Decision details

Placemaking Plan options for public consultation

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Cabinet to consider the Placemaking Plan options document for public consultation.

 

The Panel will comment on the Placemaking Plan as part of the consultation process.

Decision:

(1) To AGREE the B&NES Placemaking Plan Options document for public consultation;

(2) To AGREE the proposed consultation strategy; and

(3) To DELEGATE responsibility to the Divisional Director for Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Homes & Planning to make minor textual amendments to the consultation documents prior to publication.

Reasons for the decision:

The Plan will be subject to examination to ascertain its ‘soundness’. The examining Inspector will need to ascertain that the plan should be the most appropriate strategy, when considered against the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence.  Therefore this stage in the process is necessary in order to explore various alternative approaches & proposals.

Alternative options considered:

The Options document sets out the options considered.

Report author: Simon De Beer

Publication date: 13/11/2014

Date of decision: 12/11/2014

Decided at meeting: 12/11/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/11/2014

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