using the vision dated December 2021 as a
baseline benchmark against which the Regulation 19 Submission
version of the Local Plan and not to make a recommendation to
Council to adopt the vision for this purpose;
 

2.   
Not agree the draft provisional specification of works drawn
up by the proposed ‘critical friend’ for the
review;
 

3.   
Agree to issue a direct award contract to Catriona Riddell
Associates (CRA) to undertake a review of the Local Plan;
 

4.   
Agree to give delegated authority to the Chief Executive and
the Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter a contract with
CRA;
 

5.   
This recommendation was not voted on due to the vote against
recommendation 1;
 

6.   
Agree that the costs for the review would come from the
Corporate Budget;
 

7.   
Agree to set a date of 14 September 2023 for an
Extraordinary Council Meeting (ECM) in line with the motion agreed
at the ECM on 06 June 2023;
 

8.   
Agree to note the risk considerations; and
 

9.   
This recommendation was not voted on due to the vote against
recommendation 1;
 

Supporting Documents

Appendix C - Local Plan destination and objectives.pdf
Draft Local Plan Pause - Review by Critical Friend Report - Final.pdf
Appendix A background decision making copy.pdf
Appendix B vision_.pdf
Appendix D - Spelthorne Critical Friend Proposal June 23.pdf
Appendix E.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date26 Jun 2023
Subject to call-inYes