Issue - meetings

Urgent Item

Meeting: 06/11/2013 - Strategic Planning Board (Item 107)

107 Urgent Item-Five Year Housing Land Supply & Planning Appeals

In accordance with Section 100B (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 the Chairmanof the Committee has agreed to allow consideration of the attached item as a matter of urgency as there is an urgent need to consider the implications of recent appeal decisions on the Council’s case at forthcoming planning appeal inquiries. The Council needs to act quickly to avoid abortive work and mitigate the risk of awards of costs.

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

In accordance with Section 100B (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 the Chairmanof the Committee agreed to allow consideration of the item as a matter of urgency as there was an urgent need to consider the implications of recent appeal decisions on the Council’s case at forthcoming planning appeal inquiries.  The Council needed to act quickly to avoid abortive work and mitigate the risk of awards of costs.

 

Consideration was then given to a report with regard to Planning Appeals with a five year Housing Supply element.

 

RESOLVED

 

Based on the information available at the time of the meeting, the recommendations in the Officer report were agreed, subject to considerations relating to ecology, wildlife and sustainability.