Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies.

There were no declarations.

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 17 May 2019.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 17 May 2019 were considered and approved as a correct record.

MATTERS ARISING

Facilities for Public Cycle Parking (page 1) – A Member referred to the update on Wi-Fi coverage that was requested at the last and previous meetings of this Sub Committee. He added that he and other Members were still yet to receive this information.

Outstanding Actions (page 2) – Members requested that Outstanding Actions feature regularly on future agendas of this Sub Committee even if the document simply detailed that there were no outstanding actions at present.

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Sub Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment focusing on certain strategic issues in the draft Local Plan where consultation responses suggested either a significant change in policy approach or identified a policy conflict.

Officers reported that alongside each of these issues was a set of potential options and Officer recommendations on the way forward.

Draft Plan Public Consultation Response

Officers drew attention to the breakdown of responses received to the draft Plan, highlighting that there was a fairly even split here between residents and workers. Officers also highlighted those responses received via Social Media on this occasion.

The Deputy Chairman commented that he did not feel that the number of responses received, which totalled 181, was adequate given that there were approximately 8,000-9,000 residents in the City and that over half a million workers were also here each weekday.

Other Members concurred with his point and also went on to question why there was no consistency between how the responses on this Plan and the Transport Strategy were coded.

The Chair reported that he had recently discussed with the Chief Planning Officer and Development Director how the City consulted generally on such documents and who the main consultees tended to be. He added that he was also aware of certain social media apps which promoted greater input.

Officers clarified that they had written to every residential address in the City seeking input in to the consultation process. They had also written to all commercial occupants, statutory bodies (including Local Authorities and Amenities) and had also held workshops and public meetings on the draft Plan. Lunchtime and evening sessions in office foyers and other public places had also taken place across the City, but Officers were keen to underline that these efforts did not always

There were no questions.

There were no additional, urgent items of business for consideration.