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.

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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 approve the Minerals and Waste Development Plan for consultation.

That approval be given to the Minerals and Waste Development Plan Document Issues Paper (MWDPD) for six weeks public consultation, alongside a ‘call for sites’ to inform the allocation of any sites for development within the MWDPD.

It was reported that the Minerals and Waste Development Local Plan Document (MWDPD) is the third part of the Council’s Local Plan and it will be prepared in the context of the strategic priorities and policies set out by the Local Plan Strategy was currently at an advanced stage in its examination. The MWDPD will contain any site allocations necessary to ensure that the requirements for meeting appropriate minerals and waste needs in the Borough are met for the plan period to 2030. It will also provide detailed policies to guide decision making by Development Management on planning applications for minerals and waste related developments.

The Issues Paper and Call for Sites had been considered by the Strategic Planning Board on 22 March 2017 and it recommended that it went ahead in line with this recommendation. The MWDPD sets out the key issues and related questions for residents, businesses and local stakeholders to respond to.

RESOLVED

That approval be given to the Minerals and Waste Development Plan Document Issues Paper (MWDPD) for six weeks public consultation, alongside a ‘call for sites’ to inform the allocation of any sites for development within the MWDPD.

To approve the Cheshire East Local Plan Authority Monitoring Report 2015 for publication.

That approval be given to the Cheshire East Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report 2015/16 for publication.

It was reported that the Cheshire East Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) for 2015/16 is published to comply with the requirements of Section 35 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

Monitoring was essential in order to establish what has occurred in the Borough and how trends may be changing. It enables consideration of the effectiveness of existing policies and targets in order to determine whether changes are necessary. Such monitoring information is used to refine and develop Local Plan Policy.  The AMR covers the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. It had been delayed due to the focus of the work of the Spatial Planning Team on the production of the Local Plan Strategy.

The AMRs contain factual information on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme and the effectiveness of Local Plans.Local Planning Authorities are required to report on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme and the extent to which policies set out in the Local Plan documents are being achieved.

Local Authorities may choose which targets and indicators to include in the AMRs, as long as they align with relevant UK and EU legislation. In the 2015/16 monitoring period the Development Plan consisted of the following documents and therefore relevant Policies from these Development Plan documents were also monitored along with Neighbourhood Development Plans for Brereton and for Bunbury.

·         Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan (1999)

·         Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan (2007)

·         Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review (2005)

·         Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan (2005)

·         Macclesfield Borough Local Plan (2004)

RESOLVED

That approval be given to the Cheshire East Local Plan Annual Monitoring Report 2015/16 for publication.