Agenda item

The Regulatory Portfolio Holder reminded Members that, following the Executive meeting in September 2014 a letter of objection had been sent on Guildford Borough Council’s Draft Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites.

Guildford Borough Council had now begun consultation on the Proposed Submission Local Plan Strategy and Sites document. This document had addressed many of the concerns raised in the earlier consultation.

However there was a continuing concern regarding the removal of the Pirbright Barracks and Keogh Barracks from the Green Belt, particularly as there had been no Duty to Co-operate discussions on these sites.

The report appended a proposed consultation response, set out in a letter at Annex 2 to the officer’s report, as the Borough’s formal representations on the draft Guildford Local Plan.

Members were informed that the consultation on the document had commenced on 6 June and the closing date for comments would be 18 July 2016.

Resolved, that the letter contained in Annex 2 to the Executive report be submitted as Surrey Heath Borough Council’s formal representations to the Draft Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites consultation.