Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

No members of the public were present.

To consider the Examiner’s recommendations with respect to the Marton Neighbourhood Plan.

That the Examiner’s recommendations to make modifications to the Marton Neighbourhood Plan, as set out in the Examiner’s report (at Appendix 1 to the report) be accepted, and that the Marton Neighbourhood Plan will now proceed to referendum in the Marton Neighbourhood Plan area.

The Marton Neighbourhood Development Plan and its supporting documents were submitted to Cheshire East Council in February 2016 and, following a statutory publicity period, proceeded to Independent Examination. 

The Examiner’s report has now been received and it recommends that, subject to some minor modifications which are contained within the body of the report and summarised in a table at the end, the Plan should proceed to referendum.

RESOLVED

That the Examiner’s recommendations to make modifications to the Marton Neighbourhood Plan, as set out in the Examiner’s report (at Appendix 1 to the report) be accepted, and that the Marton Neighbourhood Plan will now proceed to referendum in the Marton Neighbourhood Plan area.