1. That subject to the adoption of the Local Plan: Development Management Policies, the Parking Standards for New Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (at Appendix 6) be adopted.
2. That the Lead Councillor with portfolio responsibility for Planning Policy be authorised, in consultation with the Joint Strategic Director of Place, to make such minor alterations to improve the clarity of the Parking Standards for New Development SPD as they may deem necessary.
3. To note that Executive comments will be passed to the full Council meeting on 22 March 2023 via the Order Paper.
The Executive further
RECOMMEND (to Council):
(1) That the Local Plan: Development Management Policies (as set out in Appendix 4 to the report), which incorporates the Inspector’s Main Modifications (at Appendix 2 to the report) and the Council’s Minor Modifications (at Appendix 3 to the report), be adopted.
(2) That the Secretary of State be requested to exercise his powers to revoke the ‘residual’ policies of the 2003 Local Plan.
(3) That updates to the Guildford Borough Policies Map be adopted in line with the Local Plan: Development Management Policies including additions proposed at Appendix A of the Local Plan: Development Management Policies, as amended by the Inspector’s main modification 6.
(4) That the Lead Councillor with portfolio responsibility for Planning Policy be authorised, in consultation with the Joint Strategic Director of Place, to make such minor alterations to improve the clarity of the LPDMP as they may deem necessary.
Reason(s):
1. To enable the adoption of the Parking Standards for New Development SPD to provide further guidance regarding the implementation of LPDMP Policy ID11 [now Policy ID10]: Parking Standards for New Development.
2. To enable minor alterations to be made to the SPD should they be necessary prior to publication
3. To enable the adoption of the LPDMP in line with the Council’s Local Development Scheme and for the plan to become part of the Council’s development plan, carrying full weight in the determination of planning applications.
4. To enable the revocation of the ‘residual’ Local Plan 2003 policies that are not superseded by policies contained in the LPDMP.
5. To ensure that changes are brought about to the policies map in line with the adoption of the LPDMP.
6. To enable minor alterations to be made to the LPDMP should they be necessary prior to publication
Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:
None.
Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:
None.
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The Executive recommended to Full Council (at its extraordinary meeting on 9 June 2022): 1. That the Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies (Appendix 1), together with all relevant associated documentation referred to in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved for submission to the Secretary of State for the purpose of proceeding to and through the Examination in Public process. 2. That the Lead Councillor with portfolio responsibility for Strategic Planning be authorised, in consultation with the Strategic Services Director, to make such minor alterations to improve the clarity of the submission documents as they may deem necessary. Reason(s): 1. To enable the Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies document to be submitted for Examination in Public in line with the adopted Local Development Scheme. 2. To enable an Inspector to test the plan in terms of its legal compliance and ‘soundness’ which will allow the Council to move a step closer to adopting an up-to-date second part of its Local Plan. Other options considered and rejected by the Executive: None. Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted: None. |
The Executive agreed to recommend to Council at its meeting on 7 December 2021:
(2) That the draft Parking Supplementary Planning Document, incorporating any changes recommended by the Executive, be put before Full Council for approval for public consultation for a four-week period beginning in January 2022.
(3) That the Lead Councillor with portfolio responsibility for Planning Policy be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Strategic Services, to make such minor alterations to improve the clarity of the documents referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, as they may deem necessary.
Reasons:
The recommendations above are made to encourage the Council to:
(1) Enable the draft Local Plan: Development Management Policies document to be published for public consultation.
(2) Allow officers to undertake public consultation in line with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the National Planning Policy Framework 2021, Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2015, the National Planning Practice Guidance, and the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement 2020.
(3) Undertaking a public consultation on the draft Local Plan is a statutory requirement placed on Local Planning Authorities under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (‘Local Planning Regulations’) and will enable the Council to move closer to adopting the second part of the Local Plan as required by law and policy.
Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:
None.
Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:
None.
Item 9 was withdrawn from the agenda for this meeting due to the need for additional time to enable Executive Members to give full consideration to the feedback given by members of the Joint Executive Advisory Board at their meeting on 20 September 2021. The item would be considered at the next earliest opportunity.