Agenda item

The Executive considered a draft response to the Government’s consultations on changes to National Planning Policy.

The proposed changes concerned housing delivery and related specifically to affordable housing, density around commuter hubs, new settlements, starter homes and development on brownfield land and small sites. The consultation also sought views on transitional arrangements for the introduction of changes to policy.

Whilst the principle of increasing the density of development around commuter hubs and supporting sustainable new settlements was generally welcomed, concerns were raised in respect to other elements of the consultation proposals.

Resolved that the response set out at Annex 1 of to the agenda report be the Council’s formal response to the Department of Communities and Local Government’s consultation on changes to national planning policy.