Congleton Neighbourhood Area Application
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Cabinet Member for Housing and Jobs (Item 27)
27 Congleton Neighbourhood Area Application 
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To consider designating Congleton Parish as Congleton Neighbourhood Area, for the purposes of preparing Congleton Neighbourhood Plan
Decision:
That approval be given to designate Congleton Parish as Congleton Neighbourhood Area, for the purposes of preparing the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan, as shown on the map attached as Appendix 1 of the report.
Minutes:
Consideration was given to an application by Congleton Town Council to designate this neighbourhood area. Discussions on the extent of the neighbourhood area have been held, the extent of which is reflects the extent of the Parish boundary for Congleton.
The Congleton Neighbourhood Area application has been prepared in accordance with existing regulations and guidance and is desirable to designate for these reasons:
· The application submitted meets the requirements as presented at Part 2 (5) of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.
· Congleton Parish Council is the relevant body to undertake Neighbourhood Planning.
· The Neighbourhood Plan Area follows the existing political and administrative boundary for the Parish of Congleton and does not include land in any adjoining Parish.
· No other applications have been made for Neighbourhood Areas covering all or part of the area.
· Issues concerning strategic interests in the Parish have been discussed and relevant strategic issues have been identified in respect of Local Plan Strategy Strategic Locations SL6, SL7, SL8, and Local Plan Strategy Site CS17; these strategic sites and location are located partially within the Congleton Parish Boundary and partially in neighbouring Parishes.
The Localism Act 2011 introduced new legal rights that enable communities to prepare local development plans (neighbourhood plans) with equal weight to the Local Plan for decision making purposes on development proposals. The first stage in establishing a neighbourhood plan is the designation of a neighbourhood area the geographic extent within which future policies and land designations will apply.
RESOLVED
That approval be given to designate Congleton Parish as Congleton Neighbourhood Area, for the purposes of preparing the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan, as shown on the map attached as Appendix 1 of the report.