Decision details

Councillor Porter (Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Place and Local Plan) moved that the recommended minute of Cabinet (Recommendations 1 – 5) be approved and adopted (seconded by Councillor Tod, Leader and Cabinet Member for Asset Management).

Council proceeded to ask questions and then debate the matters in the recommended minute.

AMENDMENT – Moved by Councillor Godfrey and seconded by Councillor Langford-Smith:

‘Under Rule of Procedure 20.9.4 – to refer back for reconsideration by Cabinet part of Recommended Minute 1, that being the Winchester District Proposed Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19) Policy D6 Brownfield Development and Making Best Use of Land.  

The policy does not optimise the use of previously developed land within existing settlements, so requiring greenfield sites in rural areas of the district to be allocated for development in this plan unnecessarily.’

As the Mayor was satisfied that there had been adequate debate of the original Motion at this point of the meeting, he called for a short adjournment whilst the Amendment was circulated in writing.

Upon its reconvening, Council proceeded to debate the matters in the Amendment.   At conclusion of debate, Councillor Porter was invited to exercise her right of reply before Council voted on the Amendment.

AMENDMENT LOST.

Following further debate of the substantive Motion (which was the Recommended Minute of Cabinet) and then summing up by the proposer (Councillor Porter) and Councillor Tod then exercising his final right of reply, Council voted on the Recommended Minute before it.

RESOLVED:

That the recommended minute of Cabinet held 19 August 2024 (as follows) be approved and adopted:

1.       That the Winchester District Proposed Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19) (Appendix 1) and the accompanying Integrated Impact Assessment (Appendix 2) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (Appendix 3) are approved for Publication for a period of 6 weeks anticipated to start on 29 August 2024;

2.       That following Publication, the Winchester District Proposed Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19) and supporting documents be submitted to the Secretary of State for Examination, together with the Regulation 19 representations and a summary;

3.             That authority be delegated to the Strategic Planning Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place and Local Plan to prepare an addendum to the Plan that may be necessary to address soundness issues raised by representations received in response to the Regulation 19 public consultation and submit this addendum along with the Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate;

4.             That authority be delegated to the Strategic Planning Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place and Local Plan to agree to any Main Modifications and to undertake a 6 week public consultation on any Main Modifications that arise out of the Local Plan examination process and for this information to be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate;

5.             That authority be delegated to the Strategic Planning Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place and Local Plan to make any necessary editorial changes and minor amendments to the Winchester District Proposed Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19), Integrated Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment, prior to Publication, Submission and during the Examination, to assist with consistency, explanation, graphic design and presentation and to enable any clarification necessary to outline how the proposals are consistent with government policy and the latest consultation version of the NPPF.