Issue - meetings

To confirm that these plans be made and form part of the Development Plan for Cheshire East Council.

It was reported that a neighbourhood plan must meet a number of legal and procedural requirements and meet the ‘Basic Conditions’ (as prescribed in Schedule 10, paragraph 8 of the Localism Act).  These Basic Conditions require neighbourhood plans to have appropriate regard to national policy; contribute to the achievement of sustainable development; be in general conformity with the strategic policies in the development plan for the local area; be compatible with EU obligations; be compatible with human rights requirements; and not be likely to have a significant effect on a European site or a European offshore marine site.

An independent examination of each neighbourhood plan was undertaken and, subject to modifications that have since been implemented, the plans were considered to meet the basic conditions. During December 2017 referendums have been held on each neighbourhood plan and in each case a positive vote returned. 

At the meeting the Portfolio Holder was advised, and noted, that a correction needed to be made to the published Weston and Basford Neighbourhood Development Plan at paragraph 2 of policy H1 on P.14 and that published neighbourhood plan should be corrected to reflect the previously accepted examiners recommendations, to read:

‘Infilling of a small gap within a settlement in an otherwise built up frontage of up to 2 dwellings in character and scale with adjoining development.’

RESOLVED

1. That Policy H1 of the Weston and Basford Neighbourhood Plan (referendum Version) be corrected to comply with the recommendations made by the examiner and as reported above; and  

2. That the Weston and Basford, Buerton, Willaston and Wistaston neighbourhood plans are made and form part of the Development Plan for Cheshire East Council.