Decision details
Southend Development Plan Review: Comprising South Essex Joint Strategic Plan and Southend New Local Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) outlining the proposed changes to national planning policy. The report set out a new approach to reviewing the Development Plan for Southend-on-Sea, including the preparation of a South Essex Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) in partnership with other South Essex local authorities and Essex County Council to provide a statutory framework to guide the preparation of South Essex local plans including a new local plan for Southend (the Southend New Local Plan (SNLP).
Recommended:
1. That the preparation of a South Essex Joint Strategic Plan and the Southend New Local Plan (SNLP) to provide a positive planning framework to manage and guide regeneration and development in the sub-region and Southend over a twenty year period, be approved.
2. That as part of the preparation of a South Essex Joint Strategic Plan the following documents be approved:
· A JSP Memorandum of Understanding (set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report);
· The JSP Preparation timetable (set out in Appendix 3 to the report);
· A Statement of Common Ground (set out in Appendix 2 to the report);
· A Joint Statement of Community Involvement (set out in Appendix 4 to the report) for a six week consultation period, subject to agreement of the Association of South Essex Local Authorities.
3. That as part of the preparation of a Southend New Local Plan the following documents be approved:
· The Local Plan preparation timetable (set out in Appendix 3);
· The Southend Statement of Community Involvement for a six week consultation period, as appropriate (set out in Appendix 5); and
· The production of a number of key evidence base documents to support the preparation of the local plan.
4. That it be noted that the JSP and Southend New Local Plan will replace, once adopted, existing Southend Development Plan documents and other associated documents.
5. That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth (and any other relevant Cabinet Member) to agree and make amendments to the items described in recommendations 2 and 3 above.
6. That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth, in conjunction with the Local Development Framework Working Party, to agree and consult on preparatory drafts of the JSP and Southend New Local Plan and associated documentation under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) 2012.
7. That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth to amend the Local Development Scheme as set out in Appendix 3, to ensure the described key milestones of the JSP and Southend New Local Plan preparation remain up-to-date.
8. That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Growth to agree updates to the South Essex Statement of Common Ground as set out in Appendix 2.
9. That it be noted that the total funding required for this project is £1.466 million, as set out in Appendix 7, and that the funding of £341,000 in 2018/19 be approved, such funding to be met from the Business Transformation Reserve.
10. That it be noted that the remaining funding required of £1.125 million will be considered as part of the 2019/20 budget setting process.
Reasons for Decision:
To ensure the expeditious production of a Joint Strategic Plan for South Essex and a New Local Plan for Southend and associated evidence base to manage and guide future growth and development in the South Essex sub-region and Southend in a positive and timely manner, where the Council has control of decision making in the public interest as representatives of the local community.
Other Options:
None
Note: This is a Council Function
Eligible for call-in to: Place Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Courtenay
Report author: Peter Geraghty
Publication date: 22/06/2018
Date of decision: 19/06/2018
Decided at meeting: 19/06/2018 - Cabinet
Effective from: 30/06/2018
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Ian Gilbert who writes for consideration by Place Scrutiny Committee"
- Councillor Anne Jones who writes for consideration by Place Scrutiny Committee"
Accompanying Documents:
- Report of Deputy Chief Executive (Place) PDF 134 KB
- 05 APPENDIX 1 - South Essex Joint Strategic Plan Memorandum of Understanding 2018 PDF 102 KB
- 5 APPENDIX 2 - JSP Statement of Common Ground June 2018 FINAL PDF 708 KB
- 05 APPENDIX 3 - LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME DRAFT 2018 PDF 98 KB
- 5 APPENDIX 4 - South Essex Joint Statement of Community Involvement Draft 2018 PDF 456 KB
- 5 APPENDIX 5 - Southend Statement of Community Involvement Draft 2018 PDF 116 KB
- 5 APPENDIX 6 - SIGNED SO46 - Response to MHCLG (NPPF and Developer Contributions) (002) PDF 10 MB
- 5 APPENDIX 7 - DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROPOSED BUDGET PDF 56 KB