Agenda item

Report of the Director of Planning & Development.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Planning & Development on the review of the local list of information required with planning applications.

An Officer informed the Committee that an addendum report had also been published and circulated.

A Member sought clarification on the health impacts assessment, particularly regarding suicide prevention measures. She also stated that reports should detail information on health impacts. An Officer stated that in terms of security and safety from terraces, there was a separate entry for that under risk assessments for external terraces. This captured the latest advice note on suicide prevention measures on these terraces. The City had produced its own guidance on health impact assessments and the detailed guidance would be followed for any applications that came forward.

In response to a question from a Member about the approach to sustainability, an Officer stated that sustainability was covered in the local plan and the city policies, and items were largely itemised individually throughout the document. There were separate ones on biodiversity, circular economy, whole life cycle and carbon. These elements had their own requirements to the specific documents that were required for particular categories of applications. Generally, they were very specific in terms of all the documents that would be required for the majority of applications, including major applications, but sustainability was also a consideration for any schemes that came forward.

A Member enquired further on the issue of health impact assessments to include the provision of health services. She stated that if schemes were increasing the number of people in an area, this would impact on general practices and dental services which were already under stress. Therefore, the provision of health services should be considered. The Officer stated that this would be covered in the City Plan which had a policy that required any scheme that had an impact on the need for health services or for other social infrastructure to make appropriate contributions or provide those services as part of the scheme.

In response to a Member’s point that service consolidation should be included, an Officer stated that this should be included and the wording of the document would be amended to include this.

RESOLVED – That Members agree to consultation with the local community, including applicants and agents, on the local list of information required with planning and other applications as set out in Annexe A of this report with the wording amended to include service consolidation and that if no significant comments were received the Planning & Development Director be authorised to adopt the list.