Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan - Decision to make the Plan
Meeting: 12/04/2016 - Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Item 39)
39 Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan - Decision to make the Plan 
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To consider the attached report.
Decision:
That the Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan is made and forms part of the Development Plan for Cheshire East.
Minutes:
The Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan had been submitted to the Council in July 2015 and, following a statutory period, proceeded to Independent Examination. The Examiner’s report recommended that, pending a series of modifications to the Plan it would meet the prescribed requirements and should proceed to Referendum.
A Referendum was held on 24 March 2016 and returned a positive vote in favour of using the Neighbourhood Plan to help determine planning applications in the neighbourhood area.
Paragraph 38A(4)(a) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 required that where half or more of those voting in the Plan Referendum vote in favour of the Plan, that the Council make the Neighbourhood Plan and adopt it as part of the Development Plan.
It was confirmed that the Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan would become part of the Cheshire East Development Plan in accordance with which planning decisions would be made unless material considerations indicated otherwise.
RESOLVED
That the Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan be made and form part of the Development Plan for Cheshire East.