Issue - meetings

Non-Key Decision

Portfolio Holder

Councillor Matthew Relf – Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Planning

RESOLVED that

a)    the petition regarding development on the greenfield land around Cauldwell Road and Derby Road, Sutton-In Ashfield and the presentation from the petition organiser, 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 noting the petition and its submission as part of the Council’s recent consultation for the Draft Local Plan for Ashfield.

The Leader allowed the petition organiser, Laura Gapski, to address Cabinet Members for 10 minutes as part of the ensuing discussion.

RESOLVED that

a)    the petition regarding development on the greenfield land around Cauldwell Road and Derby Road, Sutton-In Ashfield and the presentation from the petition organiser, 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.