Agenda item

Key Decision

Councillor Matthew Relf – Executive Lead Member Growth, Regeneration and Local Planning

(Councillor Helen-Ann Smith in the Chair)

Cabinet was requested to consider the recommendations of the Local Plan Development Committee meeting held on 5 February 2025 and any additional potential housing sites for allocation in the Local Plan to address housing supply for the entire Plan period.  Members were also asked to authorise the undertaking of a 6-week public consultation on the allocation of additional potential housing sites as agreed.

(In accordance with the Council’s Constitution and the Members’ Code of Conduct, Councillor Jason Zadrozny previously declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in respect of this matter.  The interest was such that he left the meeting and took no part in the discussion or voting thereon.)

Members considered the four alternative options as outlined in the report.

RESOLVED

that having considered all the submitted options and the recommendations from the Local Plan Development Committee at its meeting on 5 February 2025, approval be given to the following:

a)    a recommendation be made to Council to approve the additional potential housing sites for allocation in the submitted Local Plan in order to meet the identified level of need for the entire Plan period, for the purposes of public consultation and submission to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in accordance with provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended and the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, subject to the removal of site H1Sam, Land north of Fackley Road (Phase 2) Teversal, from the list;

b)    the updating of relevant policy, supporting text and other documents to reflect the inclusion of potential housing additional sites;

c)    to authorise the Assistant Director of Planning to make amendments pre consultation to reflect up to date information on existing proposed site allocations;

d)    a recommendation be made to Council to approve proposals for a 6-week public consultation on additional potential housing sites;

e)    to authorise the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Lead for Growth, Regeneration and Local Planning to agree minor amendments to policy, supporting text and other relevant documents accordingly, post consultation, prior to submission to the Inspectors and during the examination if required.

Reason:

To address concerns raised by the Inspectors subsequent to the Ashfield Local Plan 2023-2040 initial hearing sessions which took place in November 2024 and to enable the progression of the Examination to deliver a ‘sound’ Local Plan.