Issue - meetings

To seek approval for the Local Development Scheme 2012 - 2014.

The Local Development Scheme set out a programme and timetable for the preparation of documents for the Cheshire East Local Plan. The  previous Cheshire East Local Development Scheme had been approved in January 2011.

At its meeting on 5^th March 2012 Cabinet had considered a report on options for a revised programme for preparing the Local Plan as it was evident that the Council would not be in a position to commence consultations on the Preferred Options stage of both the Core Strategy and Site Allocation documents in May 2012 as scheduled in the  2010 – 14 Local Development Scheme.

Having considered the options, Cabinet had agreed that a revised programme for the Core Strategy and Site Allocations documents would be appropriate  with the effect that both documents would go direct to the Final Submission Plan stage rather than having two formal stages of consultation. This would allow adoption of the Core Strategy by the end of 2013 and the adoption of the Site Allocations document by the end of 2014 in accordance with the current Local Development Scheme timetable. That streamlined  programme was therefore reflected in the revised Local Development Scheme 2012 -14.

In respect of the Site Allocations document, Cabinet had agreed to consider measures and resources that would enable a ‘two stage’ timetable to be achieved. This would be effected in a further revision of the Local Development Scheme in due course.

RESOLVED

That the Local Development Scheme 2012- 2014 be approved.