Decision details

To seek approval for a further six week consultation period on the Crewe Station Hub Area Action Plan.

Cabinet considered a report on the draft Crewe Hub Area Action Plan which set out a detailed planning framework in response to the opportunity presented by HS2.

The Strategic Planning Board had considered the draft Crewe Hub Area Action Plan at its meeting on 26^th February 2020 and the Board’s comments and recommendations were set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet

1.    having considered the recommendations of the Strategic Planning Board set out at Appendix 1 to the report, approves the Publication Draft version of the Crewe Hub Area Action Plan (Appendix 2), its Sustainability Appraisal (Appendix 3) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (Appendix 4) for public consultation, under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, for a period of six weeks, and approves the draft Plan’s supporting evidence base for publication;

2.    authorises the Head of Planning to make any additional non-material changes to the consultation documents or supporting information ahead of the consultation and prepare any additional explanatory information to support the consultation;

3.    notes that a full Council approval will be sought to implement the submission of the Area Action Plan to the Secretary of State; and

4.    notes the previous engagement and consultation undertaken to date on this matter.