Decision

(a)   Having considered the Tendring District Local Plan – Submission Version, presented to the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee at its meeting on 25.08.26 agrees, on behalf of Cabinet, to recommend to Full Council that it be approved for six-weeks public consultation, alongside the related Sustainability Appraisal (at Appendix 2), Habitats Regulation Assessment (at Appendix 3) and other supporting evidence (including those listed as background documents) in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended) and Regulation 13 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programme Regulations 2004, as amended; and

(b)   to authorise the Corporate Director (Planning and Community), in consultation with the Chairman of the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee, to make corrections if necessary to address minor formatting, mapping, typographical, grammatical or factual errors within the aforementioned Local Plan Submission Version (in Appendix 1), in the event that any are discovered before consultation commences.

Reasons for the decision

The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning is responsible for:

(i)    Planning Policy and Guidance such as Supplementary Planning Documents and Guidance

(ii)   Constructive liaison with the Chairman of the Planning Committee and Chairman of the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee and

(iii)  has worked with the officers and the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee through the preparation stage; and

(iv)  received detailed briefings and provided oversight on behalf of Cabinet.

Alternative options considered

Not to support the recommendation of the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee made at its meeting on 25.08.26. This has been discounted.  The Committee has overseen the process to date and supports the Local Plan Submission Version being presented to Full Council for approval for public consultation.