Issue - meetings

Non-Key Decision

Portfolio Holder

Councillor Matthew Relf – Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Planning

RESOLVED that

a)    the petition regarding development of greenbelt land in and around Whyburn Farm, Hucknall and the presentation from the petition organiser’s representative, be received and duly noted;

b)    the petition be formally accepted as part of the Ashfield Draft Local Plan Consultation (Regulation 18);

c)    as a result of a) and b) above, the petition be referred to the Council’s Local Plan Working Group for further consideration as part of the post consultation evaluation exercise and the overall Local Plan development process.

In accordance with the Council’s Petition Scheme, Cabinet was requested to further consider a petition referred from the Council meeting held on 2 December 2021.

Members considered the alternative option of just noting the petition and its submission as part of the Council’s recent consultation for the Draft Local Plan for Ashfield.

The Leader allowed a representative of the petition organiser, Jemma Chambers, to address Cabinet Members for 10 minutes as part of the ensuing discussion. At his discretion, he also allowed Councillors Lee Waters and Dave Shaw to address the Cabinet in respect of the petition.

The Leader then took the opportunity to inform all present at the meeting that he had paused any further development on the Council’s Draft Local Plan and any advancement to Stage 2, whilst he was awaiting a response to his letter, sent to the Prime Minister, asking for clarity in relation to building on greenfield land.  However, he did wish to make clear that officers would be continuing to work on the post consultation evaluation exercise, to enable full consideration and analysis of all the responses received.

RESOLVED that

a)    the petition regarding development of greenbelt land in and around Whyburn Farm, Hucknall and the presentation from the petition organiser’s representative, be received and duly noted;

b)    the petition be formally accepted as part of the Ashfield Draft Local Plan Consultation (Regulation 18);

c)    as a result of a) and b) above, the petition be referred to the Council’s Local Plan Working Group for further consideration as part of the post consultation evaluation exercise and the overall Local Plan development process.

Reason:

To fulfil Council’s resolution that the petition, as submitted, be referred to Cabinet for consideration.