In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, Councillor Christopher Barrass to propose the following motion:
“The Council recognises that the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has recently undergone a review.
However, with the now declared Climate Emergency (subsequent to that review), and the widespread support of the principle of building on brownfield before greenfield sites wherever possible, the Council requests the Secretary of State to hold an immediate further review of the NPPF to:
1. Better define “sustainable development” in the light of the declared Climate Emergency.
2. Better assist with brownfield delivery by granting councils simple effective powers to bring forward currently, as well as previously, used sites.
3. Amend Paragraph 145 of the NPPF which is having the unintended consequences in Greenbelt areas of enabling unrestricted building of four bedroomed houses through ‘infilling’, yet at the same time preventing residents from having a simple extension or garage for their own home.”
Minutes:
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, Councillor Chris Barrass proposed, and Councillor Jan Harwood seconded, the adoption of the following motion:
“The Council recognises that the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has recently undergone a review.
However, with the now declared Climate Emergency (subsequent to that review), and the widespread support of the principle of building on brownfield before greenfield sites wherever possible, the Council requests the Secretary of State to hold an immediate further review of the NPPF to:
1. Better define “sustainable development” in the light of the declared Climate Emergency.
2. Better assist with brownfield delivery by granting councils simple effective powers to bring forward currently, as well as previously, used sites.
3. Amend Paragraph 145 of the NPPF which is having the unintended consequences in Greenbelt areas of enabling unrestricted building of four bedroomed houses through ‘infilling’, yet at the same time preventing residents from having a simple extension or garage for their own home.”
Under Council Procedure Rule 15 (o), Councillor Barrass as the mover of the original motion, indicated that, with the consent of his seconder and of the meeting, he wished to alter his motion as follows:
(a) Substitute the following in place of the second sentence of the motion:
“However, with the now declared Climate Emergency (subsequent to that review), and the widespread support of the principle of building on brownfield before greenfield sites wherever possible, the Council asks the Executive to requestthe Secretary of State to hold an immediate further review of the NPPF and its guidanceto:”
(b) Substitute the following in place of item (1) of the list of matters regarding the NPPF suggested for review:
“(1) Recognise the declared Climate Emergency and provide more detailed guidance on creating “sustainable development”* which takes into account the required actions on transport and development to meet Carbon Zero, for both brownfield and green field sites.”
*NPPF – Paragraph 7 states: ‘the objective of sustainable development can be summarised as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’
(c) Substitute the following in place of item (3) of the list of matters regarding the NPPF suggested for review:
“(3) Amend Paragraph 145 of the NPPF – to correct the unintended consequences in Greenbelt areas of enabling unrestricted building of inappropriate houses through ‘infilling’, yet at the same time preventing residents from having a simple extension or garage for their own home.”
The motion, as altered, therefore read as follows:
“The Council recognises that the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has recently undergone a review. However, with the now declared Climate Emergency (subsequent to that review), and the widespread support of the principle of building on brownfield before greenfield sites wherever possible, the Council asks the Executive to request the Secretary of State to hold an immediate further review of the NPPF and its guidance to:
(1) Recognise the declared Climate Emergency and provide more detailed guidance on creating “sustainable development”*, which takes into account the required actions on transport and development to meet Carbon Zero, for both brownfield and green field sites.
(2) Better assist with brownfield delivery by granting councils simple effective powers to bring forward currently, as well as previously, used sites.
(3) Amend Paragraph 145 of the NPPF – to correct the unintended consequences in Greenbelt areas of enabling unrestricted building of inappropriate houses through ‘infilling’, yet at the same time preventing residents from having a simple extension or garage for their own home.
*NPPF – Paragraph 7 states: ‘the objective of sustainable development can be summarised as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’”
The Council agreed to accept the alteration to the original motion, as indicated above. The motion, as altered, therefore became the substantive motion for debate.
Having debated the substantive motion, the Council
RESOLVED: That the substantive motion be adopted.