Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Deputy Christopher Hayward and Deputy Edward Lord.

There were no declarations.

To agree the draft public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 20 June 2023.

RESOLVED – That the public minutes of the last meeting held on 20 June 2023 be approved as a correct record.

Report of the Interim Executive Director, Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Planning and Development Director, which set out the direction of the City Plan and summarised the main changes to policies to reflect the findings of evidence, to take into account the engagement responses received, and to align the Plan with updated corporate strategies.

An Officer outlined the City Plan timetable stating that following the Sub-Committee’s consideration of the text of the Plan, on 21 November, the Planning and Transportation Committee would consider the full plan proposed for submission to the Secretary of State. This would then be submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee followed by the Court of Common Council in January 2024. If approved, there would then be a Regulation 19 Consultation on the City Plan in February and March 2024. The Plan would then be submitted to the Secretary of State along with the consultation responses and other relevant documents in Summer 2024. There was an aim to have public examination hearings towards the end of 2024, an Inspector’s report in Spring 2025 and adoption in mid-2025.

Members were informed that Officers had sought to ensure that where contents overlapped, they had been combined, with less repetition. The overall spatial strategy had remained similar to that in the previous plan. The spatial parts of the polices had been separated from the more thematic parts. This work had been informed by the work of the Sub-Committee and extensive engagement carried out over the summer with various stakeholders.

The Officer outlined the substantive changes made to each section as outlined in the Officer report and Members were invited to comment.

The following comments were made in each section:

Health, Inclusion and Safety

Strategic Policy S1 – Healthy and Inclusive City

Policy HL5

In reference to the replacement facilities being equivalent to those

There were no questions.

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

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 20 June 2023.

The Committee considered the non-public minutes of the Local Plans Sub-Committee meeting held on 20 June 2023 and approved them as a correct record.