Agenda item

The Executive RESOLVED that

(i)           the content of the Governments Planning for the Future White Paper and of this report be noted;

(ii)         the detailed response to the consultation questions, as set out at Appendix 1 to the agenda report, be agreed, as amended, and submitted as the Council’s consultation response;

(iii)        authority be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory Services in consultation with the Planning & People Portfolio Holder to agree any substantive changes to the response arising out of further information from Government;

(iv)        responses to subsequent planning consultations issued up to the end of March 2021 relating to proposals set out in the White Paper be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory Services in consultation with the Planning & People Portfolio Holder; and

(v)         a copy of the Council’s response be sent to the Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath and the relevant government minister.

The Executive considered a draft response to the Government’s Planning for the Future White Paper. Members agreed to strengthen the response in respect of developers needing to progress developments where approval had been granted and to make reference to the lack of details concerning neighbourhood plans. It was also agreed to amend the response to Question 7(b) to state that the Council would support the revision of the Duty to Co-operate, rather than its abolition. 

It was agreed that the Leader would send a copy of the Council’s response to the Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath and the relevant government minister.

RESOLVED that

(i)        the content of the Governments Planning for the Future White Paper and of this report be noted;

(ii)      the detailed response to the consultation questions, as set out at Appendix 1 to the agenda report, be agreed, as amended, and submitted as the Council’s consultation response;

(iii)     authority be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory Services in consultation with the Planning & People Portfolio Holder to agree any substantive changes to the response arising out of further information from Government;

(iv)     responses to subsequent planning consultations issued up to the end of March 2021 relating to proposals set out in the White Paper be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory Services in consultation with the Planning & People Portfolio Holder; and

(v)      a copy of the Council’s response be sent to the Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath and the relevant government minister.